Thread: Is there something wrong with my i7 chip

My rig:

Cooler master scout
EVGA SLI LE x58 MoBo
6gb g. skill 1600 MHz <--- its not even at 1600 but i'll fix that at another time
corsair tx750w
wd 640gb caviar black
scythe mugen-2 cpu cooler
xfx 4870 1gb

So i finally installed vista today without any problems, I’m very happy about that. I downloaded some programs to tell me the info and stuff (cpu-z , e leet, cpuid HW monitor).

According to cpu-z and e leet, I’m running my stock i7 920 at 2.78 GHz @ 1.258 volts ... So did I receive a badly overclocked i7 or something?

Some temperatures im worried about:

CPU : 29 C

Core #0 45 C
Core #1 44 C
Core #2 45 C
Core #4 42 C

GPU Core temp : 49 C
HDD temp: 31 C

These are taken from CPUID Hardware Monitor Can somebody help me =/ I never touched the BIOS or anything with the voltages ... i just know stock speeds aren't supposed to be 45 C+ ... And i removed my side panel to see if that helped... and it didn't.

Should i lower my voltages or something? Can somebody help me do that safely?

Im having a similar problem with mine looks at my post. No one has seemed to have been able to help. However your problem with the overclock is simply at stock the bios has turbo on. if you go into bios and disable you should be sitting pretty at some directive of 2.66 or 2.65 because 133 X 20= 2.66 and 133 X 21 or 22 = 2.79 etc which is what turbo mode does it ups the multiplier to help get over a hump when overclocking. so to fix this go into bios at boot up and go into bios and go to cpu features and disable turbo mode and all should be well as far as slight overclock but as far as temps i myself am still at a loss for words.

Also try buying an hdd cooler bay or one of those fans you attach to the bottom of a hdd to drop its temp. That fan is similar to the one on top of my cooler master haf 922 (the smaller HAF) you can buy replacements on cooler masters website. my plan of attack is to wait for a few more year till SSD’s become more affordable and the gig per drive ratio is better then buy noting but SSDs alot less heat than standard hdd and more reliable. per "the GUIDE" on this website the authors name escapes me said that as long as your calibrated the only time you need worry bout "core temps" is if they are hitting the max it which is a 100 you should just be concerned with the overall cpu temp. EVGA’s new e-leet porgies will tell you both.