Finally the new CPUs are here to go with the Z97 motherboards. We take a look at the range topping i7-4790K.
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Intel i7 4790K Devils Canyon CPU Review
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Finally the new CPUs are here to go with the Z97 motherboards. We take a look at the range topping i7-4790K.
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Dicehunter
Resident Newb
Nice review thanks.
If I could get the same 4.80GHZ overclock with a 4970K that I have with my 4770K then I would definitely buy one but I'm not lucky with the silicon lottery ^_^
If I could get the same 4.80GHZ overclock with a 4970K that I have with my 4770K then I would definitely buy one but I'm not lucky with the silicon lottery ^_^
RickPlaysWarr
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Very nice review Tom. Thank you for the time in trying to enlighten us about the differences from the 4770k cpu. I probably will get one for the Maximus VII Hero rig that I hope to finish in the next couple of months. The 4770k I have now is not a strong one from what I can see. I might get a better entry in the lottery with a new chip. I am also hoping you go back to the VII Hero board with the DC 4790k chip. Your review of that board was what made me buy it on day 1 when it came available. I really hope the combo with the DC chip will be a "Epic Win"
Thank You Again!
--Rick--
Thank You Again!
--Rick--
lAnimal
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I almost lost it with that subtle joke :lol:
Great review, and I'm not sure why I don't know this but do you need a z97 mobo for devil's canyon, I currently have an i3 and want to upgrade by the end of the summer (no job makes it hard) so will it be the 4670k or 4690k that I'll be (hopefully) getting?
RickPlaysWarr
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Hi
Did some checking on Intel's site and the 4790 and 4790K processors do run at different speed, in fact they call the 4790 a Hasswell processor, not Devils Canyon as shown in screenshot below:
megaspeed2
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If only the 4790k would actually be in stock somewhere already, whats the point of them doing a "release" and not actually releasing it??? >< my old Phenom II x6 1090T has gotten tired and i'd rather go for the 4790k than a hotter running 4770k just a few days or a week or two earlier but still i cant wait! xD
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Permafrost
Compo Whore
i got my i7 4770k to 4.9 at 1.375
i don't need the upgrade
i don't need the upgrade
WYP
News Guru
i got my i7 4770k to 4.9 at 1.375
i don't need the upgrade
What are your temps like? and what are you cooling it with? It must be pretty darn high at those volts.
Permafrost
Compo Whore
custom loop and around 80 to 90, i'm rebuilding my loop and might delid just to get them down.
but i keep is down to 4.4 at 1.150v never goes over 70
MacLeod
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Nice review. Looks like 4.7 is going to be what you should expect from these things I guess since thats pretty much what all the review sites are getting. Still a monster proc though and a nice refresh.
Im an AMD guy so Im not that familiar with Intel voltages but I didnt know that was too much juice for 24/7 use. How much life does it take off a chip to run at that? I think it might be worth it if I could keep 4.8 stable instead of having to drop down to 4.6.
Im an AMD guy so Im not that familiar with Intel voltages but I didnt know that was too much juice for 24/7 use. How much life does it take off a chip to run at that? I think it might be worth it if I could keep 4.8 stable instead of having to drop down to 4.6.
megaspeed2
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theres a chance that TTLs chip wasn't a great one, just imagine if his chip was only average and got 4.6-4.8
, intel has shown a chip reaching 5.5GHz without exotic cooling and even if that is an ungodly epic chip thats 500MHz higher than TTLs 4770k which was an ungodly epic chip.
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theres a chance that TTLs chip wasn't a great one, just imagine if his chip was only average and got 4.6-4.8
Well you can always get lucky, but sweclockers got similar results from theirs. So meh.
MacLeod
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theres a chance that TTLs chip wasn't a great one, just imagine if his chip was only average and got 4.6-4.8
Well it was kind of exotic. Turned out it was using water cooling with a tray of LN2 sitting in front of the rad so the air being drawn thru the rad was super cooled. Not exactly the "on air" that Intel claimed. And with all the review sites hitting 4.7-4.8 and nobody that I know of at least being able to hit 5.0, I'd say that's what we can expect from these things.
megaspeed2
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MacLeod
New member
wow really? i never heard that... why does intel have to lie...
Yeah let me down too. Here is a link to the post where I put the links to the Tweet bragging about 5.5 and the Youtube video showing the LN2 tray and how they got that 5.5.
