Intel 12x00 series Alder lake

ASUS bios 1720 is out. Any improvements Nunz? I skipped the previous one coz who cares about just new Intel cpu support :bleh:
 
I'm still on BIOS 0807. I don't like any of the new BIOS releases.. I've tested them all extensively. Haven't tried 1720 or 1601. I found that many of them performed worse. I have this strange issue where all of the newer BIOS give me 90-100sec Y-Cruncher 2.5b times, while the older BIOS' give me ~70-75.

If you don't have any issues with what you're using, I'd leave it alone. Many of the newer BIOS have given people fits with memory compatibility in Gear1.
 
My Z690 TUF died last night. Can't get into BIOS 90% of the time, just hangs w/ green "Ready" light. One of my SSDs is no longer being detected as well.. ****ing ASUS.

Hoping my SSD wasn't fried by the board. Seems like the CPU and RAM are OK. Occasionally I will get my OS SSD detected and can get into Windows, in which case the system runs (mostly) fine, but will crash eventually even at stock.

I've had terrible luck past two systems. My MSI Z490 ACE died too - confirmed it was the board when I rebuilt it for a buddy with exact same hardware just with the replacement board.. been running great ever since.

Can't catch a break lol

My Samsung 980Pro OS SSD is confirmed dead as well. You've gotta be kidding me. How is it so hard to make reliable products?????
 
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Nope. Ran to Microcenter, but didn't want to have to make two trips if the chip is damaged too. I had no way of knowing..

12900K, MSI Z690 MEG ACE, Team Group TFORCE 6200CL38 DDR5, and a Seagate Firecuda 530 1TB.

The Firecuda is going back. Two stripped screws on a brand new SSD.. just going to get another Samsung if I can't revive the one I have. New board and chip doesn't see it in the BIOS either, but I'm hoping maybe I can get it detected elsewhere and wipe the drive. The worst part of it is that my old PCIE3.0 Crucial drive is old as hell but still pumping.

Had to drain my entire loop, so spent hours doing all the maintenance. Just finally got first boot and good post. Currently downloading a Win11 ISO on my USB drive to install Windows.. then need to flash latest BIOS on the board.

If this 12900K is a good chip, I'll keep it. If not, will pop the 12700K back in and test it. If my 12700K works fine, I'll return the 12900K.

I'm skipping Raptor Lake and Zen4, if it wasn't obvious... lol. I've had some really shitty luck with PCs it seems.

Full disclosure, I had lightning strike very near the house. Despite a TripLite Line Conditioner and a TripLite Surge Protector dedicated just for the PC, I still received a *pop* sound through my Klipsch desktop speakers. Nothing tripped or seemed funky, I just turned the PC off and unplugged everything from the wall.

System was fine for a day or two and then it seems to have imploded.
 
That sucks balls.

On SSD, I am using Crucial and Corsair products and they seem reliable enough. I would also go for WD or Corsair over Samsung. Same or better speed with less heat. Samsung 980 Pro is just trouble.

I will wait until platforms stabilize before I indulge as well. The 5900x is pumping games fine and I don’t want to rebuild a system either. Will need a new AIO and other crap as well. Just not feeling the urge this time. Maybe it changes when the products are actually available. Seems like supply won’t be problem this time.
 
Nunz said:
Full disclosure, I had lightning strike very near the house. Despite a TripLite Line Conditioner and a TripLite Surge Protector dedicated just for the PC, I still received a *pop* sound through my Klipsch desktop speakers. Nothing tripped or seemed funky, I just turned the PC off and unplugged everything from the wall.

System was fine for a day or two and then it seems to have imploded.
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:(
 
Well we can't accuse Nunz of being a cheapskate lol

Nice parts man! :D

Sorry for your loss.
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Will need a new AIO and other crap as well. Just not feeling the urge this time. Maybe it changes when the products are actually available.
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Wut? I thought AM5 was supposed to be compatible with AM4 coolers? I was planning on moving my EK right over to AM5 no kit needed to make it work.
 
I will say this.. the TUF and 12700K was one of the few times I went cheap.

Never again. :bleh:

But I'm also thinking this will be one of the last times I touch the PC outside of loop maintenance for a very long time. I just have too many other things going on and big changes coming up
 
Riptide said:
Well we can't accuse Nunz of being a cheapskate lol

Nice parts man! :D

Sorry for your loss.

Wut? I thought AM5 was supposed to be compatible with AM4 coolers? I was planning on moving my EK right over to AM5 no kit needed to make it work.
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You never know. Technically the current AIOs were also compatible with the 12 series of Intel.
 
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$1,250 pre tax for CPU, Mobo, RAM.
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Got the ACE open-box for $480, CPU was $499 but with combo deals it was down to $450 I believe, and the RAM was $297 -- which was truly a steal at that price for Hynix chips.
 
Nunz said:
Got the ACE open-box for $480, CPU was $499 but with combo deals it was down to $450 I believe, and the RAM was $297 -- which was truly a steal at that price for Hynix chips.
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Oh wow, good savings there. Nobody beats MC for CPU/Mobo combos.

I really hope RAM prices come down next couple of months.
 
I don't think $297 is too bad for memory. You could save even more - I got very close to the top-end bin of memory .. that's pretty great. You could easily grab 4800-5600 DDR5 for ~$200. I think the pricing is pretty solid right now.

Part of me believes that's due to new, faster RAM chips coming out in the near future. Apparently, there's a new Hynix chip that is acting much like DDR4 Samsung B-Die, where they scale extremely well with voltage.
 
Ah, gotta love it. Returning this board and memory, along with the Seagate Firecuda. I already knew 4-DIMM boards struggled with DDR5, but I didn't know it was this bad. The heatspreaders on the TeamGroup memory seem awful too; hitting 48-50c on the memory at only 1.32v. The sticks feel very flimsy, as if they're mostly plastic and not aluminum/copper.

Can't stabilize XMP without bumping voltages up, and even then, I'm not sure it's stable. After installing Windows and getting everything set up, the memory corrupted my install in the matter of an hour LOL. Had to reformat AGAIN..

I have to break my loop down again to swap the board out. I have an MSI Unify-X on the way and Kingston Fury Renegade 6400 coming too. Don't know when the memory will be here, but the board will be here Wednesday. Likely won't have the system up until first week of September or so.

Going to test the 12900K for OC potential before I pull the board for it's return. If the 12900K is a bad bin (and my 12700K isn't damaged), it's going back to MC as well. That would mean I'd return every part I purchased yesterday.

I don't know. Horrible luck with PCs lately. I'm about to sell this entire system and buy a gaming laptop lol
 
I would stop using a loop if you will be changing parts often.
Also try to wait out if you can as new stuff is only 1 month away? New graphics parts are 2 months away.

Something to consider. Team group is bottom of the barrel products so not surprised you are facing this.
 
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