Re: Best X299 Mobo for 7980XE: EVGA mATX, Asus Rampage, Asus Strix, or Asus Tuf
Saturday, October 20, 2018 6:53 PM
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☼ Best Answerby Robinmalhotra Monday, October 22, 2018 4:57 PM
I second the suggestion of the X299 Micro: very strong VRM for mATX. Also active VRM cooling which will help in your use case.
On the question about cooling for 7980XE at 4.5-4.8... none of us know. Clearly 7980XE will produce a lot of heat, especially OCed like that and use over such long operating hours. Check out Debauer's recent video on 9900K solder TIM silicon thickness. That chip has a problem compared to its previous generation variant. None of us know if Basin Falls also suffers from thicker silicon substrate compared to Skylake-X. I was going to buy a Basin Falls chip, but following Debauer's investigation on the other release, I will wait until they get reviewed before committing.
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