Great, powerful processor!

I have my old Intel Core processor 9550 2Quad replaced by the i7 3770K. The old 9550 was overclocked to 3600MHz.
The increase in output is enormous. Especially in video rendering the i7 does with its hyperthreading because he has eight virtual cores, noticeable.
But even if everything else is rocking the i7 really begins. Only under Prime95 I get him to 100% utilization. In recent games he is max. 35-40% utilization. (PCars 30%, Assetto Corsa 18% and 35-40% Battlefield4, settings on Ultra and Triple Screen 5040x1050 @

I run him @ 4600MHz with a Noctua NH-D14 CPU cooler, MSI Z77 MPower a board and G.Skill Ripjaws-X Memory 8GB memory (2133MHz, 240-pin, 2x 4GB, CL9) DIMM DDR3 RAM kit @ 2400MHz.
And such a system drive Samsung 120GB and two 256GB SSD840evo SSD830.
As a graphics card is installed Asus R9280X-DC2-3GD5 graphics card (PCI-e, 3GB GDDR5, HDMI, DVI, 1 GPU).

If the core voltage is adjusted too high when overclocking (I 1.256V set) keep the temperatures at 4600MHz within.
The Noctua NH-D14 cools the Prozesser in desktop operating at 32 - 39 degrees and less than Prime, full load simulated on a maximum of 85 degrees. Others wrote it already, you have to keep an eye on temperatures when overclocking. The small manufacturing structure somewhat reduced heat dissipation.
But as I said, full load is never actually achieved !!!

I'd buy it immediately.