CPU & VRM Temperatures
In terms of packaging, Intel's Alder Lake Desktop CPUs ship with a Solder TIM interface and higher-quality gold-plating under the IHS.
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The reason why we didn't include the VRM temperatures for the rest of the Z690 Aqua OC configs is that the motherboard, unlike other ones, doesn't come with separate VRM heatsinks. The pre-equipped water block offers to cool for the VRMs hence it is the only solution you'll end up using on this motherboard. But using the other cooling solutions does prove the potential advantage that AIO and Custom-loop solutions have over standard air cooling solutions. The Hydro XD7 provided by Corsair with its integrated pump and reservoir configuration provided a nice testing kit for the Z690 Aqua OC and the numbers are evident of that.
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About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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