9980XE Overclocking Stream Recap: Massive MORA3 Radiator
3,745Our 9980XE overclocking livestream was a greater success than expected, with the 9980XE finally on high frequencies (and without sub-ambient!).
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The Intel i9-9980XE's overclocking potential was a genuine disappointment in our initial review, but the upside was that the limitations were entirely thermal. We were hitting TjMax at high frequencies and voltages, something that was avoidable on the 7980XE by way of delidding and liquid metal. Unfortunately, for the 9980XE, core-to-core deltas were great enough that we had to stop short of our OC goals on the CPU. With a massive radiator from Watercool, we found a way to push a big overclock without resorting to sub-ambient cooling.
Original 9980XE review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3PJ7prehVQ
PARTS USED FOR OVERCLOCKING BENCH
Intel i9-9980XE (Newegg): http://geni.us/NS9dstn
EVGA X299 DARK Motherboard: http://geni.us/QIafWGR
Watercool MORA3 420mm (manf. site): http://geni.us/HVHYTm
GSkill Trident Z Black 3600MHz (Amazon): http://geni.us/J6kgbo
Corsair AX1600i PSU (Amazon): http://geni.us/yEgFKkO
EK Dual DDC Pump (Amazon): http://geni.us/L8Pd
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Video: Andrew Coleman, Keegan Gallick
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