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About Z690 formula maximus

About Z690 formula maximus

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Sneakyginger8
Senior Member
580
09-21-2021, 06:40 AM
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Hello! Let's go through your questions one by one.

1. Should I buy this Z690 form factor motherboard?
2. Can it operate without liquid cooling for the VRM?
3. Is it possible to overclock the CPU using air cooling for the VRM?
4. Are there any other issues besides these?

For your build, you haven’t picked the motherboard yet. You mentioned it will be a nice and neat choice.
CPU: Intel i9 12900K
GPU: White Strix RTX 3090

Let me know if you need more details!
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Sneakyginger8
09-21-2021, 06:40 AM #1

Hello! Let's go through your questions one by one.

1. Should I buy this Z690 form factor motherboard?
2. Can it operate without liquid cooling for the VRM?
3. Is it possible to overclock the CPU using air cooling for the VRM?
4. Are there any other issues besides these?

For your build, you haven’t picked the motherboard yet. You mentioned it will be a nice and neat choice.
CPU: Intel i9 12900K
GPU: White Strix RTX 3090

Let me know if you need more details!

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_MrDay_
Member
215
09-21-2021, 02:58 PM
#2
The VRMs are installed with a "hybrid" cooler meaning you can use either air or liquid cooling. Yes you can overclock the cpu with VRM on air cooling. If you cool the CPU with liquid, you should also cool the VRMs with liquid. Other than that, it's one of the top boards. You should just have a great experience with it and enjoy.
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_MrDay_
09-21-2021, 02:58 PM #2

The VRMs are installed with a "hybrid" cooler meaning you can use either air or liquid cooling. Yes you can overclock the cpu with VRM on air cooling. If you cool the CPU with liquid, you should also cool the VRMs with liquid. Other than that, it's one of the top boards. You should just have a great experience with it and enjoy.