Does my motherboard support OCing?

[sirbonneville]

This my motherboard. 

 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128662

 

I want to purchase the 4790k. Does it support overclocking? 

[3 Lions]

No, you either need a Z87 (requires BIOS update) or a Z97 (supports the 4790K out of the box). 

[sirbonneville]

25 minutes ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

No, you either need a Z87 (requires BIOS update) or a Z97 (supports the 4790K out of the box). 

How much performance can you gain if you OC? If I am correct the 4790k is 4ghz with a 4.4ghz boost, while with oc it can get to about 4.7-4.8. Can I buy it and leave it un-oc and it'd still be great? 

[3 Lions]

18 minutes ago, sirbonneville said:

How much performance can you gain if you OC? If I am correct the 4790k is 4ghz with a 4.4ghz boost, while with oc it can get to about 4.7-4.8. Can I buy it and leave it un-oc and it'd still be great? 

Once you OC it you get around 7700K performance. 

[sirbonneville]

17 minutes ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

Once you OC it you get around 7700K performance. 

Thing is though I will have to spend at least $130 for a compatible motherboard which is out of my budget I think. Do you know of any cheap but good ones out there? Any recommendations? I don't need anything flashy whatsoever. If I did OC it though, should I watercool it for $50? 

[3 Lions]

1 minute ago, sirbonneville said:

Thing is though I will have to spend at least $130 for a compatible motherboard which is out of my budget I think. Do you know of any cheap but good ones out there? Any recommendations? I don't need anything flashy whatsoever. If I did OC it though, should I watercool it for $50? 

Well to save some money and if you didn't mind you could just drop down to the 4790. 

[sirbonneville]

14 minutes ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

Well to save some money and if you didn't mind you could just drop down to the 4790. 

That's true, but how does the i7 4790 compare to an OC'd i7 4790k? And the i5 4460?

[sirbonneville]

17 minutes ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

Well to save some money and if you didn't mind you could just drop down to the 4790. 

Also, it seems like the i7 4790 and the i5 4460 don't perform that far apart in gaming. Am I wrong about this?

[3 Lions]

1 minute ago, sirbonneville said:

Also, it seems like the i7 4790 and the i5 4460 don't perform that far apart in gaming. Am I wrong about this?

It's not as much as the 4790K but still way faster than your current 4460. 

 

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-4790-vs-Intel-Core-i5-4460/2293vs2310 

[sirbonneville]

Just now, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

It's not as much as the 4790K but still way faster than your current 4460. 

 

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-4790-vs-Intel-Core-i5-4460/2293vs2310 

Wait, can I just throw the 4790k into my already lga1150 motherboard and not OC it? Please please please tell me I don't need a special motherboard for it even if i don't want to overclock it..

[3 Lions]

Just now, sirbonneville said:

Wait, can I just throw the 4790k into my already lga1150 motherboard and not OC it? Please please please tell me I don't need a special motherboard for it even if i don't want to overclock it..

Well if you don't want to overclock just save your money and get a 4790. 

[sirbonneville]

3 minutes ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

Well if you don't want to overclock just save your money and get a 4790. 

I get that extra .4ghz though. Beside that is there any difference? 

[3 Lions]

Just now, sirbonneville said:

I get that extra .4ghz though. Beside that is there any difference? 

The turbo boost of the 4790 is 4.0GHz anyway, seriously if you don't have any interest in CPU overclocking just get the 4790 instead of the 4790K as it will be cheaper and will make more sense for you as a user. 

[sirbonneville]

Just now, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

The turbo boost of the 4790 is 4.0GHz anyway, seriously if you don't have any interest in CPU overclocking just get the 4790 instead of the 4790K as it will be cheaper and will make more sense for you as a user. 

I see. How does the 4770 compare with the 4790? Non K versions?

[3 Lions]

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-4790-vs-Intel-Core-i7-4770/2293vs1978

[3 Lions]

1 minute ago, sirbonneville said:

I see. How does the 4770 compare with the 4790? Non K versions?

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-4790-vs-Intel-Core-i7-4770/2293vs1978

[3 Lions]

Sorry for the double post

[sirbonneville]

Just now, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

Sorry for the double post

No problem haha! So, do you think 16gb of ram, an 8gb rx 480 and the non-k 4790 will be able to max out every game today at 1080p, 60fps? Because my system with 12gb and the i5 4460 can already do that for some of the older games but i just want a really smooth experience on a budget 

[sirbonneville]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-OptiPlex-7020-SFF-Core-i7-4790-3-60ghz-8GB-500GB-DVDRW-115/401439748861?hash=item5d77ac72fd:g:ZgQAAOSwH3haBhOH

 

also, check this sucker out. not even $300 and it's a full system, i could easily throw my i5 4460 in there and an extra ssd laying around and boom a full new system lol

[3 Lions]

Just now, sirbonneville said:

No problem haha! So, do you think 16gb of ram, an 8gb rx 480 and the non-k 4790 will be able to max out every game today at 1080p, 60fps? Because my system with 12gb and the i5 4460 can already do that for some of the older games but i just want a really smooth experience on a budget 

If you want to add 16GB then it's up to you but 12GB is fine I guess. 

[3 Lions]

1 minute ago, sirbonneville said:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-OptiPlex-7020-SFF-Core-i7-4790-3-60ghz-8GB-500GB-DVDRW-115/401439748861?hash=item5d77ac72fd:g:ZgQAAOSwH3haBhOH

 

also, check this sucker out. not even $300 and it's a full system, i could easily throw my i5 4460 in there and an extra ssd laying around and boom a full new system lol

Just buy a CPU, no need for a whole tower.

[sirbonneville]

Just now, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

If you want to add 16GB then it's up to you but 12GB is fine I guess. 

Cool. so will it be able to max it all out at 1080p, 60 fps?

[3 Lions]

Oh I see what you are doing now, you are going take out the 4790 out the pre-built and put into your main PC and then put the 4460 in the pre-built so you can have it as a spare machine. 

[sirbonneville]

Just now, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

Oh I see what you are doing now, you are going take out the 4790 out the pre-built and put into your main PC and then put the 4460 in the pre-built so you can have it as a spare machine. 

Exactly. Coincidentally, my brother is running a 6gb ram + i3 3150 machine w/o ssd that is literally trash. Christmas season is right around the corner... see where I'm getting? This could turn out to be incredibly perfect. 

[3 Lions]

Just now, sirbonneville said:

Exactly. Coincidentally, my brother is running a 6gb ram + i3 3150 machine w/o ssd that is literally trash. Christmas season is right around the corner... see where I'm getting? This could turn out to be incredibly perfect. 

Yep that's great as a gift.