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? 

9950X3D + RTX 5090 Astral “stable daily” OC/UV setup — chasing the elusive “excellent” score 😅 (4 pictures)