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Upgrade itch!

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At the moment i have an i7 3770K @ 4.0, and an MSI Mpower Z77 board, but can't fight the itch to upgrade, my chip isn't very good at overclocking and i also want to change the color scheme, i want black and white, not yellow :p

My CPU is De-lidded, also want to futurerproof it a bit more.

what socket is the only real step forward?

I'll also be doing a full custom watercooling loop, and would rather get new hardware than W/C what i have!
 
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setter said:
When you say your current chip isnt a good clocker, whats the most youve had it running stable at and what sort of voltage?
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Well when i bought the mobo it had a OC profile which was 4.4 with 1.4V, maybe it's just me and i can't overclock lol :p

Tried loads but then just left it at 4.4 as it felt like a good spot on the chip.
 
setter said:
1.4v is a bit on the high side, did you ever try lowering the voltage a bit? Ill be honest, my own wasnt a great chip either. 1.34v @4.5ghz and still not fully stable.
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I managed to get down to 1.32 for 4.2, anything higher than 4.2 crashed the system :(
 
What i'm gonna do is W/C my system i have now, then in a few months when new hardware starts appearing, sell as one unit and go all out again like i did with this :p
 
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