Breaking AMD's Rules: "Overclocking" the Ryzen 7 5800X3D (Kombo Strike)

Sponsor: HWBOT is currently running an overclocking competition that ANYONE can join! https://geni.us/uY2q (Join here). We're benchmarking MSI's "Kombo Strike" feature that circumvents AMD's rules to "overclock" (lightly used) the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D CPUs. Kombo Strike is a new MSI feature ranging Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 and is available on the company's X570 and B550 boards. We've already performed benchmarking and reviews on the Gigabyte X570 Master, so we'll be comparing MSI vs. Gigabyte motherboards for AMD both stock and with MSI's (exclusive) Kombo Strike utility. If you'd like to support our independent testing and get something quality in return, visit: https://store.gamersnexus.net/ Watch our R7 5800X3D review here:    • AMD Hits Hard: Ryzen 7 5800X3D CPU Review ...   We bought the MSI board ourselves. MSI had zero involvement in this and we're not really on speaking terms... Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us:   / gamersnexus   RELATED PRODUCTS [Affiliate Links] MSI X570 Ace on Amazon: https://geni.us/p3Jp Gigabyte X570 Master on Amazon: https://geni.us/jCu9A7 The AMD R7 5800X3D will be here on Amazon: https://geni.us/WGm1U AMD R7 5700X on Amazon: https://geni.us/WNmS AMD R7 5800X CPU on Amazon: https://geni.us/bVHWqhG Intel i9-12900KS CPU on Amazon: https://geni.us/f194ywS Intel i9-12900K on Amazon: https://geni.us/blkqC Intel i7-12700K on Amazon: https://geni.us/MP2tSl TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - MSI Breaking the Rules... again 01:20 - Explaining MSI Kombo Strike 03:00 - Testing Setup & Power Consumption 05:03 - "Overclocking" the 5800X3D Frequency 05:57 - Thermal Benchmarks on AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 07:02 - Voltage (Vcore) Comparison 07:34 - MSI Problems 08:29 - Blender Cycles CPU Benchmarks 09:18 - Compression & Decompression CPU Benchmarks 09:52 - Code Compile CPU Benchmarks (Chromium) 10:12 - CSGO CPU Gaming Benchmarks 10:46 - F1 2021 1080p Gaming Benchmarks 11:14 - Total War Kombo Strike Benchmark 11:41 - Far Cry 6 5800X3D Overclocking 11:50 - GTA V CPUs 2022 12:03 - Conclusion ** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! ** Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video ("this video is brought to you by") and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or "sponsored content" (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage. Follow us in these locations for more gaming and hardware updates: t:   / gamersnexus   f:   / gamersnexus   w: http://www.gamersnexus.net/ Test Lead, Testing, Writing: Steve Burke Testing: Patrick Lathan Video Editing: Andrew Coleman Bench Setup: Mike Gaglione