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Purchased the i7-4790 (Non-K) - the cheapest one. Instantly overclocked it to ~4.2 GHz! Max Prime95 temps (small FFTs) - 65C! I am happy with the purchase! The pic:

Hi all! I decided to upgrade to Haswell/Z97 platform. I just sold my 3770K/Z77 - feel myself obsolete and too old-fashioned + disliked USB 3.0 performance and lack of SATA3 ports of Z77 chipset. Also, I have a great 32 GB DDR3 kit which I'd like to keep - and do not hop to DDR4 for a few...

Nope. Minimum is 39% (1400rpm), max speed is about 3600rpm. And most likely the fan is PWM - it connected via mini 4-pin cable. The actual fan model is Everflow T129215SU.

KGB tells me that my video card is not supported :(

I have the same problem here with my ASUS GTX 760 Mini. The minimum fan speed by default is 39% which is about 1400rpm. At idle it is way too loud compared to the rest of my system (Noctua fans, SeaSonic Platinum PSU) I've tried all the stuff found on the web. Flashed many times with modified...

My SteamBox (with no ASUS GTX760 Mini)

I'm using Focusrite Scarlett 18i8, it has a perfect headphone preamp (two preamps for pair of headphones actually) I am an audio professional and an audio interface is a special thing to me... For sure, it's overkill for regular gamers, however Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 might be a good choice! Why...

Some new pics of my PC: :D

The CPU socket placement, ugrh... :mad:

In my opinion, ASUS released Z97 ITX low-end board to shift enthusiast attention to upcoming Z97 ROG Impact! Let's wait and see the upcoming Computex...

Prodigy with Noctua NH-U12S vs NH-U12P vs Dark Rock Advanced video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FT3Sg7VIlk :-)

Check out the CHK Checksum Utility: http://compressme.net/ :D

Okay, check out my pics! It's how Corsair H80 will bend plastic mount: Noctua NH-C14 with Thermalright TY-143: Noctua NH-C12P SE14 with Thermalright TY-143 + ASUS GTX670 OC DirectCU II: And a new Prodigy (re)build:

Well, Noctua NH-C14 will fit, but will block PCIe slot, NH-C12P will fit with low profile memory sticks only, etc. (P8Z77-I) Corsair H60/H80 is okay, but, H80 will bend that plastic top fan mount, after some period if time. Take into account that GPU will block left side completely, front side...

I've used SG07 AND SG08 for quite a long time, but recently switched to Prodigy. The main difference in cooling abilities. If you plan to install a high end video card and play games, never get SG08! With SG08 you will have a hard times to install a proper CPU cooler to fit, a proper video card...

The "Diablo" build: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 4.7GHz (Prime95 -> 81C) Corsair H60 + CoolerMaster XtraFlo Red LED PWM fan (2200rpm) Asus GTX670 DirectCU II OC Asus P8Z77-I DELUXE G.Skill RipjawsX 2x8GB 1600MHz (1800MHz O.C. with same timings and voltage) Corsair Force GT 240GB SSD Corsair TX650 V2...

Installed ASUS GTX670 DirectCuII OC! Very impressed with this thing! And the new 3DMark11 result is P10055 or higher! Unfortunately, the GPU completely blocked one side of the motherboard, the most free for air side, and temperatures got greatly raised - so I was forced to clock the CPU down to...

Recently purchased G.Skill Ripjaws 9-9-9-24 1600 MHz 1.5v - two 8 GB sticks. Surprisingly to me, I have managed to easily OC that kit to 1800+ MHz keeping timings and voltage just the same! Previously I had Corsait Dominator Platinum 9-10-9-27 1866 MHz 1.5v (replaced it due to a new CPU heatsink...

Previously, I was unable to reach 4.9GHz, 4.6-4.7GHz was the max freq. So, the temps at 4.6GHz (HT is on) NH-C14 -> 30-32C Idle, 96C Prime95 NH-C12P -> 30-32C Idle, 83C Prime95 25C Ambient Same thermal compound (ArcticSilver5), same great PWM fan - Thermalright TY-143. NH-C14 was 100%...

Replaced the NH-C14 to NH-C12P SE14 (the fan stayed the same - Thermalright TY-143). Very strange, but temps are dropped by at least 12C! I'm 100% sure previous NH-C14 was installed 100% correctly! Now I reached 4.9 GHz with my 3770K! Yeah, temps with Prime95 are high - ~94C, but I don't care!

Corsair Dominator Platinum (1866 MHz, 2 x 8 GB)

It's PWM controlled, and at 600-800 rpm this fan is inaudible. But when you need the power you can run at its full speed! ;)

Yes it does! Anyway, overclocked 3770K iGPU is stronger than low end discrete GPU like Radeon HD 6570! My 3DMark Vantage score is close to P6000!

Upgraded myself to Intel Core i7-3770K! Replaced noisy Corsair H80 with Noctua NH-C14 + Thermalright TY-143 (600-2500rpm, 140mm PWM fan). Now my PC is silent! Quick overclock result with this air cooler is 4.7-4.8 GHz prime95 stable! The performance is somewhat smaller compared to my 2700K @...

Recently, I installed this tray. Check it out:

My fan comparison: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOByLEBHSDs GentleTyphoon is still the best fan of all time! Be careful, YouTube staff tried to hide this video from public making it private!!! - to not harm the Corsair sales... CENSORSHIP!

Will Gainward Phantom GTX 680 fit into SG08? Phantom cards have oversized heatsinks that may not fit :rolleyes:

I tested 2600K on H67 and Z77/H77. With new chipsets Intel did something with iGPU utilization - same processor on new chipsets provides a higher 3DMark scores and higher iGPU overclock... :eek:

BTW, new chipset strikes. I've tested same CPU with Z68,H67 and Z77,H77. With new chipsets I've managed a higher stable IGP overclock and even with slow 1,333 MHz memory achieved results way much better than with Z68 and 2,133 MHz memory. :eek:

Got this one to update my HTPC... No, it cannot OC CPU, not even Turbo... I faced some serious RAM issues. I tried a few RAM sticks and this board wont run with memory higher than 1,333 MHz - tested Corsair Vengeance 1,600 MHz, Corsair Dominator GT 1866 MHz At boot it says...

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My PC sits in living room - the smaller the better, especially if the performance is not really compromized. Current performance results is a living proof of words above. So, actually it's all-in-one box - for movies, music, gaming (NES, NEOGEO, classic games) and programming. I think ITX is the...

For a long time I was with Gainward GTX570 GoldenSample, and later with Sapphire Radeon HD6970. Both cards were like toasters, even with no gaming at all. Extra noise, extra heat - I even removed chassis' top cover for better ventilation. Yes, these cards, especially Radeon, produce lots of heat...

Now I see clearly no reason to get 3770K. Checking out some low-end discrete graphics cards - and I'm really curious about upcoming GTX660. Radeon HD 7750 looks great as well. So anyways, check out some pictures of my rig, and see why I so concerned about to leave PCI slot empty. In...

Looks like CPU in review was not overclocked. My is heavily overclocked, but should 3770K have notable higher IGP performance compared to my 2700K? If we can overclock 2600K/2700K IGP and get performance on par with 3770K...

Thanks a lot! The thing that confuse me - in first review, guys are saying that 3770K's 3D Mark Vantage score is 3242. That is notable lower compared to my current results. WTF?

The reason not to use descrete GPU is to save some space. I use SUGO SG08 - ITX case, and with no GPU I have better cooling. Notable better. And since I need no major GPU power, IGP looks quite adequate.

Hi all! I have a small rig with 2700K (H80 with thick Panaflo fan, P8Z77-I MoBo and 2133 G.Skill Ares RAM). I realized that I'm not a gamer, so I sold out my GTX570 and Radeon HD 6970. I'm using my PC mostly for programming with some heavy CPU tasks like brute-force optimizations and as an...

2012.06.13 New BIOS is out! P8Z77-I DELUXE BIOS 0504 1.Improve Improve system stability. 2.Enhance compatibility with some USB devices. 3.Support new CPUs. Please refer to our website at: http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx?SLanguage=en-us :D

Some benchmarks and new pics: 3DMark Vantage - P3856 [!] http://3dmark.com/3dmv/4131073 3DMark06 - 7845 http://3dmark.com/3dm06/16714444 Super PI 1M - 7.098 sec :D :p