Problems achieving stable XMP settings using i7-8700k, Maximus X Apex, G.Skill 4400

[Praz]

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[Silent Scone@ROG]

So I'm at 5.0GHz with the full DDR4-4400 frequency. Everything seems stable. Assuming that the overclock is rock solid...

I'm seeing some thermal throttling when stress testing. However, I did some more tests under "realistic" loads. I opened a bunch of YouTube videos in Chrome, had Discord running, and was downloading and installing Witcher 3 on Gigabit fiber. Then I played Destiny 2 in 4k on ultra settings. My framerate was around 55fps solid, and my CPU temps maxed out at 85C. Once the Witcher 3 install completed it was back down to 70ish.

While I *am* seeing thermal throttling in stress tests, it appears that temps are looking fine under realistic loads, from what I've read of Coffee Lake temps. Keep in mind I'm on air cooling (Noctua NH-D15).

https://rog.asus.com/forum/showthrea...ry-stress-test

[Raja@ASUS]

I have a new profile for this board. Will forward to the guys so it gets embedded in a future build.