babayega
 
there are errors that cannot be detected by stress tests, also IMC's are very complex and they can override timings. try for yourself. have 2 overclocks - 1) following the rules 2) going as low as u can set it in bios. see which one performs better. (some benchmarks like superpie/gb5 etc can scale with timings that are against the rules because of the way they handle memory access, notably TRAS) 

 
Thanks for the advice.
So far I haven't found any errors. I tested every program I use / MEMTEST/TM5 /AIDA.
Evething is good performance for me
Everyone has a different overclocking technique,
I respect and learned every technique. Then adapt the technique to be used as my own.
 

 

pharitthanun

babayega
 
there are errors that cannot be detected by stress tests, also IMC's are very complex and they can override timings. try for yourself. have 2 overclocks - 1) following the rules 2) going as low as u can set it in bios. see which one performs better. (some benchmarks like superpie/gb5 etc can scale with timings that are against the rules because of the way they handle memory access, notably TRAS) 

 
Thanks for the advice.
So far I haven't found any errors. I tested every program I use / MEMTEST/TM5 /AIDA.
Evething is good performance for me
Everyone has a different overclocking technique,
I respect and learned every technique. Then adapt the technique to be used as my own.


 

Bee_Dee_3_Dee

pharitthanun

Thk bro.

Can you tell when the BIOS will update again?
I want to test new official BIOS.  haha

no, tY! for all ur contributions on this thread.
 
can't wait to see if "SK-hynix HMCG78MEBUA081N" is available and if it gets some reviews soon.
 
added a Folder, ready for Articles and reviews, on my Data Drive:
"Hardware\Memory\DDR5\Hynix\SK-hynix HMCG78MEBUA081N"

 
there was a lull in Updates before the v2.0s started coming out; but i bet they wanted to get them perfect as could be; and all the craziness the past two weeks must not have helped.
 
GL and TY!

installed the beta 2.0 bios def better, they added tvb support, power down mode, and fixed a couple of timing range. and training behavior changed, and training consistency improved. also able to boot 200mhz higher than prev bios. 

babayega
its BUGGY AF tho. ring ratio is borked, tvb is completely borked.

Are you on 13th gen? I thought this beta bios was only for that 

Are we going to see PCIE 5.0 NVME support on the Z690 like we do with the new Dark Z790? I mean we have 2x 16x slots that should support bifurcation. I have an Asus PCIE card from my Hero board that supports PCIE 5.0 drives, and I'm sure we will see other similar cards from various brands eventually. Is EVGA going to release a BIOS to support this or do they already on the Z690? 

zippytek

B0baganoosh

babayega
its BUGGY AF tho. ring ratio is borked, tvb is completely borked.

Are you on 13th gen? I thought this beta bios was only for that 

you can see pharitthanun is running Intel ES 0000, not sure which chip exactly from the screenies but i'm guessing it's 13900K

Yeah, I thought so. I was asking about babayega.

bios and new ICs
 
a die:

hello everyone I'm sorry to disturb you I can't find any answer to my question I'm in the middle of editing, I would like to know in which direction the EK quantum velocity2 waterblock is going on the z690 dark kingpin knowing that the socket is turned over thank you very much

Can we get better A-Die support on Z690 Dark? Maybe some OC profiles eventually as well. 

I'm running two A-die kits on my Z690 Dark with 2.00 BIOS and 12900KS. I feel like really pushing higher clocks on them is going to require better BIOS since I'm seeing better results on other brands currently. I'm still within my return window on this Dark to Amazon and honestly since I haven't seen anything from EVGA on PCIE 5.0 NVME support via the second x16 slot I might just return it and go with something else. Z790 will likely have better DDR5 clocking and support while they let this platform wither. 

Talon2020
I'm running two A-die kits on my Z690 Dark with 2.00 BIOS and 12900KS. I feel like really pushing higher clocks on them is going to require better BIOS since I'm seeing better results on other brands currently. I'm still within my return window on this Dark to Amazon and honestly since I haven't seen anything from EVGA on PCIE 5.0 NVME support via the second x16 slot I might just return it and go with something else. Z790 will likely have better DDR5 clocking and support while they let this platform wither. 

can you share your settings? I haven't tested dark w my a die kit yet but it flies on z690 apex in the few days I had with it. Not sure i'll get to dark this weekend as I have x670e gene and 7950X on my bench now. zen4 doesn't seem to care about a die, m die is perfectly fine. tight sub 6400 C30 zoomin (dom plats 6600 bin)
 
a die wants more volts. so forget what you know about m die tuning wrt voltages and start up around 1.68-1.7 vdd/q until you find the frequency you are happy with, stabilize, reduce volts from there. i think i'm running 1.69 vdd/1.67 vddq if that helps at all, but again, apex not dark. GL
 
if you don't mind waiting a couple of months, i would almost guarantee the z790 dark will eclipse the z690 especially when it comes to mem oc and of course 13th gen

Aurore
hello everybody i m sorry to post this but i have a big issue , I just build my new motherboard z690 dark kingpin and during the set up of windows 11 impossible to pass the step to connect to a network. my kingpin is in ethernet the green light above works but no network in the two ports I have connected the antennas provided and no network .. I am completely blocked I would like to have your help thank you. ( i updated the bios to 1.14 )

skip the network connect step, and then update the NIC drivers in windows. 

this gentlemens pushing their rams to 7000 mhz and yet my corsairs Dominator dont want to go beyond 5200 lol 
im new to overclocking, maybe im doing something wrong. (z690 classified owner)

babayega

Black_Hawx1
this gentlemens pushing their rams to 7000 mhz and yet my corsairs Dominator don't want to go beyond 5200 lol 
im new to overclocking, maybe im doing something wrong. (z690 classified owner)

it depends on your memory ic. seems like u have micron.. u need hynix mdie/adie or samsungs to clock above 6k . 

 
i asked pharitthanun to add his memory info to his sig. his 1st post on this thread is:
https://forums.evga.com/BETA-BIOS-Updates-for-Z690-DARK-KNGPN-200-CLASSIFIED-200-m3574539.aspx#3577398
 
pharitthanun's sig includes:
> Physical Memory: DDR5 32GB bus5600 Green PCB A die hynix (OC: 7800 CL32)
Physical Memory Model :SK-hynix HMCG78MEBUA081N

 
i was amazed that pharitthanun is running it at 7800MHz(?)
 
so now the correct thing to do for the sake of others wanting to purchase it or the equivalent; ram with the same IC; is to google and research it. and hopefully they share their findings on a new thread... hint hint... plz plz!

 
i'm contemplating upgrading my RAM and my CPU = under $1,000, rather than getting a 4090, and a new PSU, AND a new Case= more than $2300.

 

babayega,
 
cool, ty!
 
i don't see them yet on NE.
 
Do you have a gskill Model Number?
 
ty again.