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On the box if retail (not sure about oem) and if i remember correctly on the chip also.
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***Intel i7 4790K Owners thread***
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On the box if retail (not sure about oem) and if i remember correctly on the chip also.
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The batch number is like this:
L424B317
L421C044
L410C691
As examples.
L424B317
L421C044
L410C691
As examples.
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I've had 2 L424B and both were well above average both did 4.8-4.9 with under 1.4v if I remember right one did 4.9 @ 1.3v.
This is on water, please let us know how you do.
Oh that's great news then
Yeah mate it's definitely 1.024v, checked it in the BIOS.
I just thought IC Diamond 7 was just amazing stuff haha, it's unbelievably thick! I've never use thermal paste quite that thick before. Apparently the BIOS update helps a lot too as it changes something with regards to voltage etc on my motherboard which is a Maximus VII Ranger.
Either way I'm extremely pleased my friend
Waiting on my H100i to come and will be using it with a new 4790k, would you suggest that it would be best to use IC Diamond 7 or another paste other thatn the pre-applied TIM on the H100i?
Caporegime
Running mine at 4.7ghz at the mo, (1.3200 vcore) which im gonna see if i can get lower. Seems stable in games so far but does hit 74c on two cores sometimes.
could a bios update reduce temps?
using winavi aio convert', i was getting 80º-85º under full load.
after updating the bios, i get 69º-73º _ (30min of conversation, with previous bios id get 93º max)
p.s.
no OC.
only default settings.
i7-4790k
Z97-A
4x4GB Ripjaws X 1600mhz, F3-12800CL9-8GBXL
ASUS GTX 780Ti OC [DC2OC]
Corsair GS700
using winavi aio convert', i was getting 80º-85º under full load.
after updating the bios, i get 69º-73º _ (30min of conversation, with previous bios id get 93º max)
p.s.
no OC.
only default settings.
i7-4790k
Z97-A
4x4GB Ripjaws X 1600mhz, F3-12800CL9-8GBXL
ASUS GTX 780Ti OC [DC2OC]
Corsair GS700
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As above I believe the Corsairs pre-applied paste is already premium stuff. I only changed it because I had the H100i installed on a different CPU before.
I really have no idea why my 4790k is so much cooler than everyone elses though!
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As above I believe the Corsairs pre-applied paste is already premium stuff. I only changed it because I had the H100i installed on a different CPU before.
I really have no idea why my 4790k is so much cooler than everyone elses though!
Some do run a lot cooler than others,
I have 2 here one runs @ 50-60c OCCT 100% @ 4.6GHz
The other runs @ 65-70 for exactly the same.
Caporegime
The two I've had were incredibly hot, moreso than my previous 4770k.
You thought about delidding?
Caporegime
I've thought about it, but even at 74c max temps are still within spec, even 4.7 is way more than enough for my gaming needs.
That temp is fine. I only delidded mine to try and push for 4.8.
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How much more overclock did you get?
I was already at 4.7 on 1.29v but temps were well into the 80's with Realbench/Handbrake, after delid they touch 70c. I can't get 4.8 stable unless I exceed 1.35v which I'm not prepared to do. 4.8 benches with Cinebench/Realbench with 1.32v but BSOD's with Handbrake.
4.6 is stable with 1.200vc
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I was already at 4.7 on 1.29v but temps were well into the 80's with Realbench/Handbrake, after delid they touch 70c. I can't get 4.8 stable unless I exceed 1.35v which I'm not prepared to do. 4.8 benches with Cinebench/Realbench with 1.32v but BSOD's with Handbrake.
4.6 is stable with 1.200vc
So really not got a better overclock just better temps?
I have one of mine delided and found much the same huge temp reduction but overclock wise no better.