So I rebuit the computer in my signature (will update that eventually) & have been doing some initial testing!
 
Upgrades as follows:
Motherboard > Since EVGA doesn't have a decently priced Z690 / Z790 board, I went with a Gigabyte Z690 Gaming X DDR4 
CPU > Intel's current flagship i9-13900KS
OS Drive > 2TB Samsung 990 Pro
 
User Benchmark test run on 13900KS  VS: 
UserBenchmarks ON THE 9900K
 
CPU Profile on 13900KS VS CPU Profile on 9900K  - minimum 42% increase in CPU performance!!!
Fire Strike on 13900KS VS Fire Strike 9900K
Time Spy on 13900KS VS Time Spy on 9900K
Somehow, the GPU is running slower avg clock speed in the new build & limiting the difference between the 2 systems.  Might be due to newer driver, or different Windows version, not sure just yet....
 
One thing I don't like about the CPU, it's all over the place on temperatures even with my Kraken X63 water cooler installed.  At idle it'll be sitting at about 32C - 36C, then just doing a windows update & in about 3 seconds it jumps to 90C+    Might have to limit the turbo clock speed to around 5GHz & see what that does.  Nice to know it can run at or around 6GHz, but unless I'm editing / encoding video, I probably don't need that much speed!  
 
EDIT: Adding Cinebench:

 
According to HWMon Pro, while running the 10 minute multi-core test: 
> All 8 P cores hit 95C+ with 3 cores hit 100C
> Wattage topped out at 382.8W
> voltage peaked at 1.552V 
> core speed hit 5.6GHz 
 
 

thanks for sharing the results of your test.  72 C is a conservative temp
 
Are you going to test more ?  like 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 ....5.9  GHz ... see if there is a sweet spot performance/ temps

Why not make some pictures? Put this into the mods rigs section. 

rjohnson11
Why not make some pictures? Put this into the mods rigs section. 

I may do that tomorrow if I'm not feeling up to going outside & getting some work done around the house which I really need to do.
 

Reddawne
Nice numbers!
 
Are you using a contact frame for the cpu?
What thermal paste did you use? 

 
Got the Thermalright contact frame and using the last of my IC Diamond 24 karat thermal paste.  Now I remember why I haven't used it on the last two builds....  It's thick like clay & in my experience, the hardest thermal paste to spread around.
 
 

Did you get a chance to see what your temps were before installing the contact frame?
ICD24 is awesome stuff; just plop a blob in the middle & a couple dots near each corner & put your block or cooler on, and let it spread from tightening down your block/cooler.
You said your vcore went up to 1.55? Isn't that really high for that cpu? Shouldn't it be around 1.35?
That should be the reason your temp is high?
What XMP did you choose?
Do you have your Window's 'Power Options' on Balanced or Performance?
Did you update to the latest bios, IMEF, & drivers --> Z690 GAMING X DDR4 (rev. 1.0) Support | Motherboard - GIGABYTE Global
Looks like Version F22 is the most recent bios?
More than likely it's a bios setting.
Hopefully one of these things will help without having to downclock the cpu.
I also just bought the KS the other week, and will be putting it together in the next few weeks.
 
 

So... I was gonna sign up for the marketplace... but then I got to reading the terms and conditions....  no ebay allowed WT
 
edit Cool GTX remove a letter

Cool GTXYou can list your "eBay feedback link" & you must have a Heatware account with a direct link in your marketplace post
 
Joining Marketplace for the first time (after you meet all terms - post requirements) --->  Takes time, do not expect approval quickly

If I cannot list my ebay sales, then there's no point in me joining marketplace & I'm not gonna bother with heatware.  I have ebay purchases & sales going all the way back to the early 2000's.   
 
It's crazy how much my same GPU has sold for in the past 2 weeks: avg sale price is around $470 for 6 auctions, 1 of them for $610   I hope mine goes somewhere in that range!  Even if the mobo/cpu/ssd combo doesn't go over the current bid, $470 for the GPU would get me close enough to grab a 4070 Ti... assuming there are any left when my listings end.

Delirious
your cinebench is about 1000 higher than my k version at 5.8.  cool to hit 6 ghz

I believe the 6 GHZ is limited to two cores

Final piece to this re-build is on the way!!!   Ended up paying $960 after tax & shipping (paid for 2-day instead of free 4-5 day), about $160 more than I would have liked to have paid, but the reviews on this particular card make it one of the best all-around 4070 Ti cards currently available.  It's at the lower end of the temperature & noise levels for the 4070 Ti's & near the mid to upper end on performance, matching or beating the 3090 Ti Founders Edition @4K in all of the games I'm most interested in right now. 

808sting
SM-71, have your tried undervolting instead of locking CPU freq?  

Not yet, but for the final part of the rebuild, I may just do that!

Final rebuild has been completed   
It's live on ModRigs: https://modsrigs.evga.com/detail.aspx?BuildID=47589 
and on the ModRigs forum https://forums.evga.com/R...Now-Live-m3599364.aspx