System operates at low speed with increased temperature during stress.
System operates at low speed with increased temperature during stress.
Haha, they're just as bad as Arctic, really. It's pointless trying to sidegrade; better go straight to the top-tier posts. Anything else is just as bad, including old stuff.
mx4 is merely a version of gd900, yet it costs five times more.
I believe the opposite might be true; Gd900 can show inconsistency as well, but I haven’t faced any major problems. I bought a 30g tube for just $2, mainly because I repair and test a lot of hardware, plus it offers good value at a low price.
I wish I understood the thermal paste they originally applied on the AIO so I could replicate it. I faced several challenges with my older CPU (8600k) and conducted extensive testing before switching to a 9700k, which a friend provided me with. Neither of those models showed any thermal problems, and MX4 performed perfectly across all of them. After updating my BIOS, the maximum temperature under stress testing (100% load in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility) is now about 65°C. I’m unsure what’s happening, but it seems the pump is functioning correctly. Perhaps an XMP profile issue or something similar is the cause.
Only one option remains now—lower set multi to 48-50 and vcore to 1.2-1.25v both fixed, turn off speedstep entirely, disable TVB garbage, and achieve a rock-solid static OC (c states are active because they shut down parts of the core, effectively putting them to sleep). That’s it—simple, no tricks, just solid performance.