Aurora R13, CPU throttling fix

sorry if I misunderstood. Now that you have tweaked your settings to get a 5.3 GHz screenshot for proof of concept, are you able to run a CPU stress test to see if the processor is stable at those settings?

You clearly misunderstood the post, and thank you for trying to clarify nobody is throttling at 3% usage.

I am very aware of everything you attempted to suggest, and have adequate cooling so that I do not throttle from power and/or thermals.

The screenshot is to show the speed can be reached, however since you didn’t read previous posts or watch any YouTubers, than clearly you wouldn’t know than many users are suggesting or have suggested they can’t exceed 4.8 under ANY circumstances regardless of power or thermals.

Hence my screenshot as I previously stated was to show that the speed can be reached and had absolutely nothing to do with usage.

But thank you again Professor, you’ve been a huge help!

Throttling typically occurs for thermal protection. Nobody is "throttling" at 3% usage and 26C. Intel Extreme Tuning Utility is another software that facilitates custom settings on Intel processors. I don't watch popular "Youtubers" so I am not familiar with their rantings. Run a CPU stress test and see if your processor thermal throttles or power throttles. If it does, your cooling solution is inadequate for your processor settings.

Hey Professor…I’m curious so had to ask.

What optimal settings did you utilize with XTU, and what were results using CB?

I don't have an R13 or i9-12900KF to be clear. I used XTU to test different settings for an i9-9980XE in my Area-51 for stability. No point in using external software to teak a processor to an unstable state. The base frequency for my processor is 3.0 GHz. After much testing in XTU by adjusting the per-core tuning and then running the 5 minute CPU stress test, I decided 4.4 GHz on all 18 cores was safe. Then I implemented that configuration in BIOS. Very stable so far and no throttling of any kind in the CPU stress test at 100% usage. Like you, I have also augmented the stock cooling solution for my rig.

Most you tubers are a joke they hate all prebuilts so no matter what they just give bad reviews. I have had an R13 for almost a year without much issues other than dumb updates from Microsoft causing issues 

Forgot the volts, 5.1 GHz at 1.35 volts at 52-55c

I'm a big fan in using Manually offset fan in percents % and not a fan curve. My R11 10900 KF is gaming @ 5.1 GHz @ 52-55c with my Liquid Cooled Rad Top fan set @ 49% and Front @47.% I play with a HP G2 VR headset and don't hear the fan noise. 

Regarding thermals throttling on my Aurora R10, the youtubers that warned about thermal throttling where correct and the ones that didnt are no longer regarded as relevant by me.

DeepCool LS-520 240mm AIO

Have you done anything to upgrade your CPU cooling?

Very nice work!

The R13 is designed to run the i9-12900KF which is a 241watt cpu but can only do this for 90 seconds before the power throttle to save the VRMs.

Next comes the R15, which they say increased the VRM capacity by 50%.  However, the i9-13900KF is a 253watt cpu, only 5% more wattage. 

So even with a 50% VRM increase, the R15 still power throttles a 253watt cpu.  What does this mean for the actual R13's VRMs as they have half the capacity but running a 5% lower power cpu?  Will these R13 boards be melting after the warranty is up?

That is Intel logic for you. They allow OEM's to make these kind of decisions, which affects the performance of the CPU.

There used to be a time when a 4.5 Ghz CPU was a 4.5 Ghz CPU.

These days a 4.5 Ghz CPU is anywhere from 3.5 to 5.2 Ghz, all at the same (high) price.

@Innovative313​ I bought a DeepCool LT520 for my Aurora R13, how did you get the RGB to work on the DeepCool LS520 with no 3 pin 5V header? I dont find a Alienware 7 pin to 3 pin adapter?