undervolting i7-4770/i5-4670
Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 10:28 am
I just sold my corsair 550d build. Must give a big thanks to this site. Without the exhaustive testing and advice on this site it would of took a lot more money and time to get my system near silent.
Amazingly the Nanoxia deep silence 1 was actually in stock on newegg. Been wanting to get 1 for a long time. So I got a case sitting here, a pocket full of money from my previous pc sale and I'm back on spcr to make my buying choices efficient. On to my first question.
For my PC uses I really have no need to overclock. Games I play are gpu limited at stock speeds and basic computer tasks don't need an OC'd cpu. I do some transcoding that would benefit but it's not a big deal i can wait a few more mins for it to finish. Basically I would like to know how well these 2 chips undervolt. Will the i5 undervolt much better with a slightly lower clock and not HT? How will the temps of the 2 cpu's match up each at their max undervolt? I care more about the undervolting and temps then the slight speed increase of the 4770 but if the temps are going to be practically indistinguishable I'll go with the 4770. I don't need the K versions of these chips unless they are binned and will accept a better undervolt. Anyone have experience with this?
Edit: Just realized newegg has a combo deal for the Asus z87 expert + i7-4770k. Not small either a 55 dollar savings. Only 45 dollars extra over the i5 so I might as well go that route. Increases my resell value as well so it will potentially be a free upgrade after i sell and I move onto skylake. How is the success leaving i7-4770k at stock and undervolting? What's the lowest stable voltage I should get and how much does that lower the temps? Will they be low enough for a large passive heatsink?
Amazingly the Nanoxia deep silence 1 was actually in stock on newegg. Been wanting to get 1 for a long time. So I got a case sitting here, a pocket full of money from my previous pc sale and I'm back on spcr to make my buying choices efficient. On to my first question.
For my PC uses I really have no need to overclock. Games I play are gpu limited at stock speeds and basic computer tasks don't need an OC'd cpu. I do some transcoding that would benefit but it's not a big deal i can wait a few more mins for it to finish. Basically I would like to know how well these 2 chips undervolt. Will the i5 undervolt much better with a slightly lower clock and not HT? How will the temps of the 2 cpu's match up each at their max undervolt? I care more about the undervolting and temps then the slight speed increase of the 4770 but if the temps are going to be practically indistinguishable I'll go with the 4770. I don't need the K versions of these chips unless they are binned and will accept a better undervolt. Anyone have experience with this?
Edit: Just realized newegg has a combo deal for the Asus z87 expert + i7-4770k. Not small either a 55 dollar savings. Only 45 dollars extra over the i5 so I might as well go that route. Increases my resell value as well so it will potentially be a free upgrade after i sell and I move onto skylake. How is the success leaving i7-4770k at stock and undervolting? What's the lowest stable voltage I should get and how much does that lower the temps? Will they be low enough for a large passive heatsink?