Why no locked i7 with a high clock speed?

[escrow4]

I run 2 4770 non K's in both my boxes and I would upgrade in a heartbeat if there was a locked chip @ 4.0GHz+ to 4.5GHz boost. Yes there is the 4790K but at prices here its $30 - $40 more for the "K" which I'll never use (4790 now is around $359 vs $395). Grrrrr. :twisted:

Why, Intel why?

 

[DominionSeraph]

Buy a 4790k and don't use the unlocked multiplier. Voila, a 4GHz i7.
If the k is bothering you, I'll buy one and scribble it off the box for you. It'll cost you $1000.

 

[BonzaiDuck]

Buy a 4790k and don't use the unlocked multiplier. Voila, a 4GHz i7.
If the k is bothering you, I'll buy one and scribble it off the box for you. It'll cost you $1000.

Doesn't the "K" allow you to mildly tweak the 4790 so at least you could have 4.4Ghz with a "by all cores" setting?

The other reason OP's post holds interest: I used to build a "vanilla" computer when I wanted another one. Now, half the reason for having a new one is in its overclocking potential. The OP seems to be at a point where just a simple processor upgrade would satisfy. For me, it's significant that the 4790K practically gives you what you want without the benching, testing and tweaking.

 

[BSim500]

Why, Intel why?

Because they nerfed the +4-bin "partial unlock" OC that was previously present on Sandy / Ivy Bridge non-K i5/i7's (i7-3770's can Turbo to 4.3GHz on a Z77 board...)

 

[SPBHM]

as far as I can see "K" CPUs should cost exactly the same as the non K parts, just pretend the multiplier is locked and buy the 4790K if you want a 4ghz+ CPU with no OC, because you could say the 4790 non K is cheaper just because of the lower clock and not the "K", so, what is the difference!?

 

[Idontcare]

Why, Intel why?

$$

 

[escrow4]

Buy a 4790k and don't use the unlocked multiplier. Voila, a 4GHz i7.
If the k is bothering you, I'll buy one and scribble it off the box for you. It'll cost you $1000.

An extra $40 for something I won't touch is pfffft. Its like at the time I could have spent $35 more for a 4771 just for a 100MHz clock bump. $$$$. As another poster mentioned, good old fashioned vanilla CPU, with the added bonus of being slightly cheaper is what I want. And if I "upgrade" now it would likely be at least $200 so meh.

 

[schmuckley]

Y no unlocked i3?