Review on Motherboard GIGABYTE Z490 AORUS XTREME WATERFORCE (rev. 1.x) by Mateusz Odachowski ᠌

Name: Motherboard GIGABYTE Z490 AORUS XTREME WATERFORCE (rev. 1.x)
Item: Motherboard GIGABYTE Z490 AORUS XTREME WATERFORCE (rev. 1.x)
Rating: 5

July 04, 2023

I like the product very much, fully consistent with my expectations.

I took it for 20k before the events - it was the best (and cheapest) option to get a 10gb port.
It makes no sense to take a processor without a . Without modifications, the 10850k heats up like an oven due to bad solder under the cap. I recommend immediately scalping the processor and polishing + leveling the cover of the processor, using liquid metal both on the crystal and on the cover. Otherwise, you will not see a difference in heat dissipation compared to a top-end air cooler.
With such a , when I consume ~ 340W in load, the maximum temperature is ~ 85 (5.1 GHz all cores at 1.41V LLC Extreme)

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