The German overclocker Roman Hartung aka der8auer has put his hands on Intel’s X299 platform once again. According to the new video he uploaded on his Youtube channel, he shows his testing techniques to the viewers and concluded that all issues initially detected can be found only with extensive testing. During the video he goes into extensive detail but following we list you the most important points.



First of all der8auer is focusing on the power consumption and throttling. According to Roman, whenever the power consumption drops drastically it means that something is most likely to throttle. The clock rate can change back and forth very quickly and CPU-Z’s refresh rate is not fast enough to catch these changes. Furthermore there are two different types of throttling on this platform: there is the CPU throttling and the VRM throttling. While the first one is pretty common even on other platforms, the second one deserves additional explanation. VRM throttling appears if there is a sharp drop in multiplier, like for example from 4.5 GHz to 1.2 GHz.

After that, he mentioned again the potential issue with the 8-pin EPS connectors. He clarified that an 8-pin EPS connector is more than enough for moderate overclocking (probably 24/7 overclockers), while for extreme overclocking he recommends to always use 8+4 or 8+8 configurations. The overheating issue that he had with his power supply was directly linked to the cable design of his unit. On top of that the UEFI BIOS can still be a bit confusing and on some specific models there are even more throttling types.

If you want to watch the video yourself you can find it right below here:







Source: Techpowerup