Copper plated aluminum??? Seriously Asus? How could the engineers at ASUS not know that coolant flow inside the block will slowly strip away the coating copper and expose the aluminum? Do they really need a few bucks more margin by going this route?
Copper plated aluminum??? Seriously Asus? How could the engineers at ASUS not know that coolant flow inside the block will slowly strip away the coating copper and expose the aluminum? Do they really need a few bucks more margin by going this route?
Since we’re on the topic of binning CPUs, did anyone save the Silicon Lottery binning database for past CPUs? Recently wanted to check their data for reference, only to find their entire site gone after their shut down.
Bad idea. You should not pair an i7/i9 K series CPU on a B760 board. The reason is a feature called Current Excursion Protection (CEP). CEP will apply additional voltage to your CPU and thus it will draw much more power and run much hotter - even to the point of thermal throttling. On B series boards, CEP cannot be turned off, while Z series boards will allow you to turn it off.