Well it's been some months since I fired-up my new build and was wondering what to do to improve temps and CPU overclocking.
I am using an i9-7940X with an EK Monoblock with 6X Cores @ 4.7Ghz, 2X Cores @ 4.6GHz and the rest @ 4.2Ghz and that is WITHOUT a delid. Voltages for 4.7Ghz are 1.21v.
I have been using the PC like this for 4 months without a single hitch but under a lot of stress CPU Temps RISE up to 85C. If I overclock more it is a no go.
So I was wondering whether I should for a delid and a dedicated CPU block with a Watercool.de VRM block. Yet, I've read "horror" stories about the EK Monoblock not making good contact after delidding.
With that said all this comes at a cost.
Wasted EK Monoblock -
New VRM Block
New CPU Block (that I might keep for future builds)
Is it worth it or should I save the money towards the following:
A) Sel the i9-7940X and upgrade to the newer CPUs that MIGHT be soldered once out
B) Save even more and only upgrade to a new CPU/MB/DDR5 package in the future.
In short how much performance should I expect from overclocking the 79040X even further and is it worth the cost of dumping the EK Monoblock + VRM Block + New CPU Block?
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