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Im building a pc and I plan to overclock my i7 4770k with the asrock z87 extreme4. What is the max that I can overclock it to? I want it to be maybe around 4.5 or more. Any tips or tricks for a newbie?

Thanks in Advance :D
 
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Be aware that some examples of a given CPU will overclock better than others - the whole point of overclocking is to get the max possible out of the individual chip, rather than the max that every example of a chip can reach - so you may get a chip that will go to 4.5Ghz really easily, or you may get stuck at something lower.

Basically, in order to overclock, you need the best supporting parts - a good mobo known to overclock your chip well, good RAM, a good PSU and sufficient cooling.
 
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Each chip will be different than the next chip. I had a 3770k and it took over 1.3 voltage or so to hit 4.5ghz. I later on got a new one and it can hit 4.5ghz no problem stable with 1.2 voltage. I would say any 4770k can hit around 4.1-4.2 ghz though. Overclocking is always a sort of chip gamble unfortunately. Btw, I've owned quite a few recent MSI, ASUS, Asrock board and I would say my favorite board I've owned so far out of about 15 is the ASUS sabertooth. Very nice boards if you are overclocking.
 
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Any overclocking motherboard suggestions?
 
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A good motherboard is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132124&cm_re=sabertooth_z97-_-13-132-124-_-Product

Built like a tank and can withstand heat well. Also has great options to overclock.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157503&cm_re=asrock_extreme_4_z97-_-13-157-503-_-Product

This is another good motherboard if you don't care about the reliability of the board that much.

And these two are good if you plan to make a really elite 1150 system:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132129&cm_re=z97_motherboard-_-13-132-129-_-Product

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130764&cm_re=z97_motherboard-_-13-130-764-_-Product
 
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Is the asrock z87 extreme4 be a good overclocking motherboard?
 
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LIke Y0GI said, z97 is the newest standard for 1150, so there's really no major advantages of getting z87 anymore. If you can find a z87 board that is good quality on sale, I would go for it. Otherwise, I recommend getting a z97 board. Asrock boards are top notch period. Usually they offer way more connections/features than other motherboards for the same price and are still made with excellent materials. If you compare the Asus z97-A and the asrock z97 extreme 4, you can see that the extreme 4 has more sata 6 ports, more USB 3.0 ports. However, the extreme 4 does lack more than 2 PCI express ports, so if you want more than 2 graphics cards, then you would need to get a different mobo.

As for overclocking, the extreme 4's usually focus on offset voltage OC but they work great from my own experience and I never had issues. Again, if you are planning to OC I highly recommend a Sabertooth mobo as I don't think there's too many boards , if any boards better than them for that alone. But, if you go with the extreme 4, you won't be disappointed.
 
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thanks for the help :) but the mark 2 sabertooth is the one with the armor right? What does the armor do?

 
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