- Nov 11, 2008
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I'm pretty sure I know what the consensus is going to be, but I'll ask anyway. I have an i7-4790k with a Z97 motherboard. Never really OC'd it - just set it to run at 4.4 Ghz all the time in Windows power management. A few days ago I thought I'd replace the TIM. It was stuck on and in the process I manage to bend/break a number of pins. Yeah, upset with myself. Anyway, I suppose I could get a Z97 or H97 motherboard used or I could just sell the i7-4790k (think they're still going for around $200), plus the 16 GB of DDR3 2400 and build new. I just had no issues with its performance right now - played all my games fine @ 1080p.