Ever since Ivy Bridge tweakers, enthusiasts and overclockers have been complaining about the heat of the Core processors. This is related towards the thermal insulation solution that Intel provides.

The Haswell refresh from Intel hasn't gone off with a whole lot of fanfare and for good reason; refreshes tend not to grab a whole lot of attention. Saying that, though, we've seen the new Z97 chipset ...

So an Asus z97 pro mobo and a core i7-4790k are my biggest culprits I think. Does a cpu just....die? I literally don't have anything to trouble shoot - I can't believe a boot ssd drive failed. It ...

Faster clock speed: The Core i7-4790K runs at a 4GHz base clock, with a 4.4GHz Turbo Mode. That's an increase of 15 percent over the Intel Core i7-4770K's 3.5GHz base/3.9GHz Turbo clock speed, and ...

Deliding is the process of removing the IHS (Integrated Heat Spreader) from the CPU with some methods described below which aim to drop CPU temperatures. Since Intel Series 3, 4, 6 and now 7, Intel ...

CINEBENCH is a real-world cross platform test suite that evaluates your computer's performance capabilities. CINEBENCH is based on MAXON's animation software CINEMA 4D, which is used extensively by ...

While owners of Sandy Bridge CPUs such as the Core i5-2500K might be reveling in the fact their purchases were sound ones (we certainly wouldn't disagree here), the fact remains that Intel has, slowly ...

The Intel Core i7-4790K ($350), code named "Devil's Canyon," isn't a huge update over last year's Intel Core i7-4770K, but it's enough of an improvement to replace that CPU as our Editors' Choice for ...

With the Core i7-4770K reaching 4.8GHz with relative ease on good Z97 motherboards, we aimed for similar with the Core i7-4790K. Sadly, at 1.28V - our usual input for stability using a x48 multiplier, ...