Should I overclock my i7-4790K?

The 4790K should do 4.7 GHz without breaking a sweat, even with your cooler. 4.4 GHz isn’t even an overclock for the 4790K. I ran an i5-3570K with a Hyper 212 Evo for years at 4.6 GHz without any problems. You won’t melt your CPU with a mild overclock.

How much can you overclock 4790K?

The 4790K was stable enough at 4.7GHz to run some benchmarks, but I’d say 4.6GHz is the more reasonable overclocking limit for daily use, unless you have a much beefier cooler than this one….Overclocking the Core i7-4790K.

Model Core i7-4790K
Base clock 4.0GHz
Max Turbo clock 4.4GHz
Cores/ threads 4/8
L3 cache 8MB

How can I boost my i7-4790K?

the ai tweaker > cpu power management > turbo mode (right under the EIST speedstep setting) > set it to enabled, if it’s disabled. then, in the “advanced” tab > cpu power management configuration > turbo mode > set it to enabled.

Will an i7-4790K bottleneck a GTX 1060?

No, no it won’t bottleneck, unless you’re attempting to use the 1060 for mining and game off of integrated graphics.

What is the stock voltage for an i7 4790K?

1.273 volts
Intel i7-4790K Results Our i7-4790K sample actually had a high stock voltage – 1.273 volts at load. In chatting with other reviewers and overclockers, it would seem that 1.190 volts is another variant. This has repercussions in terms of overclocking headroom, as it makes the CPU warm from the stock settings.

How many cores does the i7 4790k have?

4
The Core i7-4790K is based on a 22nm process and has four CPU cores, as well as an integrated Intel HD Graphics 4600 graphics processor….PERFORMANCE.

Hardware
Socket LGA1150
Cores 4
Frequency 4GHz
Multiplier x40

What generation is the Intel i7 4790k?

4th generation
4th generation Intel® Core™ processor compared to prior generation.

How can I overclock my computer?

The only reliable way to overclock your system is to change the settings in your computer’s BIOS. The BIOS (sometimes referred to as UEFI) contains your PC’s key settings. To access the BIOS, you must turn off your computer and turn it back on. As the computer restarts, press the DELETE, F2, or F10 key repeatedly.

Is the i7-4790K powerful?

The Core i7-4790K is a powerful, overclockable processor, and we think it’s the processor the Core i7-4770K should have been. The Core i7-4790K provides a fair increase in processing performance for just a few pounds more than the Core i7-4770K, and is well worth the extra cash.