i see... so that board will estimate 1818 bucks?  that's wicked!
anyway... thanks

Yeah I have updated the BIOS to the latest available (0711).
Here's the screenshot,

I already did that earlier 

Hahaha the only thing odd is the motherboard. I wanted all PCI-E board (i.e. no PCI slots), however the closest board from ASUS would be Z87-Pro. I don't need the WiFi (because I believe it is only 2x2 stream) thus I just top up a little more for Hero. I am using the onboard soundcard for headphone (due to it has amp for front panel output). I was thinking to get 4670k but that would mean I need to invest another 200 for a proper HSF for cooling. As far as I know, RAM overclocking doesn't really give real life performance right?

In short, I choose Hero 50% because it was cool (I know MSI G45 has all PCI-E for around 600, but fanboyism kicks me there hahaha).

As for the MCE, it is all running on high performance. Nothing is on power saving here. 

You spoke to ASUS rep? Anyway, how do I enable this? Can tell me more? 

seeing 3xxxMHz ram is really hard to take... resist I must...   

nice clock on d CFR bro... if I can be half as good I'm dead happy liao... 

good job bro ..

u were right sir... 4.5GHz indeed need 1.2v... but ram still got alot to catch up... 

it's not mine bro, just a loaned combo for me to get up to date abit with intel... 

d pair is runnin on cfr... there's no way on earth i can reach 2800MHz for d time i have... always a very slow learner... 

Start to play with 4.6 GHz........day time temp on the brick........
Waiting for one more 4770K and one will be delidded,for sure.....



Note:
ROG owners (EXTREME, FORMULA, GENE HERE, IMPACT) has new BIOS 0038:

http://forum.hwbot.org/showpost.php?p=258041&postcount=181

Edit:
Owi....rectify my ranking on first page,thanks. 

u were right sir... 4.5GHz indeed need 1.2v... but ram still got alot to catch up... 

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4.5GHZ I am stable with 1.275V and 4.6GHz, must increase to 1.325V....

Anybody know what's going on newegg.my.......? 
Ordered my 2933 memory beggining of last month,now ......maybe second week of this month. 

Anyone facing delayed order due to US carrier misplacing their shipment? Just found out this happened to me, 3 weeks wait become 6 weeks whereas initial estimate was 2 weeks

Yes,I paid on 05. July (Invoice 1045)......  
I spoke with them last week,they apologize...bla,bla......and told me 2nd week of August for sure. 

Edit:
You paid less then me......I paid RM1,312.60.....on line by cash

My g.......they charge me same rate..........and I didn't check well.... 
Should be same as you. 
Sending mail just now..............

Edit:
They charge me VAT in quotation........

       

which i5-4670k batch has the best oc ability?

Im getting a i5-4670k in the next couple of weeks. Any ideas which batch should I get?

Also, I read some article saying that H87/H81/B85 can OC K cpu..not sure it is true or not.

Over the past couple of months, motherboard vendors from across the industry offered BIOS updates for their motherboards based on Intel B85 Express and H87 Express chipsets, which enable CPU overclocking for Intel's unlocked Core processors denoted by "K" brand extension (Core i7-4770K, i5-4670K). This reportedly hasn't gone down well with Intel. Intel's Bxx and Hxx chipsets are significantly cheaper than its Zxx series chipset. Sensing a clear threat to its revenue, from the prospect of motherboard vendors coming up with high-end or overclocking-ready (strong CPU VRM) motherboards based on cheaper chipsets in the near future, Intel cracked down on them.

Intel is giving final touches to a CPU microcode update that restricts Core "K" Haswell processors from overclocking on chipsets other than Z87 Express. A microcode update can be deployed both through BIOS updates, and surreptitiously through Windows Update. Intel's used the tried and tested "stability" bogey to justify the update. While it's true that motherboards based on B85 and H87 tend to feature weaker CPU VRM, there's nothing to say that ASUS wouldn't have gone on to design its next ROG Maximus on H87 Express, and save on manufacturing costs. While it's purely hypothetical, something like that wouldn't be in Intel's commercial interests. What next? Intel will push this new microcode update on to motherboard vendors, instructing them to issue BIOS updates with it; and future batches of Intel "K" CPUs may not support overclocking. If that isn't enough to contain the problem, Intel may give Microsoft a ring, and ask it to push the update through Windows Update. It tried that once in the past.

off turbo boost and clocking?

Nice Owi, 
are you on 0403 BIOS?

orh... Using G.Skill RipJawsX to OC ram?
haha sorry my bad

Hi all sifu, this is my first oc on 4570K and Asus Z87M-Plus and I've read many guides.

One of the guide on first post [OCers] 3 Step Guide to Overclock Your i7 / i5 Haswell Platform caught my attention on how to check whether the chip I have is on the upper end or the lower end of the Haswell bell curve. Quote from the author:-
My Haswell cant boot past 4.3GHz on 1.25V manual. Heck it cant even boot past 4.2GHz when I set the voltage setting to adaptive or offset. My questions are:-

1) Does high performance RAM increase the oc capability of the CPU? I am using normal RAM only.
2) Does good cooler increase the oc capability of the CPU? I am using stock cooler.

Stick to 4.0GHz for now with stock cooler, 90C on full load. Well, for normal gaming my CPU just 60-70C so I might not want to invest on new cooler if my CPU cant go beyond 4.3GHz.

Thanks in advance for your advice.