I MAY build a Windows machine but it will be a small SFFPC with maybe a 3080 for not so often gaming. It's cool and all, but what matters is WHAT you're doing with your computer.Īnyway, PC building for me is finished anyway, I barely ever have time to troubleshoot, so most likely this is my last Hackintosh. I really think people need to stop benchmarking their computers. cmo files and I can restore when needed). So I found personally a perfect balance of performance with overclocking and silence with custom fan curves in the BIOS which took me many days and hours through trial and error (that's why it's painful for me to reset the BIOS ever, but I am able to save the BIOS settings as. The 1st always is an issue because the quieter the system, the lower your fan/pump speeds are. The wattage is astronomical as you push it further and then you have diminishing returns and there is no point to overclocking further.Īlso an actual waterloop is recommended for the 7980XE especially if you are overclocking, so the -10c was an estimation with an actual open loop cooling system.Ĭlosed loop AIOs are fine, but they don't move water quickly enough so it's not a good solution for overclockers. Intel has really optimized their 14nm process, but it's hit a wall.
Remember that heat especially in these processors is exponential. Building a CustoMac Hackintosh: Buyer's Guide
