Does it really matter which Z motherboard do I get to overclock the CPU i7 4790k to 4.7 to 5.0 speed?

PatrikVujicic · Jul 28, 2015

Hey
So I'm just thinking that maybe ill get the i7 4790k but If I will I won't have any more money to spend beacuse ill also then probably buy 980 ti and PSU and Monitor CPU cooler... so I'm thinking to OC that CPU to 4.7-5.0 speed so I will need Z motherboard with not tiny VRMs and good audio.So ive seen alot of z97 mobos they are z97 ,z97s z97x...So does it really matter which one you get?you can get that speed (4.7-5.0)with almost any Z mobo right?Or does it need to be more exspensive MOBO to gain that OC?
Thanks

PatrikVujicic · Jul 28, 2015

So I'm thinking just to get the cheapest of Z97 with good VRMs And good audio that is obviously not the cheapest of all z97 it just need to include that.

RCFProd · Jul 28, 2015

It needs to be a motherboard with with a good true VRM power phase count that will handle the high voltages well.

Gigabyte Z97X Gaming 5 has 8 true VRM power phases which is very good.

Joseph DeGarmo · Jul 28, 2015

Gigabyte Z97X Gaming 5, ASUS Sabertooth Z97 MARK 2, and ASRock Z97 Extreme 6 are nice options and are moderately priced.

PatrikVujicic · Jul 28, 2015

RCFProd :

yeah well I wouldn't go over 1.3V if possible by VRM I meant VRM Heatsinks Rams would be at 1333mhz speed so it would let CPU to take better OC anyway ram speed doesn't really matter only very very very little CPU speed is more needed thats what I think

PatrikVujicic · Jul 28, 2015

What about MSI z97s SLI Krait? or Asrock Fatal1ty killer z97x?

doubletake · Jul 28, 2015

You are extremely unlikely to hit above 4.7GHz with any type of cooling save for liquid nitrogen or helium. These chips just don't respond well to high voltages/clocks unless you can keep them REALLY cool, cooler than what even a good water loop can do. 5GHz is a pipe dream for a constant, stable overclock. Finding a chip that could do that with reasonable voltage+temps would be like winning the lottery.

Cons29 · Jul 28, 2015

do we really need 5ghz? i mean, sure it is your decision, and this is just my opinion. oc the cpu, get a good gpu and you are mostly set

PatrikVujicic · Jul 29, 2015

Cons29 :

Well I would be happy enough with 4.7

Cons29 · Jul 29, 2015

yes to each his own. i got to 4.5 (not sure if i could go further) with my 2500k. but i went back to 4ghz, could not see any difference on bf3 bf4 game. and things are cooler that way

PatrikVujicic · Jul 30, 2015

Cons29 :

well I would get more out of gtx 980 ti OCed if I would get i7 4790k 4.7. Saw a video from youtube from one guy that had i7 3770 non k with 4.2 speed (oced with motherboard support that doesn't need K CPU to overclock) and upgraded to i7 4790k 4.7 and he got really nice increase in performance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ikg-Nkb3ug

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