** INTEL DEVIL's CANYON IS HERE & PENTIUM K ANNIVERSARY EDITION!! **

pastymuncher said:
Right then, as I couldn't find any up to date information about overclocking on non Z series boards and the fact that my wifes Gigabyte B85-D3H has quite a large selection of overclocking options (strange for a board that supposedly can't overclock) i decided to experiment. I took her Pentium G3420 out and stuck my 4670K in. Did a quick and dirty overclock (multiplier and vcore) in the bios and got this.



The BCLK is a tad low which is why it's not at 4.4Ghz but 4.389Ghz from a quick overclock and a board that you are not supposed to be able to overclock on is very good. There are loads of settings to play around with so it may have gone even further if i could be bothered to carry on.

The bios is version F9 which was the latest when i built it a couple of months ago. The latest now is F12 which updates support for the Haswell refresh cpu's. They haven't updated the list to include Devils Canyon or the Anniversay Pentium but that doesn't neccessarily mean that they won't be supporting them.

This board only cost me £48 brand new and delivered and also supports crossfire although only at 16x/4x. If support does get added it would make a decent partner for the Anniversary Pentium.
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Interesting that,but I thought the microcode update was done at the CPU level??

Anyway,in the other thread I mentioned this about MSI:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18603803

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Yep,I was right:

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2013/07/25/intel-overclocking-block/1
http://translate.google.co.uk/trans...erre-bei-Haswell-CPUs-1922329.html&edit-text=

It says the update patches the CPU.

The update will patch the microcode of the processor via the motherboard's BIOS, and while its installation will not be mandatory for those who have already purchased a board and chip it will soon find its way into the retail channel as a preinstalled update.
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How old is your Core i5 4670K??

Did you get it recently or last year??
 
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Last November which was quite a while after they supposedly "fixed" things. CPU microcode is in the bios updates though not in the cpu's themselves and this board's bios was updated a couple of months ago when i built the pc. I guess Gigabyte isn't playing ball with this board. After all, why stick a shed load of overclocking options in a boards bios if it's not meant to be overclockable? Like i said before, the sister in laws pc that built using the Asrock H81 HDS also had some overclocking features in the bios. Nowhere near as many as the Gigabyte but that was a board that only cost me £34.
 
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ScottiB said:
You can order any current 4770K system with a 4790K by calling our sales team.

Alternatively I'll be offering 4790K versions of most mainstream gaming systems for pre-order in the next few days.
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ScottiB,
On this. I noticed a couple of the pre-builds now with the 4690 and 4790s chips in, mainly for e.g the Titan Bayonet. Turbo'd up to 4.0Ghz. Can I assume that with some of the more powerful pre-builds (Titan Sabre) and around that mark the 4790ks would be overclocked to above or same as they current 4770k in those systems are available at?

Cheers in advance for reply
 
pastymuncher said:
Last November which was quite a while after they supposedly "fixed" things. CPU microcode is in the bios updates though not in the cpu's themselves and this board's bios was updated a couple of months ago when i built the pc. I guess Gigabyte isn't playing ball with this board. After all, why stick a shed load of overclocking options in a boards bios if it's not meant to be overclockable? Like i said before, the sister in laws pc that built using the Asrock H81 HDS also had some overclocking features in the bios. Nowhere near as many as the Gigabyte but that was a board that only cost me £34.
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I've got a h81m h and it had overt clicking options although it won't over clock the G3220 in it obviously
 
I have this small question.
I have an EVGA Z87 Classy motherboard, is this 4790k going to work with it?
Or does it require Z97 motherboard?
If it does need new mobo, I will have to pass :/
 
pastymuncher said:
Last November which was quite a while after they supposedly "fixed" things. CPU microcode is in the bios updates though not in the cpu's themselves and this board's bios was updated a couple of months ago when i built the pc. I guess Gigabyte isn't playing ball with this board. After all, why stick a shed load of overclocking options in a boards bios if it's not meant to be overclockable? Like i said before, the sister in laws pc that built using the Asrock H81 HDS also had some overclocking features in the bios. Nowhere near as many as the Gigabyte but that was a board that only cost me £34.
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Yes, but the article says later CPUs will have them installed at the factory?

Interesting indeed though.

What batch is your CPU,as you will be able to know the production date???

Might have an idea for a thread later on.
 
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Bart_Hunt said:
I have this small question.
I have an EVGA Z87 Classy motherboard, is this 4790k going to work with it?
Or does it require Z97 motherboard?
If it does need new mobo, I will have to pass :/
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Z87 is a 1150 socket MoBo, so yes the CPU will work. There is no change in socket.

I think (and open to correction) where the z97 comes into play is the supposed results flying around the internet of a 5.xGhz clock speed was achieved with a z97 Mobo.
 
I am more after the decreased temps and 4k stock speed.
Z87 classy is brilliant for overclocking so I'll reach 5k eventually, if I get a good chip :D
 
I didn't think it was confirmed If a 4790k works in a z87 motherboard yet?
 
los said:
I didn't think it was confirmed If a 4790k works in a z87 motherboard yet?
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Did a little bit of searching during the week. It would seem that most 1150 chipset motherboards, z87 include, may need a BIOS update. Most vendors are supporting it this way now. Asus and Gigabyte have already rolled out a BIOS updates.
 
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CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
Yes, but the article says later CPUs will have them installed at the factory?

Interesting indeed though.

What batch is your CPU,as you will be able to know the production date???

Might have an idea for a thread later on.
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You going to start something interesting? :D

Batch is L312B529 for my 4670K.



los said:
I didn't think it was confirmed If a 4790k works in a z87 motherboard yet?
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My board has a bios update and it has popped up on the cpu compatibility list now. People should check with their boards download/cpu support pages though before going out and buying one.
 
Looks like Asus is starting a promo today for up to £35 cashback when purchasing a Devil's Canyon CPU + Z97 Asus motherboard: https://asuspromotions.com/pages/promotion

Can OcUK confirm if they're participating in this promo? The terms and conditions don't actually list participating retailers.

Also, it looks like one of the conditions is that purchases need to be made within the qualifying period, i.e starting today. I'm guessing this means that if someone has already pre-ordered, they might need to cancel (and therefore give up their place in the queue) to place a fresh order.

The links are also a bit confusing, the Asus page says up to £35, but the claim site says £45 on the front page...but then claim form says 45 Euros... very confusing!
 
Omar said:
Looks like Asus is starting a promo today for up to £35 cashback when purchasing a Devil's Canyon CPU + Z97 Asus motherboard: https://asuspromotions.com/pages/promotion

Can OcUK confirm if they're participating in this promo? The terms and conditions don't actually list participating retailers.

Also, it looks like one of the conditions is that purchases need to be made within the qualifying period, i.e starting today. I'm guessing this means that if someone has already pre-ordered, they might need to cancel (and therefore give up their place in the queue) to place a fresh order.

The links are also a bit confusing, the Asus page says up to £35, but the claim site says £45 on the front page...but then claim form says 45 Euros... very confusing!
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Holy heck that's awesome, I hope it rolls long enough to include their Maximus Formula Z97 board when it gets released.

Hang on, it's for NON-Devil's Canyon CPUs only. See the "Qualifying Products" page.
 
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Omar said:
Looks like Asus is starting a promo today for up to £35 cashback when purchasing a Devil's Canyon CPU + Z97 Asus motherboard: https://asuspromotions.com/pages/promotion

Can OcUK confirm if they're participating in this promo? The terms and conditions don't actually list participating retailers.

Also, it looks like one of the conditions is that purchases need to be made within the qualifying period, i.e starting today. I'm guessing this means that if someone has already pre-ordered, they might need to cancel (and therefore give up their place in the queue) to place a fresh order.

The links are also a bit confusing, the Asus page says up to £35, but the claim site says £45 on the front page...but then claim form says 45 Euros... very confusing!
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I think you claim the cashback through that website, so it doesn't matter whether OcUK are participating.When I click on the 'claim form' there doesn't seem to be any way to progress, no clickable icons or anything...

If this is legit it would certainly seal the deal for me getting an Asus mobo.

Edit|: Didn't see the qualifying products :(
 
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Canary Wundaboy said:
Holy heck that's awesome, I hope it rolls long enough to include their Maximus Formula Z97 board when it gets released.

Hang on, it's for NON-Devil's Canyon CPUs only. See the "Qualifying Products" page.
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I tried to hang on for maximus v formula. z97 but couldn't wait anymore. So bought Asus z97 VII Hero instead.
 
Ah, you're right, at the moment they're displaying only current i5 and i7 chips under qualifying products. The site that linked to the promo (competitor so won't mention it here), did say it would be for Devil's Canyon too.

I might give it a few days for them to sort out the claim site details before deciding whether to cancel my CPU-only pre-order if necessary to add the motherboard into the order.
 
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