Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W

The coffee lake i7-8700k CPU with the Z370 Aorist Gaming 7 motherboard, 280mm enclosed loop liquid cooler, two enclosed loop liquid cooled GTX 1080ti.

Easy to install. Delivered quickly.

Poor Packaging. Chip knocked out of box upon arrival. For over $400, INTEL went cheap on the box and put the chip at risk. I Love the idea of a 40th Year collectors CPU. The i7 8086 is a Server Quality CPU with the speed and 12 threads a busy office network needs.

Fast and runs cool. Dont let anyone tell you this cannot be cooled using a single Corsair radiator water cooler H55 works fine with this. All temps seem to stay below or after 40

I already had a MSI Z370 board, and I had the opportunity to sell my i7 8700k a few weeks ago- so I was waiting on this CPU. With additional proceeds I got from selling a few other older components (SB sound card, and extra Hyper 212 cooler), this processor ended up costing me only about $25. Very happy with it so far, but I havent really pushed it hard with OCing. Strangely it seems to be running just a little cooler, and is using a tad less voltage with the exact same set-up as I had with my i7 8700k. Im using a Corsair H115i and idle in the mid/low 20s (C). Right now its 25-26C across all 6 cores. My ambient is pretty cool, usually about 22-23C so these temps are fine. Gaming is staying in the low 50s C which is just about the same as the i7 8700k was.

Intel is consistently awesome and continues that trend with this generation of processor. I have no idea what the Easy to lock feature rating quality means but I have rated it 5 in a spirit of generosity.

Struggled between purchasing this and the 9700K - heard there were heat/OC issues with the newer series and went with this one instead. Either way, couldnt be happier with my current setup. Overclocked this thing on air and its been stable with zero issues since 30 Nov 2018. It absolutely crushes anything I throw at it (rendering/games/hundreds of open tabs) and I expect it to continue like this for several years if my older 3570K is anything to go by. I cant recommend this class of CPU enough. The highest end Intel chips are never good price/performance, and arguably this one isnt in the sweet spot for everybody, but it certainly meets all of my requirements.

I choose this processor to finally update my old 4770K (@4.3Ghz) living room gaming pc. For 1080p@60Hz gaming with a GTX1060 of course there is almost no difference in game performance, but I plan on keeping this one for a while.

The CPU Ive received I would like to say is faulty. I can not do anything without it stuttering. Ive tried troubleshooting it myself by buying water coolant for it, and downloading additional software to get it to work properly but it still doesnt not work to my expectations. Ive seen all the reviews for it and how great this product is but unfortunately the one Ive received if not up to par. I cannot give this a good rating because of this, the my main purpose for my rig is for gaming and due to the poor performance of this CPU, my performance in my gaming is suffering. The stuttering got so bad that I could not even watch a YouTube video and moving my mouse caused the video to stutter. During gaming its good one minute than another you will start teleporting everywhere.

Awesome cpu. Upgraded from a 8600k. Blazes through premiere for my content creation and Photoshop editing.