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My understanding is that you can go as high as the chip will allow you to go. But even if you can't go much higher than 5.1, it will reduce your temps, which is always great. Also, I've read that resealing isn't necessary at all. If you are going to clamp down a AIO watercooling solution to it...

Can someone explain to me exactly what VRM is/does and the different characteristics of "good" vs "bad" VRM for overclocking? I've seen things about phase design and cooling, but I'm confused as to what that means. Thanks!

I haven't been around for a CPU release in a long time. I was looking at maybe getting the i9 9900k and saw that there is a $50 price difference on it between Amazon and Newegg. Is this normal? I assume that Intel has a suggested price these should be sold for and both Amazon and Newegg know...

All great answers. Thanks for the help everyone!

Hey all, I'm thinking about upgrading to the new 9900k whenever they become available and I know that it should work with the motherboard I currently have my 8700k in: Asus - ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard. I am just curious if there are any downsides to using this motherboard...

Try downloading the Corsair Link software. That's how I control my h150i pro fans as well as other fans in my case.

Yes, increasing the voltage can, in some cases, decrease stability. This is because more voltage == more heat. So while in many cases adding voltage should increase stability, if the heat produced by that increase is more than the potential stability provided by the voltage, it can actually...