Overclocking & Tweaking

Need help with manual overclock (i9-13900K, Z790-E)

I need a little guidance on doing a manual CPU overclock in the motherboard bios. I've been trying to dial in an overclock with static clock, static min/max cache ratio, and using adaptive voltage. I can't seem to obtain stability when testing with ...

Z790 Hero Contact Frame 13900k

I am wanting to add a contact frame to my ASUS Z790 Hero. I am wanting to know if anyone has any suggestions on which frame will fit or if any of them do. I was watching Linus tech YouTube video with Jake PC adding one to the z790 hero. I just want t...

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6600k and z170 pro gaming, stable overclock settings?

hi, actually i'm running this cpu at 4.4hz and 1.25v, but sometimes happen that during games there are freeze, and i must press the power button for 5-10 seconds for power off totally the pc (the restart button don't do nothing when there is this fre...

QFan in bios and changing the temperature sensor

Hey all,Is it really not possible to do fan curves in BIOS based on anything else than CPU temp? I been googling around, and it seems like the internet says no.

Z790 Apex & 13900KS stability - overclocking help

Hi all,I upgraded to a Z790 Apex board paired with a 13900KS and i'm really struggling to get stability with this setup.The 13900KS has a P core SP rating of 115 and E Core rating of 89.Can anyone recommend decent settings for this setup? I also hav...

Asus Maximus Hero XI Wifi XMP 1 or XMP 2?

Hey Guys,I recently built a computer with the Hero XI wifi motherboard, 9900k and 32gb (2x16gb) Tridentz at 3200mhz.When I go into the BIOS to select an XMP profile I have two to choose from (XMP 1 and XMP 2). I was just wonder what other people sel...

ROG Maximus Z790 Extreme - AI OC in bios issues?

If I enable AI OC in bios, all my browsers disconnect from the networks, and I get constant MEMORY_MANAGEMENT BSOD. Has anyone here had the same issues? Is there any solution?Thanks.PS. No issues if I manually OC using XMP IISystemROG Maximus Z790 ...

New System only getting 18K Cinebench R23?

Just built a new system primarily for MSFS 2020 and in stock format I am only seeing Cinebench R23 scores of under 19K and from what I gather I should be pushing 40K stock? Rog Z790 Strix E-Gaming WiFi Bios 0816Intel I9-13900KSG.Skill Trident Z5 RGB ...

13900k core voltage offset values

Straight to the point. What is the optimal core offset for the I9 13900K? - If there is no specific optimal value, what is the optimal range?Currently I have set it to -0.0500 and -0.0650. I notice slightly improved thermals. However, I still hit...