Finally got my daily setup to a point where it feels insanely smooth while still putting up pretty solid scores.
Specs:
9950X3D
ASUS ROG Astral 5090 OC
Crosshair X870E Hero
5090 UV/OC:
975mV @ 3006 MHz (+306 core)
+2500 memory
Honestly shocked how cool this card runs with the undervolt. Temps and power draw are amazing compared to stock while performance is basically untouched.
CPU / PBO:
CO: -10
+150 boost override
2x scalar
Temps are super clean under load and gaming feels great.
RAM:
6200 MT/s
2200 FCLK
GDM OFF
1T
fully manual timings
Spent an absurd amount of time stability testing this setup:
TM5 Absolut
OCCT
y-cruncher VT3
3DMark loops
long gaming sessions
RAM temps never even touched 50c.
Also spent a ton of time tuning Process Lasso:
games pinned to CCD0
background apps / RGB / Elgato / monitoring on CCD1
running Bitsum Balanced
Scores:
Time Spy Extreme: 22,834
Steel Nomad: 15,104
Cinebench 2026:
GPU: 174,644
Multi: 9,949
Single core: 767
Single thread: 577
The funny part is everything FEELS incredible in actual use, especially CS2… but the benchmark addict in me still wants those “excellent/top percentile” scores everywhere 😂
Anything you guys recommend so I can achieve the Excellent on the test scores?