Latest Update: Feb, 3, 2022
I was fortunately given the opportunity to acquire this kit from GALAX, which had to be imported from Hong Kong via FedEx.
The total cost came to $439 USD for the RAM and shipping, and the customs ended up costing about $66 USD, for a total of about $505 USD.
(Yes, the cost is insane. And yes, I'm insane enough to fork out the money just to have some fun with memory overclocking.)
After buying my ultra binned Micron B-Die kit (in my signature) a while back and pushing it to the limit on the Z390 platform, the itch for more never went away.
That kit in particular is no longer available for sale from what I can tell, so it is special if only for that status alone.
Of course, I could've purchased any random Samsung B-Die kit like anyone else, but I've become a bit of a connoisseur for exotic and unique hardware.
There are few (if any) Samsung B-Die kits prebinned to 5,000+ MHz on XMP, so considering that it is limited edition, I figured I would bite.
Attached are initial photos of the product. Since I just received my binned 12900k in the mail, I will start testing once the system is fully set up.
For now, the system specs for the new test bench that I will be using is detailed below.
The RAM will be tested with XMP and then manually overclocked in both Gear 1 and 2. The CPU will remain at stock for now, with E-cores disabled.
I was fortunately given the opportunity to acquire this kit from GALAX, which had to be imported from Hong Kong via FedEx.
The total cost came to $439 USD for the RAM and shipping, and the customs ended up costing about $66 USD, for a total of about $505 USD.
(Yes, the cost is insane. And yes, I'm insane enough to fork out the money just to have some fun with memory overclocking.)
After buying my ultra binned Micron B-Die kit (in my signature) a while back and pushing it to the limit on the Z390 platform, the itch for more never went away.
That kit in particular is no longer available for sale from what I can tell, so it is special if only for that status alone.
Of course, I could've purchased any random Samsung B-Die kit like anyone else, but I've become a bit of a connoisseur for exotic and unique hardware.
There are few (if any) Samsung B-Die kits prebinned to 5,000+ MHz on XMP, so considering that it is limited edition, I figured I would bite.
Attached are initial photos of the product. Since I just received my binned 12900k in the mail, I will start testing once the system is fully set up.
For now, the system specs for the new test bench that I will be using is detailed below.
The RAM will be tested with XMP and then manually overclocked in both Gear 1 and 2. The CPU will remain at stock for now, with E-cores disabled.
CPU | Intel Core i9-12900K (Prebinned w/P-core SP 98; E-cores disabled) |
CPU Cooler | Noctua NH-D15 (Brand new; dual fan setup) with Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut and LGA1700 bracket |
GPU | Integrated GPU |
Motherboard | ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-A Gaming Wi-Fi D4 (BIOS version 0812) & MSI MPG Z690 Edge Wi-FI DDR4 (BIOS version 122 beta) |
RAM | GALAX HOF OC LAB Tempest DDR4-5000 2x8GB (Prebinned Samsung B-die) with table fan cooling |
PSU | EVGA SuperNOVA 850W G6 80+ Gold (Brand new) |
Storage | WD Black SN750 SE 1 TB Gen. 4 NVMe SSD (Brand new) |
OS | Windows 10 Pro |
Case | Open Test Bench |