Report: Skylake-X CPUs prove hard to cool thanks to TIM change
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Intel's launch of its Core X high-end desktop CPUs and the accompanying X299 platform has seen some controversy in overclocking enthusiast circles. The mish-mash of architectures, core counts, memory configurations, and PCIe lane allowances on the X299 platform has been the source of confusion ever since Intel's announcement, and complaints about apparent high system power draw and underspecced voltage regulation on X299 motherboards started soon after demanding overclockers got their hands on the first wave of boards. Igor Wallossek at Tom's Hardware rigged up a Core i9-7900X CPU and an MSI X299 Gaming Pro Carbon AC motherboard for a closer look at what happens when that gear is pushed to the limit.
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