Interesting read: https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/3590-dont-run-z490-motherboards-with-default-settings-for-your-build   In my particular case, I just picked up an i9-10900 (non k), and couldn't figure out why the Intel stock Cooler wouldn't do anything at all to cool down the chip under load.  Sure, stock coolers aren't all that great, but they are designed to handle the CPUs in a non OC situation.   But, when I'm running a simple passmark benchmark on a VM and watching t