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Hey, I'm currently planning my build for a workstation to edit videos and photos, mainly on adobe creative cloud. I thought the 6800k was a good option, but is it worth its cost in comparison to the 7700k?

I just built a brand new computer (everything but the 3TB drive is brand new) with the following. Gigabyte GA-Z270-UD3. Be Quiet! Shadow Rock LP Core I7 7700k Corsair Vengeance LPX 1x8GB 2400 EVGA GTX 1080 SC WD Black 256GB NVMe SSD Seagate 3TB 7200RPM Windows 10 Pro, Creators Update EVGA 650 BQ 650Watt I am getting TERRIBLE stuttering in every game, including Ghost Recon Wildlands, Halo 5 Forge, America's Army Proving Grounds, CSGO, etc, literally every game. It's so bad it's unplayable, even though the frame rate shows over 100fps, in general. I am on all newest drivers, newest motherboard firmware. Just not sure what to do Anyone have any ideas?

So im currently testing my new system, 7700K on a Maximus IX Formula Im able to get 5Ghz with 1.328 VCORE @ 90 Degrees Im using the hyper 212 Evo Cpu cooler and im slapping on a waterblock at a later date Im not gonna try to push it further on air, im thinking this is pretty good, but the temps at that voltage invites thoughts of de-lidding, what are your thoughts?

I was wondering what are reasonable voltages for the Vcore for a 7700k? My motherboard had it set to 1.16V when first booting up, which seems pretty low to me. The setting for Vcore was on auto, but I bumped it up to 1.25V using manual mode, because I was wondering if this low voltage could be the cause for the instabilities I'm having lately. The motherboard is an Asus ROG Strix Z270F Gaming

Hi guys, I want to overclock my I7 7700K, and would like to water cool it. Do you guys have any suggestions for Water coolers? Other PC specs: GTX 1080Ti 16GB DDR4 Z270H Thanks in advance, Luke PS It's an enthousiast build, so price shouldnt really matter

Hi! At the beginning of the year I did my first build which was pretty budget. Didn't want to spend too much at the time but after putting it together I got engaged to PC builds and now here I am. I've started a couple of topics in here asking you for suggestions or advice. I thought for a while to do a Ryzen build but the lack of local support for Ryzen in my country made me go with Intel (there are nowhere to be found other than importing them from USA). At last, I've come to this build which I'll be finishing within the next couple of weeks. Just wanted to see if there's anything I'm missing, any part I should be swapping or something like that. Thanks in advance for your time! Btw, I already have the drives so I didn't add them to the list. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.75 @ OutletPC) CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($104.98 @ NCIX US) Motherboard: Asus - MAXIMUS IX HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($214.99 @ Amazon) Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($154.89 @ OutletPC) Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Founders Edition Video Card ($687.99 @ SuperBiiz) Case: Corsair - Crystal 460X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case ($129.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: EVGA - 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.49 @ OutletPC) Case Fan: Corsair - SP120 RGB High Performance 52.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($19.69 @ OutletPC) Total: $1721.77 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-29 00:02 EDT-0400

I'm starting my first build tomorrow, and was wondering what a suitable overclock would be for a 7700K. I'm going to be running it on an ASUS ROG Z270-E motherboard with a Hyper 212 EVO as a cooling solution. I asked my friend if the 212 could handle a 5GHz overclock and he said it can't. However, seeing that neither of us has built a system or overclocked one before, I didn't know whether if that claim could hold any water. So, here I am lol. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated, and would help ensure that my first build goes smoothly. Thank you all!

As the title states I'm wondering about whether my current fan setup is as good as it can get. Case is a Fractal Design Define S - Windowed Fan setup is as follows: Front intake: Corsair H115i 280mm radiator in push/pull config with 4x Corsair ML140 fans. Bottom intake: 120mm corsair casefan Back exhaust: 140mm Fractal Dynamic GP-14 Top exhaust: 140mm Fractal Dynamic GP-14 Any input on this?

Hi all... so i am getting a pcin a week or so, the issue i have is i can get a i7 7700 with a navida gtx 1080 8gp pascel or i7 770k with a navida gtx 1070, i will play most uptodate games and will be useing it for light rendering and codeing work nothink to heavy ? what would you pick out of the 2 ?

So I did a Fire Strike Extreme benchmark and am embarrassed to say that I only scored 9130 with an i7 7700K @ 4,50GHz and a strix 1080 a8g, the majority of the community on similar hardware scored around 11K, did I get unlucky in the silicone lottery or is this some is this some issue? I am on windows 7 64 bit though I don't know if this has any effect on performance in that matter. I noticed my combined score was particularly bad (Only scored 4336).

Ive been working cutting lawns and have enough to buy a 7700K and have a bit left over. Should I continue working until I raise the £750e needed to buy one of the new LGA2066 Core i9 Extreme processors. Im not working within a set budget but would like to keep it within £4000 I have set aside £1600 for 2 EVGA GeForce GTX 1080Ti FTW3 cards. I am building a system primarily for video editing and gaming in a Corsair Carbide Series 400C ATX case and using a RM1000x power supply (both of which I have already bought). It seems to be a little strange to see a 13 year-old beginner jumping in with a high-power, high-cost system after using a low spec late 2012 mac for almost 5 years but I am fed up of not being able to play games at 1080p on settings higher than lowest stably. On less demanding games I can usually squeeze 20-30fps out of my 512mb GeForce GT 640M at 1080p. I would also like to be able to access more VR games as the PlayStationVR game library is very limited and is lacking many adventure games but I am really enjoying playing Star Trek Bridge Crew that I pre-ordered months ago that came jut the other day. I am willing to work for the money like I have been for the past three months. I AM ONLY GOING FOR INTEL/NVIDIA since I believe they are the best for Multi-Threadded performance although AMD's new X399 'Threadripper' CPU seems pretty promising. I just thought to ask for advice.

I am interested in running my i7-7700K at very low voltage until I am able to perform a delid. Anyone have experience with underclocking and undervolting Kaby Lake CPUs? I am able to have a ROCK SOLID 4GHz @ 1.0V Manual & 1.0V Standby. What kind of clocks can you get with 1.0V? What is the lowest stable voltage you can get at stock frequency? This is with no AVX offset. I have achieved this while overclocking the integrated graphics (HD630) to a ratio of 28 with an offset of +.4V. This allows me to get 1400MHz on the integrated graphics. At 100%, the IGPU reaches max of 75C.

Hi everyone, i'm searching the best polyvalent mobo under 200 buck (i'm in EU so price are really really not the sames... ) for overclocking stable my 7700k at 5ghz, i search something "futuproof" (You understood me! Do not criticize me pleaseee, i know it"s not a good word for Hardware world ... ) I have it concludes that the asrock was made for me for its price, but I would like to be sure and to have your notices and proposals Thks y'all guys

After 6 years, i have finally decided to upgrade my system. Disclaimer: Not really much of a fan of RGB. Here is the link to my first build including the updates i had made with it. Phoenix v1: http://www.overclock.net/t/1183248/build-log-the-phoenix-first-complete-build#post_15923654And here are the specs for the new build. Case: (White) NZXT Phantom Enthusiast Full Tower Case (Re-used, this case rocks, no need to upgrade!)Mobo: ASUS ROG STRIX Z270H GamingCPU: Intel Core i7 7700k 4.0~4.2GHz OCed to 4.6GHzCPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 Liquid Cooler (Push/Pull Config)RAM: GSkill Ripjaws V 32GB 4x8GB DDR4 3200PSU: Antec True Power 750w 80+ Bronze (Re-used, theres no point in upgrading this either. lol)VCard: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4G 256Bit Then here are the other stuff that i have paired with this rig. Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum Gaming MouseMouse Pad: Razer Goliathus Control Edition (Extended)Keyboard: Ducky Zero Mechanical Keyboard (Cherry MX Brown Switch)Monitor: AOC 21.5" LCD LED Monitor 2xSpeakers: Logitech Z523 2.1 Speakers.Hard Disk: Samsung 850 Evo 250GB SSD (System), Seagate Barracuda 1TB (Storage), Seagate Barracuda 2TB (Storage) and Western Digital 2TB Green (Storage) PC Part Picker Link: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gwT8qk

Hi everybody, someone can advise me a Z270 mobo which have all the new technologies of 2017 for my 7700k ? OC is not a big priority but i will certainly oc one day. I want something durable, Something that I be going to be able to keep during minimum 5 years. Thks dudes I was thinking at MSI gaming M5, asrock extreme 4, or Z270E / Z270F I'm in Europe, so prices are not the same Asrock have AC wifi, and 8 6Gbts ports and a lot of USB 3.1 ports, MSI don't have wifi , but one U.2 . Both have only 3 Pci e Asus Z270E have wifi AC and 4 pci e, Z270f same, without one USB 3.1 interanl header and without Wifi

Hey Guys! Finished my first gaming rig. Permalink: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/b/3PV6Mp Please leave a comment and an arrow if you like it

I recently bought one 7700k which was in reduction ( a great price) but maintaining I reports me that I do not risk to be able to change to change of pc, in at least, 5-6 years. What brings me has to ask me this question: should I resell it 7700k and buy a ryzen 7 1700, knowing that I make mainly of the gaming and the coding, and I go can be in the future to use heavy software adobe ). Thank you

Hi, I am contemplating delidding my 7700K for possibly better thermals and therefore a quieter system. My only worry is I have read on some forums that because there is no longer any silicone between the IHS and the CPU the IHS sits lower and sometimes does not make proper contact with the CPU cooler. Is there any truth to this? I am currently running an NZXT Kraken X62 AIO Thanks in advance for the help

I know, probably a lot of people asked this, but which overclocking settings do you use for an i7-7700k ? And what experience do you have with it ? Thanks a lot in advance.

My current gaming rig is running on; 4790k overclocked to 4.7 GHz 16 GB DDR3 RAM running on it's default XMP profile Asus Strix GTX 1080 My question is, would it even be worth it to upgrade to a newer processor like a 6700k or 7700k? I'm largely doing my gaming on a 4k display anymore, though I have been considering getting a GSync monitor at some point too. The way I'm looking at it, in order to upgrade I would have to upgrade my cpu, ram, and mobo, and for the money I'm not certain that the performance increase would be worth it. Thoughts?

I have just a few weeks ago bought an i7 7700k and so fare i have oc'ed it to 4.5 ghz on all cores 24/7 at 1.160 volt, after some days i have today lowered vcore to 1.140volt (from 1.150 to 1.140).I have tried google vcore at 4.5 ghz but im not shure what people have as lower limited to get an idea of what lowest vcore is.I found this review but im not shure where the limitied is http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-kaby-lake-core-i7-7700k-i7-7700-i5-7600k-i5-7600,4870-12.html What is the lower vcore limited for an i7 7700k at 4.5ghz?

I have been experimenting around OC'ing my 7700k for a while, with not a lot of success. Currently, I have it running at simply 4.5GHz @ 1.19V - I like to keep my system kinda quiet, however would like to at least try to take it further. In the past, I have tried taking it up to 4.8, I get it at around 1.3V, however I am aware that this is bad, considering most seem to be able to get 5GHz @ 1.3V. Did I just get an unlucky chip? I though 4.5GHz @ 1.19V was pretty good... One other problem is the temperatures, I have a Corsair H80i, and at idle my CPU runs at about 35C. Currently, at 4.5GHz @ 1.19V, it reaches about 70C after 15 minutes on full load, is this good? I have a feeling I got a bad chip here, as when I go 5GHz @ 1.4V, I get a BSOD. So basically, I was wondering if there was anything I could do to squeeze a little more performance out of my CPU, while keeping temperatures below 80C under load, even if I did end up with a bad chip? MY SPECS: Intel Core i7-7700k Gigabyte GA-Z270 Ultra Gaming Motherboard 16GB (2x8GB) Corsair LPX RAM, OC'd to 3000MHz Corsair H80i AIO Liquid Cooler

Hey so I recently built a new PC (7700k, EVGA Z270 Classidied k, 16Gb@3200mhz ect.) and i have been trying to find my max OC. Every time i try to stress test with aida64 it changes my multiplier from 49 to 46 as soon as i start the test. Its not thermal throttling at all, its not even given a chance to. it changes the multiplier as soon as i start the test. any suggestions to make it stop?

***UPDATE!*** THIS MAY NOT BE SAFE! After some research I found a few threads on the Intel and Overclockers.net forums where there is discussion on whether the temp drops are real or not. According to some, by dropping the VCCPLL OC voltage skews the temperature readouts. So it could be that it's the thermal probes that are giving lower than actual reads. Others have indicated that the temps are real but as of this moment there's no straight answer on this. I've gone back to my previous settings till there's confirmation of what's going on. Link to Intel forum thread: https://communities.intel.com/thread/112262 Overclockers.net thread: http://www.overclock.net/t/1621111/i7-7700k-temps-vs-ram-speed-on-z270-mainboard If anyone has any input (or straight answer) it would be greatly appreciated. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Original post: I'm sure there are tons of you in this forum that already know this, but I just found out about it and it blew my mind! As you all know, the 7700k is a toasty chip. In order to get a stable OC at 4.8GHZ (with no AVX offset), I had to push the Vcore to 1.3V. With these settings my max temp would hit 90c in Realbench (23c ambient temp). It made me uncomfortable. I found a setting called VCCPLL OC in my Z270 Gigabyte board, the default was 1.25V. I dropped it to 1.15V and stress tested again with Realbench (again 23c ambient). Temps maxed out at 80c! That's a 10c difference! What the hell?! I stressed tested with Realbench for two hours and another two hours of Prime 95 (26.6). Stable. So now I can push it to 2.9GHZ (AVX offset of 1) with 1.31V and it maxes out at 85c, go figure! When I get home tonight, I'll try dropping the voltage some more and see if it remains stable.

Bit of a long read, apologize for that. I've got a 7700k, mobo is a Gigabyte z270x gaming 5. Delidded the chip and threw it under a custom loop, am able to get 5.1GHz on the cores, 4.6 on cache at a fixed 1.415v, with LLC set to high(gigabyte only seems to have 4 values, auto, standard, high, and turbo). It's stable there, no issues in prime95 or realbench, nor in any standard usage scenarios I've come across. I've seen a max peak voltage of 1.440, but that's quite rare, it mostly sticks close to 1.415, fluctuating up to 1.428 at times. I've gone ahead and enabled all the c-states and speed step, so the chip clocks down at idle. Voltage obviously doesn't though, and I'd prefer to not pump 1.415v through it all the time, even when at idle. Unfortunately, it seems like Gigabyte doesn't have a standard adaptive voltage mode, board really doesn't seem that great for overclocking. Apart from the very high auto voltage it applied on initial bios versions, which has been fixed to a degree, there is pretty massive vdroop, and a pretty limited set of overclocking features. All it has is an auto mode and an offset mode. Auto is not stable, even when turning LLC up to turbo. On offset, with an positive offset of .040v and LLC set to high, am able to get it stable under the conditions outlined previously, it only hits 1.4-1.42 max under something intensive like prime95 or realbench, and it drops the voltage at idle. The issue I have is, there are large voltage spikes at what I am assuming are load changes. Have nothing extremely accurate to measure with, nothing directly hooked up to the board, just using things like open hardware info, hardware monitor, etc. I'm seeing, in just normal usage, peaks of 1.440-1.45. After something more intensive, like a game, see peaks recorded at up to 1.47, 1.48. The highest I've seen recorded is 1.492v. Since the values between two monitoring software are more or less similar, I'm assuming it actually is spiking that high. No real way to know how long it's up there, and peak temps are fine, in the low 70s at their highest under usage cases like a game, usually in the 60s, so it can't be for long. Obviously though, it's less then ideal. Again, highest I've seen is 1.492, but no real way to know if it isn't higher, or if it wont go higher at any point in time, even if it's just for a second. Understand that the max rated voltage is 1.52v, but these spikes are pushing too close to comfort for me. Not sure there's anything to be done to reduce the voltage other then drop clock speeds, or reduce voltage and have it be potentially unstable in certain scenarios. Seeing similar spikes using a lower offset, but bumping LLC up to turbo. Basically, what I'm wondering is, in terms of lifespan/longevity of the chip, what would be better? Run it at 1.415 at all times, even at idle, or let it down-volt when it can, but have it spike up to around 1.5v or possible even higher, though for most likely very short amounts of time? If the spikes could be avoided, for sure the lower voltages would be preferable, but it's my understanding that a spike/continuous spikes up to/past 1.5v have much more potential to kill the chip through a particularly bad jump, or at least cause faster degradation. Not looking to keep this thing running for 10 years or anything, but would rather not have it start to go "bad", meaning significantly higher voltages needed, 2 years down the line, or possible sooner.