A real monster. Paired with an Nvidia 980 and 16GB of memory. Handles everything I throw at it.
2016-08-13
N****k
Since I bought this two years ago, easily the best processor I've ever had. Overclocks to 5.1ghz, but I decided to undervolt the core voltage to 1.2v and leave it at 4.8ghz. Perfect in every way.
2016-08-11
Am****er
It is smoking. I know it is not latest but for what reason should i have latest cpu when this is actually so cheap and does such a good job? I mean if you are not bothered with few less points in benchmarking software you can't go wrong to have this cpu for almost everything you wana do. Movie processing is now question of few tens of minutes rather then several hours before. Any game i play it is boring with max 40% load but usually even abiut 20%. It is hard for me to make it fully loaded even play stream and record at same time. It seems to have always enought breath to do a job required. Very happy with this cpu from Vietnam
2016-08-10
Tr****rd
If your looking for a smooth fsx buy this one (:
2016-08-06
Ry****on
Great product, it fit my gaming needs and hasn't gone wrong yet :)
2016-08-06
Am****er
Amazing processor overclocked better than a i5 4690k with waaaaay lower voltage. temps are super good with liquid cooling best lag 1150 processor I've ever used.
2016-08-05
Te****et
Product Itself: Worked great easy installation and everything worked flawlessly plug and play have purchased this over a year ago.Opinion:A regular 4790K will cost you roughly 320 EUR, say 339 USD. A binned 4.8 MHz model is in the 375 USD range and the 5 GHz models will pass 400 USD. As such a binned processor is more expensive, but does come with that very nice guaranteed clock frequency. Perhaps if you are in the market for a new system and would like to rule out that your processor is capable of a certain frequency, well that’s where these guys can come in very handy. Currently they are selling 4690K / 4790K and even 5960X processors that have been preselected and tested for you. Go check them out, our experiences with them has been nothing other than pleasant and the product does exactly as advertised.
2016-08-04
J****f
After saving up some money I wanted to build myself a system that will still game 5 years down the road. Even though Skylake processors and the Z170 chipset just came out, I chose Z97. I was able to buy this processor for about $30 less than a 6700k, and match it with a Z97 motherboard for only $55. Personally, the performance difference was not worth the difference in cost.This i7 is still overkill for anything I'm playing now, but after it's aged a bit, the processor will still handle 1080p/1440p gaming. A 1070 is a good match for this CPU; that graphics card will still be capable of running new games in 5 years (probably not on the highest settings). I intend to drive the 4790k into the ground until its processing power is simply not adequate. Will update this review in 5 or so years.Don't believe me about this running new games 5 years from now? Go to YouTube and lookup Doom on GTX 470 and a Phenom II 965 BE. It runs, it's playable and it doesn't even look bad. That is a 2010 Fermi GPU running a graphically intensive 2016 game. The 965 BE holds its own as well, being a quad-core CPU less capable than an i5 4590, or even an i3 6100. I hope to run the following CPU/GPU combo until it reaches the same performance maximum.CPU: i7 4790k @ 4.5GhzCooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EvoMotherboard: Gigabyte Z97M-DS3HGraphics Card: GTX 1070 G1 GamingPSU: Corsair CX600Case: Fractal Design Define MiniDrives: 120GB Kingston SSDNow, 1TB WD Blue, 250GB WD Blue
2016-08-03
Am****er
Beware, the box is tiny. This could possibly throw off your day and cause negative consequences in your life. The fact you have been warned can cause an unexpected effect due to premature awareness. It would be better if you didn't read this message at all. Darn it.
2016-08-02
Je****ks
Fastest computer I have ever used.. not the fastest computer I have seen and touched. Cray T3D gets that title.
2016-08-01
Th****re
the processor perfectly met my expectations. My games run smoothly along with my graphics card (nvidia geforce 970) and I love this processor.
2016-07-31
Al****ez
Coming from an i7 860 Lynnfield system 'nuff said. Stellar Performance.
2016-07-29
Am****er
Love this CPU .... Blazing fast.
2016-07-25
R****t
Amazing CPU. I've upgraded from an I3 2700k.... Wow was i blown away by the difference it made. It was totally worth it. I just get the best I can afford at the time of upgrade and the AMD was great for the price. But, performance wise, this is simply in a different class.I was not suffering from FPS drops in some AAA titles on my I3. i was happily running at maybe 50-70 Rise of Tomb Raider for example would drop 10-20 frames in some places specially the cut scenes and im a killer for graphics but you could say the upgrade to i7 4790k was unneeded however i was running all this on a stock cooler and gaming for 7 hours so that much stress on my CPU was overload.Now after upgrading im playing maxed, full resolution.Story with GTA 5. Would drop around 10-20 frames just like tomb raider in some places but no more now. solid and stable fps 90+ . but as same old story downside is it does seem to run pretty hot under load. Idle, it sits around 27-31 degrees. Under load, I've seen go up to 70 and above specially after 8 hours of gaming with almost 85+ and noticing stuttering however now have H110igt and perfectMy Cinebench r15 benchmark with this chip and nothing more was around the 870 minor overclockSo i am over the moonSystem specsMotherBoard : MSI z97 Gaming 7CPU : I7-4790k 4.0Ram : Corsair 1600mhz 8gb (x2)GFU : Nvidia Geforce GTX 980tiPSU : 600w Corsair G2 bronzeWindows 101x Seagate 1tb HDD1x Seagate 500gb HDD
2016-07-25
S****e
Upgraded from i5-4690k. Didn't expect to see that much improvement, definitely worth the price for upgrade. Over clocked to 4.8 GHz with ease and noticeable improvement.System Specsi7-4790K @ 4.8GhzASUS Z97-A/USB 3.1CPU Cooler Corsair H6016GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti SC 6GB x2 SLIAcer XB270HU 144Hz 27-inch 1440EVGA SuperNOVA 1300 G2 80+ GOLDSSD - Crucial MX200 250GB - OSSSD - Samsung 850 EVO 1 TB - GamesHDD - WD Blue 1TB - Backup & VideosOS: W 10 Pro
2016-07-25
W****e
Very satisfied!
2016-07-25
K****e
It an i7 what more can you expect than pure greatness, I went from a crap AMD APU to this and it's so much better...never again AMD
2016-07-24
Ro****tt
Fast and cool, good processor
2016-07-23
O****r
Compared to the i5-4690k, it performs just a bit better in games, but when you try to stream and game at the same time, this wins all the time.
2016-07-22
M****s
If you are building a gaming computer this is by far the most cost effective way to go. I don't see myself having to replace this chip for at least 6 years. Nothing I throw at it is too much, from gaming to video rendering.
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