DejaWiz
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Lets keep in mind that with the exception of Skylake and Kaby Lake, we've seen around a 100MHz-200MHz clock speed ceiling loss while overclocking K series parts compared to the previous generation. Kaby Lake-X is the only one that really gets us back to the 5.0GHz mark where Sandy Bridge was on the high side. I don't think I've ever seen a Sandy Bridge chip that couldn't do 4.8GHz and I saw plenty that did 5.0GHz or better. I'm now seeing that with Kaby Lake-X, but not even standard Kaby Lake could achieve that reliably for me. Now that Kaby Lake-X hits 5.0GHz, no one hardly gives a shit about it because it's still a fucking quad core and its on a platform it has no business using in its current form.
Yep...in regards to OC potential, I kick myself for skipping the i7-2600K/2700K, because the OC headroom since SB has been, well, rather pathetic and boring. Hindsight and all...
Agree 100% about Kaby Lake-X and its current platform. Nothing, from either Intel or AMD, has impressed me enough to move me off my Ivy Bridge. I keep my fingers crossed with each and every new gen getting released, but it's a parade of fucking letdowns.