End of session and conclusion
End of the extreme overclocking session on this Maxsun ICraft Z890 vertex, with the power supply disconnected. Then, once it’s hot enough, we remove the Godet and RAM. The board is dried and then blown to remove the moisture accumulated after 11 hours in the cold.
What can we say about this Maxsun ICraft Z890 vertex after this first cold session? Firstly, this is a motherboard that performs better than we expected, even if there’s still a lot of room for improvement. We regret the fact that there’s no safe mode or retry button, which means we have to use the clear cmos regularly. As for Arrow Lake, it’s a nice surprise that the platform is really interesting to overclock for RAM. This is due above all to the BCLK SOC not linked to the BCLK CPU, which makes it easier to overclock RAM with BCLK. This is also due to its ease of frequency upgrading, so you’ll need to invest in a Mdie kit to make things even better.
All in all, it’s a very good experience, and we’ll be back soon with some liquid nitrogen and more time.
