This was exactly the upgrade that I needed. I do some heavy gaming and this processor solved some FPS issues that I had been experiencing with the 8-CORE AMD processor that I used previously. The swap required that a compatible motherboard be installed. It went much more smoothly than I had anticipated. The entire system is running faster and glitch free with the i7-4790K installed.
2016-03-09
R****.
Soooo fast. My new build is booting in 10-15 seconds. This CPU is nothing short of amazing.
2016-03-06
A****.
Excellent performance , Easily overclocked to 4.5 GHzidle temperature of 25 C, 60 C with heavy gaming with corsair H60 cooling .Definitely you won't go wrong this CPU .
2016-03-05
D****G
as described
2016-03-04
Yo****un
Why not? That's all I have to say about this chip.I love it, Recieved it in a timely manner, and It works flawlessly.I Currently have an overclock of 4.85Ghz on this processor with a water cooling loop.
2016-03-02
Aa****ch
Overclocked this to 5.0ghz and on my 24/7 setup @ 4.9. Solid performance. 1.31v with proper water cooling. (aio enermax liqtech 240)Works like a charm over a year now.
2016-02-29
Mo****an
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2016-02-29
Am****er
love it my pc runs so fast and new tecnology not having advantadge yet, this processor works same than intels new technology
2016-02-28
S****t
This chip is awesome! Very fast and no issues so far. I upgraded the stock fan to help it cool. Highly recommend!
2016-02-28
ei****me
Monster processor. Buy it.
2016-02-28
Ma****as
Amazingly fast. Installed on an Asus Hero VII MOBO with G.Skill TridentX memory and Samsung SSD and tough to beat this configuration.
2016-02-27
m****k
icore7 is an impressive cpu. Seller was great to work with. Had no problems returning slot 1150 cpu for 1151 slot to fit with motherboard. I thank you.
2016-02-27
S****e
It had been quite a while since I built a new desktop rig, and all I can say is.. holy crap, this thing is amazing. I have been an AMD guy all my life, but I loved the performance of my 3rd gen i7 laptop so much, I decided to move to intel for my desktop. This thing clocked in at just over 12,000 on the benchmark after I built it! It runs unbelievably fast and surprisingly cool using the stock air cooler. While writing this review, the temp is sitting at 38C... in other words, under a light load, it runs basically the same temperature as my body! Now, it does quickly get hot under avery heavy load (80-100 while using Handbrake for x.264 encoding), but all in all, not bad. I will likely get an aftermarket cooler in the future, but I found that if I limit CPU speed in windows to 95%, it seems to do a great job of keeping the temp
2016-02-27
A****Ͼ
Great processor, makes my Mini-itx kick some serious tail.
2016-02-27
P****r
Great CPU. It had pci 16x only, so know it if you're planing to have two graphics card configuration. It will be fine, but any WiFi/sound card will need to use USB.I use it with Noctua DH-15 cooler. I turned off intel turbo boost and clocked it to run on 4.4GHz all the time. At idle it sits on 33-35C with ALL case/cooler fans OFF. When in game/benchmark it doesn't go higher that 50C with cooler fans on 45%.Overall it's great cpu, which doesn't heat up too much.
2016-02-27
Pr****la
This processor is so future proof that it already has the most advanced specs. lag free gaming!
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