Bosco Posted June 20, 2014 Posted June 20, 2014 Tonight Frank takes a look at the new Intel Fourth Generation Core i7 4790K CPU. Read his review here: http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/intel_core_i7_4790k/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black64 Posted June 20, 2014 Posted June 20, 2014 Not a bad price, however I don't feel the need to upgrade yet. We need more hardware demanding games! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClayMeow Posted June 20, 2014 Posted June 20, 2014 Honestly, there is no reason for anyone who currently owns an i7 (any i7) to upgrade their CPU until/unless 1) it fries/breaks, or 2) devs actually start fully utilizing CPUs in apps/games. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikeSoprano Posted June 20, 2014 Posted June 20, 2014 I agree with Clay, unless your making a living doing video work there is no reason to upgrade any I7, hardware has finally surpassed software, about time . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted June 21, 2014 Posted June 21, 2014 I agree with Clay, unless your making a living doing video work there is no reason to upgrade any I7, hardware has finally surpassed software, about time . Hardware has always been ahead of software. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccokeman Posted June 21, 2014 Posted June 21, 2014 Honestly, there is no reason for anyone who currently owns an i7 (any i7) to upgrade their CPU until/unless 1) it fries/breaks, or 2) devs actually start fully utilizing CPUs in apps/games. As an upgrade no but if building a new system there is no reason to buy a 4770K when the 4790K does everything that the 4770K does and more with the benefit of running cooler. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
l1il Posted June 21, 2014 Posted June 21, 2014 Nice review Frank! I like you guys using synthetic benchmarks as well as real life ones. The dhrystone and whetstone ones show raw processing power. Whether software takes advantage of it, is another thing. I like how objective your review was, noticing the fact that a slightly faster 4770k (OC, for sure) stays faster than a 4790K took me somewhat by surprise. I was sure that Intel did more than apply better TIM. It looks like the newer Haswell architecture has a steep overclocking wall, where 4.6 GHz runs stable with a bit of voltage boost, but 4.8 seems unstable or it is a furnance. I would have liked to know a bit more on temperatures, you reported 5 to 7 degrees cooler than 4770K, but I tend to be a result hog. Thanks for the info! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccokeman Posted June 21, 2014 Posted June 21, 2014 Nice review Frank! I like you guys using synthetic benchmarks as well as real life ones. The dhrystone and whetstone ones show raw processing power. Whether software takes advantage of it, is another thing. I like how objective your review was, noticing the fact that a slightly faster 4770k (OC, for sure) stays faster than a 4790K took me somewhat by surprise. I was sure that Intel did more than apply better TIM. The 4770K i use for reviews just overclocks better than the 4790 I have. Typical with the architecture it seems. The 4790K I have will post higher with more juice but I just cannot keep it cool enough even on water to run the benchmarks, nevermind being stable. It looks like the newer Haswell architecture has a steep overclocking wall, where 4.6 GHz runs stable with a bit of voltage boost, but 4.8 seems unstable or it is a furnance. 4.8 would be both of those, unstable AND a furnace I would have liked to know a bit more on temperatures, you reported 5 to 7 degrees cooler than 4770K, but I tend to be a result hog. I, did not log it but used the 4 core averages from real temp but will look to add that. Thanks for the info! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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