Noctua NH-D14 with intel i7 4790k how much can i overclock?

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the 4790k is essentially a 4770k with a moderate OC already applied to it so the headroom for overclocking on top of that isn't nearly as good as Intel's Marketing department made it out to be. There's really no guarantee that you'll see 4.4ghz on all 4 cores, let alone 5.ghz. There's always a slim chance you'll get a champion-overclocking chip that can do 5ghz on only a moderate voltage increase but that's so rare, you're better off expecting a moderate overclock than letting yourself become disappointed by expecting a huge overclock that doesn't deliver.
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nikoli707

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turbo will be off at that point. when under load it will stay at its max clocks until a lower power state is called upon. i would say at least 4.5ghz.

get a better case.... something like this corsair 200r is much better for the same price....

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Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $39.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($72.34 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($82.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.97 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($98.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1259.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-05 00:24 EST-0500
 
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the 4790k is essentially a 4770k with a moderate OC already applied to it so the headroom for overclocking on top of that isn't nearly as good as Intel's Marketing department made it out to be. There's really no guarantee that you'll see 4.4ghz on all 4 cores, let alone 5.ghz. There's always a slim chance you'll get a champion-overclocking chip that can do 5ghz on only a moderate voltage increase but that's so rare, you're better off expecting a moderate overclock than letting yourself become disappointed by expecting a huge overclock that doesn't deliver.
 
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i would stick to samsung, crucial, or intel ssd's if you can help it. the xfx pro gold 750w is a very very nice power supply. as far as your case… are you going for a certain look? you will need to look up its specs and see what the maximum supported cpu cooler is in MM and compare it to the noctua.
 
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