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The i5-4690K is a Devil's Canyon quad-core processor from Intel's Haswell generation, commonly paired with Z97 motherboards and high-end GPUs like the GTX 970, GTX 1060, GTX 1070, or GTX 780 Ti SLI. Discussions on WindowsForum.com cover overclocking this CPU to 4.4 GHz with good temperatures, as well as troubleshooting issues such as intermittent boot failures, BSOD errors related to pci.sys during gaming at 4K, and concerns about NVIDIA Telemetry services impacting Windows startup. Users also mention pairing the i5-4690K with 8GB or 16GB of G.Skill RAM and Seasonic power supplies. These threads reflect common real-world experiences with this processor in gaming and overclocking scenarios.
  1. catilley1092

    Does NVIDIA Telemetry 'phone home' to Microsoft?

    My Topic header is basically the question, have installed a GTX 1070 FTW + ACX 3.0 in my main PC, and the 1060 FTW +ACX 3.0 in it's 'little brother'. Ironically, the main runs the best Devil's canyon in the i7-4790K & the i5-4690K in the other, both OC'd.:D As are the GPU's. When looking...
    • catilley1092
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    • amd ccleaner data sharing drivers gpu gtx 1060 gtx 1070 i5 4690k i7-3770k linux foundation node.js nvidia overclocking performance privacy security telemetry update windows 10
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  2. Azhrei

    Windows 8 PC only boots every second time

    Hey guys, I'm having a weird issue here that I have no idea how to fix. Every time I go to turn on my pc the next day, it won't boot unless I switch it off first - but that's not the whole story. I once tried switching off the psu before turning it on (again, a day later) and it still wouldn't...
    • Azhrei
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    • asus z97p bios update boot issues clean install error evga supernova gaming pc graphics driver i5 4690k msi radeon 390x overclocking pc components pc stability performance psu system stability troubleshooting windows 10 windows 8.1
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  3. B

    Windows 7 BSOD pci.sys? Not caused by CPU oc?

    I don't know how to fix it, I've been having this unknown device around for a long time. Specs: i5 4690k OCed to 4.4ghz good temps GTX 970 8gb gskill ram 520w Seasonic PSU Asuz z97-a dump files:
    • Belstia Wallenstein
    • Thread
    • asus z97-a bsod device issues drivers dump files fix gaming gtx 970 hardware i5 4690k memory issues overclocking pc build pci.sys performance psu support system specs troubleshooting unknown device
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
  4. anthonyb3979

    Windows 8 BSOD while gaming at 4k

    only bsod when gaming at 4k on new titles (bf4 crysis 3) and even old titles (mass effect 3) running 780ti sli water cooled. i5 4690k, nothing is overclocked I did just swap my old mobo for a new one and didnt do a clean install of windows. (clean install is what is coming next) i will include...
    • anthonyb3979
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    • 780ti bsod clock watchdog computer issues crash analysis debugging drivers dump files game titles gaming i5 4690k kernel symbols liquid cooling minidump motherboard performance sli system update windows 8
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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