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OC the hell out of the old chip and see how far it goes then switch in the new one of its sable

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So, my Asus Z77 Sabertooth bundle arrived today with an i7 3770K and 16GB Corsair Vengeance RAM (Cost me £200 for all of it)

 

Other than testing the motherboard, there's little I can do, as swapping out my motherboard for this one wouldn't really make any sense seeing as I'll be changing my current case as part of the upgrade. Should I swap out my processor and see what kind of over-clock I can get on this one? 

CPU: 5930K @ 4.5GHz | GPU: Zotac GTX 980Ti AMP! Extreme edition @ 1503MHz/7400MHz | RAM: 16GB Corsair Dom Plat @ 2667MHz CAS 13 | Motherboard: Asus X99 Sabertooth | Boot Drive: 400GB Intel 750 Series NVMe SSD | PSU: Corsair HX1000i | Monitor: Dell U2713HM 1440p monitor

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OC the hell out of the old chip and see how far it goes then switch in the new one of its sable

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CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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OC the hell out of the old chip and see how far it goes then switch in the new one of its sable

the OC in my sig IS as far as it goes. and I run it that way on the daily ;) Livin' life on the edge! I'll just see what this new one can do from stock and work my way up.

CPU: 5930K @ 4.5GHz | GPU: Zotac GTX 980Ti AMP! Extreme edition @ 1503MHz/7400MHz | RAM: 16GB Corsair Dom Plat @ 2667MHz CAS 13 | Motherboard: Asus X99 Sabertooth | Boot Drive: 400GB Intel 750 Series NVMe SSD | PSU: Corsair HX1000i | Monitor: Dell U2713HM 1440p monitor

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the OC in my sig IS as far as it goes. and I run it that way on the daily ;) Livin' life on the edge! I'll just see what this new one can do from stock and work my way up.

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CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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Got the new i7 in. Time to OC!

CPU: 5930K @ 4.5GHz | GPU: Zotac GTX 980Ti AMP! Extreme edition @ 1503MHz/7400MHz | RAM: 16GB Corsair Dom Plat @ 2667MHz CAS 13 | Motherboard: Asus X99 Sabertooth | Boot Drive: 400GB Intel 750 Series NVMe SSD | PSU: Corsair HX1000i | Monitor: Dell U2713HM 1440p monitor

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When taking my old i7 out I realized I'd mounted the H100i pretty badly in terms of thermal paste distribution. It was covering about 1/2 the IHS! This i7 either has much better temperatures, or I mounted it much more successfully this time around. 

CPU: 5930K @ 4.5GHz | GPU: Zotac GTX 980Ti AMP! Extreme edition @ 1503MHz/7400MHz | RAM: 16GB Corsair Dom Plat @ 2667MHz CAS 13 | Motherboard: Asus X99 Sabertooth | Boot Drive: 400GB Intel 750 Series NVMe SSD | PSU: Corsair HX1000i | Monitor: Dell U2713HM 1440p monitor

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I still dont get this topic.... either you answer to your self an obvious question or there is a question somewere hidden and I cant find it... :P or you just wanted to inform us that you got new gear for a rediculous price? (if thats true >:Ρ)

The reason I asked whether I should OC the second 3770K is because it's never been over-clocked, and sometimes that tends to bring the value of the processor down (if I were to sell this one). 

 

EDIT: Yes, it is true. and I feel mostly happy, but slightly guilty about it. :P

CPU: 5930K @ 4.5GHz | GPU: Zotac GTX 980Ti AMP! Extreme edition @ 1503MHz/7400MHz | RAM: 16GB Corsair Dom Plat @ 2667MHz CAS 13 | Motherboard: Asus X99 Sabertooth | Boot Drive: 400GB Intel 750 Series NVMe SSD | PSU: Corsair HX1000i | Monitor: Dell U2713HM 1440p monitor

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