Managed an overclock up to 4.7 stable without any intense tweaking. Not quite winning the lottery, but still respectable.
2015-11-09
R****y
Bought this after looking for an unlocked I7 to match with my Z87-A motherboard and NEPTON 240m water cooling. Work as expected, idle at 25-32 depending on your ambient temperature 21-23, mine was inside my office. Using ASUS suite OC utility, I was able to get this4.8ghz but settled for 4.6 for stable, not all my components can overclock well like my old 7970 RADEON card. Hopefully upgrading to Nvidia 980TI Hybrid I can push this further 4.8ghz.
2015-11-09
Om****ro
super fast, I decided to use this CPU for my next build instead of the i7 6700k because it's almost the same performance and it's cheaper.
2015-11-09
Am****er
This is a fantastic CPU! I wanted to build an ITX gaming rig and this processor should keep my system up to spec for many years into the future, especially with DirectX12 helping CPUs be more useful in games. I'm using an MSI Z97I AC motherboard with this chip. The MSI board lets me use an 'enhanced turbo' feature that makes the Intel Turbo Boost work on all the cores (up to 4.4Ghz). With a Noctua NH-D9L cooler I'm getting idle temps at 25-30C with the fan @ 1000rpm (very quiet) running the 4.4Ghz on all cores. I could overclock to get closer to 5.0Ghz but it is probably not worth it as this chip is already overkill for most apps and games. I'll be looking forward to what AMD is going to do with Zen, but for now this 4790K is the chip to have!
2015-11-09
Gi****co
it's perfect
2015-11-09
Am****er
Good temperature
2015-11-08
D****l
Great CPU, renders videos extremely fast for me. Overall great CPU. THE ONLY THING IS THAT COOLER. I have never said this before as the stock cooler for my previous CPU and APU have been fine (as in not annoying loud in my opinion). But for this one please do yourself a favor and get a aftermarket cooler. I personally have not yet because of financial reasons but when I am rendering videos or playing a Cities Skyline that fan is so loud. And it is really ineffective when the CPU is being stressed at those levels. My PC does not crash but 80c-85c is not cool. During normal gaming it almost never goes over 60c however and sounds fine. But since I render videos for YouTube frequently it does get a bit annoying.
2015-11-06
C****.
Bought this twice, once for my parents PC, and again for myself. Powerful and I've seen no motion of it slowing down.
2015-11-05
J****.
Custom computer builds. Great processor. What can I say? Gets the job done.
2015-11-04
J****w
A much faster processor than I had even expected. Glad I spent the extra money.
2015-11-02
Am****er
One of the best bang for your bucks on the market, even if this thing breaks or anything, I would totally not hesitate to buy another!
2015-11-02
Y****f
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2015-10-31
J****.
I can have do nearly everything shy of games and have my usage stay under 10%. This is a VERY fast processor that can handle multitasking and makes my new system worth every penny. You definitely want to build your system around a great processor, and this i7 is probably the best you can find for a gaming system right now.
2015-10-31
Ro****ez
Very fast and runs cool.
2015-10-29
Ma****ky
I love the quality of this CPU! it's compatible to most games in the internet today. I love it, man. I really do!
2015-10-29
j****t
Workes great...hard to tell though how great it is...havent really had a need for its full performance..so far is only for school. One day soon..prolly go get a nice graphics card and star wars battlefront
2015-10-28
e****n
Great processor and operates as expected. I will continue to buy Intel processors.
2015-10-28
J****n
I am a game developer, so I needed some pretty good specs. This right here is the best processor you can get before you need a $250 mobo and DDR4 RAM. During the first whole day of me installing software, this did not even go above 35% usage. I have yet to have any complaints about this, and I am just running it at 4.2 GHz. My boot time with this is less than 15 seconds after I push the power button, and love it!
2015-10-28
Mi****an
The best of best of the i7's. A beast of a processor for any computer you have. Great for overclocking. Will handle any thing you throw at it. Works great with Windows and Linux.
2015-10-27
Jo****16
FAST! And you can not beat the price!! Runs cool overclocked, even with the stock fan.
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