(11-30-2012, 08:28 AM)xcyper33 Wrote: I'm dumbfounded about how far these chips has come. I remember being on these forums and people were having hellish times getting to 4.0GHz...how much do I need to OC the i5 3570k?3570k does go easily to 4.2GHz, where it performs as well as last gen at 4.5GHz (2500k), which again is closer to 4.8-5.0Ghz first gen i5/i7.
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Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming5- i7-4790k MSI-B75-E33, i5-2500k
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Gigabyte GTX780 GHz Edt. ASUS GTX960 Strix
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