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System Name | "Icy Resurrection" |
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Processor | 13th Gen Intel Core i9-13900KS Special Edition |
Motherboard | ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX ENCORE |
Cooling | Noctua NH-D15S upgraded with 2x NF-F12 iPPC-3000 fans and Honeywell PTM7950 TIM |
Memory | 32 GB G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB F5-6800J3445G16GX2-TZ5RK @ 7600 MT/s 36-44-44-52-96 1.4V |
Video Card(s) | ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX™ 4080 16GB GDDR6X White OC Edition |
Storage | 500 GB WD Black SN750 SE NVMe SSD + 4 TB WD Red Plus WD40EFPX HDD |
Display(s) | 55-inch LG G3 OLED |
Case | Pichau Mancer CV500 White Edition |
Power Supply | EVGA 1300 G2 1.3kW 80+ Gold |
Mouse | Microsoft Classic Intellimouse |
Keyboard | Generic PS/2 |
Software | Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 24H2 |
Benchmark Scores | I pulled a Qiqi~ |
This club thread is intended for discussion of Intel Core "Special Edition" processors such as:
- Core i7-8086K
- Core i9-9900KS
- Core i9-12900KS
- Core i9-13900KS
- Core i9-14900KS
- Core Ultra 9 285KS/295K (rumored)
- Their future successors!
Important update: Microcode revision 0x12B which fully addresses degradation and stability issues for Raptor Lake (13th and 14th Gen processor) has been released by most major motherboard manufacturers, flashing your motherboard is strongly recommended
Brief FAQ:
Q: What are these Special Edition chips anyway?
A: They are pre-selected (binned) versions of the same regular "K" variant processors that were cherry picked at the production line for their superior characteristics, being generally better behaved (undervolting or overclocking better than the regular variant).
Q: Are these chips always better than the regular variant? Why would anyone spend extra on this?
A: No. You are still subject to the "silicon lottery", but an average KS will generally be on the upper range of what a K chip can do.
Q: Do you need special cooling for these?
A: Should not be necessary, but it's a reasonable assumption that if you're buying one, you are sparing no expense and going high-end air or 360/420mm CLC/AIO at a minimum.
Q: Do you need a special motherboard for these?
A: No, a simple BIOS update will do. They'll work on the same motherboards that support the regular K variant CPUs.
Useful tweak tools:
1. TechPowerUp DRAM latency calculator
2. AsRock Timing Configurator 4.0.16
3. ASUS ROG MemTweakIt ver. 2.3.18 (20230628)
4. Intel XTU (Extreme Tuning Utility)
Let me know if any links are outdated, broken or expired. Some of these can be hard to come by.
TechPowerUp reviews:
Please follow Clubhouse guidelines and keep discussion relatively on-topic. Report to the moderators if anything gets out of hand!
Here's my own! Let the games begin
- Core i7-8086K
- Core i9-9900KS
- Core i9-12900KS
- Core i9-13900KS
- Core i9-14900KS
- Core Ultra 9 285KS/295K (rumored)
- Their future successors!
Important update: Microcode revision 0x12B which fully addresses degradation and stability issues for Raptor Lake (13th and 14th Gen processor) has been released by most major motherboard manufacturers, flashing your motherboard is strongly recommended
Brief FAQ:
Q: What are these Special Edition chips anyway?
A: They are pre-selected (binned) versions of the same regular "K" variant processors that were cherry picked at the production line for their superior characteristics, being generally better behaved (undervolting or overclocking better than the regular variant).
Q: Are these chips always better than the regular variant? Why would anyone spend extra on this?
A: No. You are still subject to the "silicon lottery", but an average KS will generally be on the upper range of what a K chip can do.
Q: Do you need special cooling for these?
A: Should not be necessary, but it's a reasonable assumption that if you're buying one, you are sparing no expense and going high-end air or 360/420mm CLC/AIO at a minimum.
Q: Do you need a special motherboard for these?
A: No, a simple BIOS update will do. They'll work on the same motherboards that support the regular K variant CPUs.
Useful tweak tools:
1. TechPowerUp DRAM latency calculator
TechPowerUp
www.techpowerup.com
2. AsRock Timing Configurator 4.0.16
3. ASUS ROG MemTweakIt ver. 2.3.18 (20230628)
Asus MemTweakIt 2.3.18.0
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4. Intel XTU (Extreme Tuning Utility)
Intel® Extreme Tuning Utility (Intel® XTU)
The Intel® Extreme Tuning Utility (Intel® XTU) is used to overclock, monitor, and stress a system. This application is supported with unlocked processors (K- and X-series) only. Refer to “This download is valid for the product(s) listed below” section for supported processors list. WARNING...
www.intel.com
Let me know if any links are outdated, broken or expired. Some of these can be hard to come by.
TechPowerUp reviews:
Intel Core i9-9900KS Review - Impressive 5 GHz
The Core i9-9900KS is Intel's new consumer flagship processor. It runs at 5 GHz boost no matter how many cores are active, which translates into 10% application performance gained over the 9900K. Gaming performance is improved too, but pricing is high, especially compared to what AMD is offering.
www.techpowerup.com
Intel Core i9-12900KS Review - The Best Just Got Better
The Intel Core i9-12900KS is the company's new flagship Alder Lake processor. After our review, we can confirm that it is the "world's fastest gaming CPU," but that comes at a price not only in terms of dollars, but increased power draw and heat output, too.
www.techpowerup.com
Intel Core i9-13900KS Review - The Empire Strikes Back
The Intel Core i9-13900KS is the fastest CPU that Intel is offering this generation. Our review confirms that its clock speeds reach 6.0 GHz, but power consumption also sets a new record. How's gaming performance vs 7800X3D and 7950X3D? Our review has the answers.
www.techpowerup.com
Intel Core i9-14900KS Review - The Last of its Kind
The Intel Core i9-14900KS reaches impressive clock frequencies up to 6.2 GHz, which yields remarkable performance in applications and gaming. However, this comes at the cost of serious power consumption, especially if you go beyond stock, where we saw over 500 W during testing.
www.techpowerup.com
Please follow Clubhouse guidelines and keep discussion relatively on-topic. Report to the moderators if anything gets out of hand!
Here's my own! Let the games begin
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