Zitat von WannaBeOCer im Beitrag #1350

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@ziddey 9900k(P0) on Maximus VIII Formula with bios 2202. Been running it for over a year now without any problems.

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Hi, first of all thanks to everyone for the huge amount of info that I´ve found here.

CPU: QQLS (Intel mobile I9-9980HK ES) with desktop pinout moded.
Motherboard: Asus z170i Pro Gaming
BIOS: Moded 2002

I´m just waiting for the CH341A to flash the BIOS chip. I´m wondering if someone with this motherboard tried a 8C/16T CPU, this is what I´ve found about the VRMs:
VCC: ASP1400B (6 + 2)
VCCGT: 6
High side Mosfet: BSG0812ND
Low side Mosfet: =VCC
Controller: 2
Doppler: BSG0812ND

Do you think this motherboard can run the QQLS safely?
Are there any BIOS options I should change to protect it? (disable turbomode?, short-term, long-term power limit?)

Thank you in advance.

Hi everyone.
I just want to know is there a ray of hope to run 9700K on asus rog z270 maximus ix extreme?
if not what is the highest 8th or 9th gen can get for this board?

I was wondering the same thing.. but on asus maximus ix code

Zitat von shixinyuan im Beitrag #335

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PRIME-Z270-A-ASUS
PRIME-Z270-P-ASUS
ROG-MAXIMUS-IX-APEX-ASUS
ROG-MAXIMUS-IX-FORMULA-ASUS
ROG-MAXIMUS-IX-HERO-ASUS
ROG-MAXIMUS-IX-HERO-WIFI-AC-ASUS
ROG-STRIX-Z270-E-GAMING-ASUS
ROG-STRIX-Z270-F-GAMING-ASUS
ROG-STRIX-Z270-G-GAMING-ASUS
ROG-STRIX-Z270-G-GAMING-WIFI-ASUS
ROG-STRIX-Z270-H-GAMING-ASUS
ROG-STRIX-Z270-I-GAMING-ASUS

These models can support i7 hyper threading, including i7 8086K .
I7 8700 and I7 8060k support HT, 6C12T! BIOS overclocking function is also normal!

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I want complete guide to run 8700 on my gigabyte ga z170 d3h (rev1.0) mobo. Plz give me link for the complete guide. Im noob to this forum, tq

Hello guys. I have an asrock b150 gaming k4 with an i5 6500 and I am thinking of upgrading to an i7 9700 or i5 9600(K or not). Can this mod work for this purpose? If yes, the procedure is as simple as: 1)modifying the bios using the tool, 2) flashing the modded bios using the ch341a programmer kit, 3)shorting and insulating specific cpu pins depending on the motherboard? Also will I be able to use the whole cpu power and cores? How stable is my system going to be? Thanks in advance.

Zitat von mtothaj im Beitrag #1335

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@ziddey
currently have a Maximus 8 Formula board.
So generally - Z170 gives possibility of running 16T when using an old bios version.

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Just thought I'd share a recent success story with my Maximus VIII Impact and an i9 9900 (non-k).
There was a lot of troubleshooting, but I am a total amateur at this so that's to be expected.

Using Coffeetime 0.85a I was successfully able to mod the ASUS 2202 BIOS for this Z170 board. Unfortunately Coffeetime 0.92 was not able to create a working bios, regardless of how I set it up. This may have been due to human error through lack of knowledge though.
By inserting this into the BIOS chip via the CH341a programmer, it accepted the pin-modded i9 9900.

Some minor issues I've encountered:
-First of all, for Turbo mode to activate, Boot Performance Mode must be set to Turbo Performance in the BIOS.
-Secondly, using adaptive voltage caused an instant crash whenever I ran a Prime95 stress test. Other voltage settings in the BIOS don't seem to work, they do the same thing as auto. I've tried to set offset and manual voltage but neither did anything.

Finally, the all core boost reaches the advertised 4.6GHz. However, the single core boost to 5GHz hasn't been seen even when I try to force a single core. I suspect this is due to the old 2202 BIOS and the far newer CPU. There are quirks that come with the core clock in fact. It seems the clock speed of all cores is always synced, so they will all be at 3.1GHz, or 4.6GHz when boosted, apart from one exception, in that the core 0 clock can and will drop below that of the other cores (4.6/3.1GHz --> 0.8GHz) when at low load. This is the only example of one core clock differentiating from the rest, and it only happens for core 0.
Additionally I'm unable to use XMP profiles but I believe this is also due to the 2202 BIOS (and was solved in later BIOS releases for this board), rather than the mod.

Really really pleased with how this has turned out though, I've upgraded from an i3 6100 to an i9 9900 after all!
I'd like to extend a massive thanks for everyone who has put the time into developing the tools, knowledge and guides for this. I'm really impressed by all of it and I've learnt a hell of a lot through doing the process.

Edit:
Update on this. I've got adaptive voltage working, although changing the settings (e.g. offset) does nothing, it's stuck as it is. However, that's given me a 4.5GHz clock at 1.15V, rather than 4.6GHz at 1.4V. As you can imagine, thermals are far better now. I've had to set the line-load calibration to max (8 on this board) to get it stable through stress tests. However this is leading to occasional temperature spikes, but the Prime95 stress test (with AVX & AVX2 enabled) isn't representative of normal use, so hopefully they won't be an issue.

I have a Z170 MAXIMUS VIII HERO now with a water cooled i7-6700K in it. I am thinking about buying a i9-9900K. Do i understand correctly now that i dont need to modify the processor itself with insulating tape etc to make a i9-9900K work? Its now just a software procedure?


Second question:
I am obsessed with low latency for FPS games. I used the FR33THY’S TWEAK GUIDE and Calypto’s Windows Latency Guide etc. to get the lowest latency possible. My biggest worry is that the modded motherboard is kinda unstable for latency? Is this true? I hope u guys can help me out!

Hero should work without insulation (Ranger does for sure), but you need to do sktocc mod on CPU (I think you can alternatively do it on board, but don't ask me where). Otherwise Asus will not even react to powerswitch.

Regarding stability: You will be running a CPU from 2018 with a manipulated UEFI knowing nothing about hardware beyond 2016. So expect every problem you can think off. :-) Good news, though: Most of the (lacking) optimization done by manufacturers outside voltages are fine tuned latencys and clock skews. So if you were planning to do these yourself anyway...

Tnx @PCGH_Torsten I have to do some more research to sound knowledgeable so sorry for this question: The sktocc mod on CPU is a hardware procedure right? Is that where i use a pencil to short the pins? Or dont i need to touch the cpu at all? Last question and again sorry if i sound unsure: The manipulated UEFI should not be a big factor cause u can fine tune it anyway? So u say dont worry about it and go for it?

Exactly. sktocc is short for "socket occupied" and this condition is sensed by two contacts being shorted. For Skylake, this is done by a connection within the CPU package, for CFL one needs to conect the points manually and some conducting material (pencil will not alway suffice) between the two contact pads is the most common method. However, for some mainbaords there also solder options on the board itself which work just as well (the system cannot detect whether the shorting ocurs in a SKL package, in conductive paint on the bottom of a cfl package or anywhere else between the traces on the board). I do no some for MIXApex and I think there is also one vor MVIIIimpact, but I do not know about MVIIIhero. (There doesn't seem to be a known one for MVIIIranger)

UEFI is likely to give you a lot of trouble because nothing is more inconvenient than tuning a system without a stable base setting for reference. But I guess (!) that after all the work is done, the results should be fine.

nice dude tnx aloth for the info. @PCGH_Torsten

Hi everyone,

I have an ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming, and I have just ordered a QQLS, and I have some questions:

I'm not sure which patch I need to enable in CoffeeTime.

Do I need to enable PCIe 1440 ?
Do I need to enable ASUS 12T Blocker ?

Can I use BIOS 3805, or should i stick with 2003 ?

Currently, I have prepared these two BIOS: