For gamers, the ALC1220-VB audio IC would bring out the best audio quality during gaming or music listening.LGA1151 supports both Gen 8 and Gen 9 processors4 DIMM slots supporting up to 64 GB of DDR4Chipset Z390 and connectors on the left6 SATA 6 Gbps portsIn terms of cooling, the motherboard incorporates a 12+1 Phases Digital VRM solution with DrMOS. It also uses screwed on mounted MOSFET heatsink to keep things cool. The DUal PCIe Gen 3 x 4 M.2 comes with thermal guards.
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What kind of voltages were you running when you had the 9700k at 5.1? I’m also quite curious as to what temps the vrm had during testing.