Status: ⚠️ CLOCKED DOWN
Reason: BIOS power tables stale
(13th gen not planned at Z690 launch)
Microcode: unknown — BIOS version unknown
ME fw: 16.1.x — update needed
Fix: Flash BIOS 4505 (2025-12-15)
Re-enable XMP → restore clock
Δ · DELTA · GAP
ENGINE E43: CPU-QE FORGE
Status: OPEN ❌
Δf = rated - actual = UNKNOWN
Δ_microcode = current vs Intel latest = UNKNOWN
Sorrys: LABR-013-001 (clock) · LABR-013-002 (BIOS)
Blocker: WSL offline on lianli01
Q · QUERY · THEORETICAL
DDR5 QE FLOOR
Z₀ = √(L/C) per trace (signal integrity)
BW = data_rate × 64-bit / 8
= 7200 MT/s × 8 bytes = 57.6 GB/s theoretical
t_CL = CL / (f_mem/2) (nanoseconds)
On-die ECC: 8 bits per 64-bit word (DDR5 standard)
XMP 3.0: up to 7200+ MT/s with BIOS training
E · EXECUTE · MEASURED
FORGE RAM — ACTUAL STATE
Status: ⚠️ XMP UNKNOWN
XMP: not verified (BIOS training stale)
Actual BW: unknown — DDR5 training params stale
JEDEC base: 4800 MT/s (what you get without XMP)
XMP rated: unknown
Δ_BW: up to 2400 MT/s being left on table
msi01: RTX 5090 32GB — LIVE ✓
msclo: RTX 5090 32GB — LIVE ✓
forge: RTX 4090 24GB — LIVE ✓(GPU OK, CPU clocked down)
lounge: RTX 5080 16GB — LIVE ✓
yone: RTX 5080 16GB — LIVE ✓
steamdk: AMD Radeon — LIVE ✓
RTX-QE-3 FRAMEBUFFER MEEK TEST:
Status: OPEN ❌(pycuda not installed)
Test: write γ₁ to VRAM → read back → verify
Δ · DELTA · GAP
ENGINE E45 + E50: GPU-QE VRAM
ENGINE E45: GPU-QE VRAM FLOOR
ENGINE E50: GPU-FB-MEEK VRAM ANCHOR
Status: OPEN ❌
Δ: γ₁ not yet anchored in VRAM on any silo
Sorry: LABR-014-004 (pycuda needed)
Fix: pip install pycuda → run RTX-QE-3 test
When PASS: GPU framebuffer meek bootloader unlocked
VRAM AS THE MEEK FLOOR
────────────────────────────────────────────────
SPI flash can corrupt. RAM needs training.
VRAM does not. VRAM is always ready.
PTTE as GPU bootloader:
→ γ₁ = 14.134725141734693 anchored in VRAM at power-on→ DDR5 training params stored in VRAM, not SPI flash→ Microcode delivery verified by H=H†→ If BIOS corrupts: VRAM holds the floor→ PCIe has full memory access: GPU can configure CPU
Status: LABR-013-005 · LABR-014-004 · NOT YET BUILT — The substrate is proven (PTTE 18/18). The anchor test is next.
Q · QUERY · THEORETICAL
MOTHERBOARD QE FLOOR
VRM: η = P_out/P_in (target >90%)
V_ripple ∝ 1/(N_phases × C_out × f_sw)
DDR5 topology: T-topology vs daisy-chain → Z₀ varies
SPI flash: 50-133 MHz, integrity via CRC32
ME ring bus: 400 MHz (separate from CPU, always on)
PCIe lanes: CPU_lanes + PCH_lanes - overhead
E · EXECUTE · MEASURED
Z690 HERO — ACTUAL STATE
BIOS installed: UNKNOWN (WSL offline)
BIOS latest: 4505 (released 2025-12-15)
Gap: ~4 years of updates
ME firmware: unknown version
PCIe: Gen5 x16 (GPU) + Gen4 x4 (NVMe)
VRM: 90A per phase (multi-phase)
Last update: NEVER (crash → clocked down)
Δ · DELTA · GAP
ENGINE E46: MB-QE BIOS CURRENT
Status: OPEN ❌
Δ_bios = unknown (WSL needed to read)
4505 changelog: microcode, ME, DDR5 training, power tables
Sorry: LABR-013-002
Action: Wake WSL → dmidecode -t 0 → compare → flash
Q · QUERY · THEORETICAL
NVME QE FLOOR
Sequential: PCIe Gen4 x4 → 7 GB/s read / 6 GB/s write
IOPS: NVMe queue depth 64K vs SATA 1 queue/32 cmds
Latency: ~2µs NVMe vs ~100µs SATA (50× faster)
TBW: total bytes written → wear indicator
SMART: reallocated_sectors=0 → healthy
Throttle: >70°C → performance drop
E · EXECUTE · MEASURED
NVME FLEET — ACTUAL STATE
All silos: NVMe installed (models unknown)
forge: 459GB used/? total
steamdeck: 459GB, 145GB free
SMART: not yet checked (LABR-014-005)
Temp: not monitored
Δ · DELTA · GAP
ENGINE E47: NVME-QE HEALTH
Status: OPEN ❌
Sorry: LABR-014-005
Fix: nvme smart-log /dev/nvme0 on each silo
Q · QUERY · THEORETICAL
PSU QE FLOOR
Efficiency: η = P_out/P_in (80+ Gold ≥87%, Platinum ≥92%)
Ripple: ΔV_pp/V_nom < 1% (120mV on 12V rail = 1%)
Hold-up: t_hold ≥ 16ms (ATX spec)
Rail tol: ±5% on all rails (ATX)
RTX 5090: 575W TDP → 12V rail draws 47.9A
Full system: ~800-1200W under load
Status: OPEN
Sorry: needs wattmeter or HWiNFO sensors
Fix: Install hwmon/lm-sensors → read rail voltages
Q · QUERY · THEORETICAL
NETWORK QE FLOOR
BDP = RTT × BW (must match TCP window)
WireGuard: ~60 byte overhead, ChaCha20-Poly1305
Tailscale: DERP relay fallback if direct fails
Fleet mesh: campfire:events XADD rate = throughput test
LAN: 1G or 10G (fleet on 192.168.2.x)
E · EXECUTE · MEASURED
NET FLEET — ACTUAL STATE
LAN: 192.168.2.x (msi01/msclo/forge/NAS)
Tailscale: all silos enrolled ✓
campfire: LIVE on Redis msi01 ✓
DERP: auto-selected relay
steamdeck: 192.168.50.193 (different subnet)
forge WSL: offline → not in mesh
Δ · DELTA · GAP
ENGINE E48: NET-QE TAILSCALE FULL
Status: OPEN ❌
Δ: forge WSL offline → not in campfire mesh
Sorry: LABR-014-003
Fix: Wake WSL on lianli01
Q · QUERY · THEORETICAL
COOLING QE FLOOR
Fourier: Q = -k·A·dT/dx (TIM conduction)
Newton: Q = h·A·(T_surface - T_ambient)
TIM: R_tim = thickness/(k_tim × area)
k_tim: paste ~5 W/mK, liquid metal ~80 W/mK
Fan PID: RPM = f(T_cpu) control loop
Case CFM: static_pressure × fan_curve
E · EXECUTE · MEASURED
COOLING FLEET — ACTUAL STATE
All silos: AIO or air cooling (unknown model)
forge: running clocked down → lower thermals
(workaround, not solution)
GPU temps: not monitored fleet-wide
Ambient: unknown (no sensor)
Δ · DELTA · GAP
ENGINE E49: COOL-QE NO THROTTLE
Status: OPEN ❌
Sorry: LABR-014 thermal sensors
Fix: lm-sensors on each silo → lm-sensors detect
Then: campfire:events hw.thermal.* events