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[Novem99]

Sorry to say Ivan Drago but I have to agree with the others. The benefits of overclocking are in no relation to the downsides (if you don't give a s*** on warranty then, well, it's your very exclusive opinion). And to say that 3.5 is low...well...LOL.

 

If you're gonna do the whole overclocking thing for ridiculously 10fps then go ahead but please don't animate other users to such redundant things that at least require some degree of hardware knowledge.

Edited June 1, 2014 by Novem99

[Rockmassif]

 

 

 

3.5 is low.

OC it to 4.6.

You can easily get that value with some $30 air cooler.

And 760 is not that great but still decent.

 

You can easily run Skyrim on Ultra, and possible install some demanding mods, but not that much.

You should seriously consider overcloking your CPU tho, your MB is good enough too. It might get you around 10 FPS in Skyrim.

Wrong.

 

You don't need to overclock a CPU that is already handling Skyrim with ease. My advice is to not overclock it, save your warranty, and when you need to increase CPU performance, chances are a badass new CPU is on the market for affordable prices.

 

You didn't explain what's wrong about it tho?

It just looks like your opinion, which is actually wrong.

 

There is no downside in overclocking a CPU. Doing it so only reduces its lifespan(and this only applies if you go to very high voltages, which you shouldn't in the first place). So If you're not planning to use the same CPU for 6-7 years(you shouldn't be using it that long anyways) there is literally no reason not to overclock it. And seriously? What's the point of getting K version if you're not gonna overclock? What's the point of spending extra money on Z87 board if you're not gonna overclock? He could have just bought regular version and a H87 MB and save money. Maybe spend it on a better GPU.

 

And if I(or any of us in that matter) wanted to just "handle" Skyrim, I could have even played this game with 5 year old build. But gladyl, I don't wanna just "handle".

And just like I said, it might get him around 10 FPS in Skyrim, depending on where he is.

 

And seriously no one gives a s*** about warranty, he just needs a better air cooler that's all, and as long as the CPU doesn't pass the 80C limit you're never gonna damage your CPU.

 

 

Actually there are more things then just voltage that can reduce CPU life. Heat is a big factor for how long a CPU lasts even when not overclocked.

A lot of people don't keep their computers dust free thus creating a problem.

 

Why get a K version if you don't overclock it on day one? If the person building the computer is even considering to overclock the at all buy the K version. If overclocking is not going to be considered at all then no the K version is not needed. What if someone does not want to overclock, but the chosen CPU only has a K version?

 

A lot of the motherboard that use overclock-ability as a selling point will also work better at non-overclock speeds because other areas of the board are higher quality.

 

I care about the warranty. I guess that makes me nobody. A CPU does not need to be overheating to be damaged by heat, but no it will not receive the damage as fast. The temperature each CPU model can handle is different, and it is different for each individual CPU. My CPU model has a max temp of 66.8C

Warranty is nice when a part fails and the warranty covers it.

 

A good example.

I used to have a 500GB Seagate IDE HDD from back when they still had a 5 year warranty, it died about 4-1/2 years into the warranty. When I sent it in for repair Seagate had stopped making IDE drives. I got a 1TB drive back in place of a 500GB IDE HDD. It was more then worth spending about $10USD for shipping.

 

 

Heat is a big factor? Heat is not a factor, heat comes with high voltage, It's the side effect of high voltage. So I guess we're back to what I said. Only over-voltage does damage the cpu.

 

Well that's wrong also, there is a regular version of 4770K which you can't overclock. Comes with locked multiplier. Big surprise, right?

 

Nope, that's not true also. There is literally no difference between Z87 and H87 motherboards except overclocking feature. And Z87 is more expensive. ( http://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Z87-H87-H81-Q87-Q85-B85-What-is-the-difference-473/ ) Do you see the difference? Almost nothing.

 

The temperature each CPU can handle is not really that different at stock speeds. It only starts to vary when you overclock and the difference is not that huge, so as long as you don't use anything higher than 1.3V, you will always be around 70C and maybe even lower, and that's not a huge number. Since you can get 80C with stock fan at stock speeds. It's actually colder than before if you just buy a 30USD air cooler. Probably Hyper Evo 212.

And seriously tho, I wouldn't care about a HDD unlike you. HDD is not important, the data in it is the actual important thing. So if they can't give me back my files and stuff, I wouldn't even bother sending it to Warranty after 4.5 years. But whatever, cheap stuff is always good.

 

As you can see, I'm always giving you numbers and talking based on facts that you can easily search on google, take a closer look at some benchmarks and stuff. I'm not just giving you absurd examples like "you're never gonna need that extra 10 fps if you're already getting 120 fps" which is a highly unlikely situation, that you will ever get a 120 FPS with a heavily(it doesn't even have to be heavily modded) modded Skyrim(which is what we are trying to do here right? we're all here cuz we like modding Skyrim)...

 

Note that this is an old test.

( http://www.techspot.com/review/467-skyrim-performance/page7.html )

 

For the last 3-4 years Overclocking is not that big of a deal. Even some high-end motherboards can OC your CPU with a push of a button. You don't even have to do much. But as always the most ideal way to do it, is from BIOS, where you can actually control your voltage. And the voltage is the only problem you will ever get while Overclocking.

Edited June 2, 2014 by Rockmassif