great processor.when using this processor, i did have to go into the bios and disable the turbo boost to cap the cpu clock at 4.0 GHz to prevent a system overheat in the event of heavy cpu utilization.that useful note will hopefully prevent an overheat / shutdown for someone if they are running the cpu for simulation or mining.you can also consider using OCCT to monitor the temperatures when using the cpu to diagnose temperatures and clock frequencies.well worth it.
2014-07-26
R****K
great processor.
when using this processor, i did have to go into the bios and disable the turbo boost to cap the cpu clock at 4.0 GHz to prevent a system overheat in the event of heavy cpu utilization.
that useful note will hopefully prevent an overheat / shutdown for someone if they are running the cpu for simulation or mining.
you can also consider using OCCT to monitor the temperatures when using the cpu to diagnose temperatures and clock frequencies.
well worth it.
2014-07-26
Zh****ng
nice goods
2014-07-26
Ry****rn
Its a beast. I briefly overclocked it to 5.1ghz on water cooling but didn't even bother stress testing it because I don't see the need to overclock it. At box clock rates this processor does just fine for everything i've thrown at it.
2014-07-25
Zh****ng
nice goods
2014-07-25
Ry****rn
Its a beast. I briefly overclocked it to 5.1ghz on water cooling but didn't even bother stress testing it because I don't see the need to overclock it. At box clock rates this processor does just fine for everything i've thrown at it.
2014-07-24
T****y
Great for emulating a Wii!
2014-07-23
T****y
Great for emulating a Wii!
2014-07-23
R****r
good:)
2014-07-22
R****r
good
:)
2014-07-21
Ow****ar
I can't afford this s***, but its probably cool.
2014-07-20
Ow****ar
I can't afford this s***, but its probably cool.
2014-07-20
P****.
Works really well pc boots in 5 secs
2014-07-19
P****.
Works really well pc boots in 5 secs
2014-07-19
A****n
Stock 4ghz turbo 4.5 and Goes up to 5ghz overclock extreme settings. Great value
2014-07-18
A****n
Stock 4ghz turbo 4.5 and Goes up to 5ghz overclock extreme settings. Great value
2014-07-17
T****s
Sold my 4770k and bought this one. Glad I did it runs cooler and I only cost about $35 extra from what I sold my old cpu for. I have a corsair h80 and my 4770k hit 91degrees at only 4ghz. This 4970k cpu at 4.4ghz tops out at 72 degrees with the same h80 cooler. (All above degrees are Celsius)If you wondering if this will work in a z87 motherboard....YES it will on higher end boards and some middle of the road boards.I have a MSI z87 g45 gaming mb with bios 1.8 and it runs perfect. So go ahead and take the plunge, you won't regret it.
2014-07-17
J****.
I jumped this cpu because my old cpu amd phenom, and give me a huge performace compare with my old one. and better thermal components.
2014-07-16
T****s
Sold my 4770k and bought this one. Glad I did it runs cooler and I only cost about $35 extra from what I sold my old cpu for. I have a corsair h80 and my 4770k hit 91degrees at only 4ghz. This 4970k cpu at 4.4ghz tops out at 72 degrees with the same h80 cooler. (All above degrees are Celsius)
If you wondering if this will work in a z87 motherboard....YES it will on higher end boards and some middle of the road boards.
I have a MSI z87 g45 gaming mb with bios 1.8 and it runs perfect. So go ahead and take the plunge, you won't regret it.
2014-07-16
J****.
I jumped this cpu because my old cpu amd phenom, and give me a huge performace compare with my old one. and better thermal components.
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when using this processor, i did have to go into the bios and disable the turbo boost to cap the cpu clock at 4.0 GHz to prevent a system overheat in the event of heavy cpu utilization.
that useful note will hopefully prevent an overheat / shutdown for someone if they are running the cpu for simulation or mining.
you can also consider using OCCT to monitor the temperatures when using the cpu to diagnose temperatures and clock frequencies.
well worth it.
:)
If you wondering if this will work in a z87 motherboard....YES it will on higher end boards and some middle of the road boards.
I have a MSI z87 g45 gaming mb with bios 1.8 and it runs perfect. So go ahead and take the plunge, you won't regret it.