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True but its kinda sad because i thought i had a good chip because it can get to 4ghz on this board but it just overheats. on my old motherboard (ASUS P6T-SE) it could get to 4.2 and stay cool enough for me to feel comftable using it all the time.

Again you can get to those speeds you just have to get a better CPU cooler as i said before.

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Hello, I decided to upload this in the cpu section since i didnt get any responses in troubleshooting. anyway, i have a MSI X58 pro-e motherboard and an intel core i7 920 cpu. i have been trying to get the cpu to 4ghz on this motherboard and it has been successful. However, there is a big problem. The problem is that my motherboard runs the cpu at 1.4 volts when it is at 4ghz and that causes the cpu to overheat. The motherboards cpu voltage option in the bios is set as auto and is grayed out so it cant be changed. After doing some searching, i have found that someone else was having the same problem but the best answer was not very good as it told the person to download msi's software OC utility which crashes the whole system when anything is changed. sorry for the long story.

 

Thanks in Advance, Nathan

Main PC: ASUS PRIME X299-A / Core i7 7820X / 16GB DDR4 / Palit GTX 1070 Ti / Corsair CX550F / Corsair Carbide Air 540

Secondary PC: ASUS X99-A / Core i7 5820K / 16GB DDR4 / EVGA GTX 780 ti Classified / Corsair CX500M / Fractal Define S

 

 

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Hello, I decided to upload this in the cpu section since i didnt get any responses in troubleshooting. anyway, i have a MSI X58 pro-e motherboard and an intel core i7 920 cpu. i have been trying to get the cpu to 4ghz on this motherboard and it has been successful. However, there is a big problem. The problem is that my motherboard runs the cpu at 1.4 volts when it is at 4ghz and that causes the cpu to overheat. The motherboards cpu voltage option in the bios is set as auto and is grayed out so it cant be changed. After doing some searching, i have found that someone else was having the same problem but the best answer was not very good as it told the person to download msi's software OC utility which crashes the whole system when anything is changed. sorry for the long story.

 

Thanks in Advance, Nathan

You have two options one is getting a better CPU cooler and the second is lowering your Clock speed or the voltage to your CPU.That's the way i see it but wait for other people to answer I'm not sure.

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You have two options one is getting a better CPU cooler and the second is lowering your Clock speed or the voltage to your CPU.That's the way i see but wait for other people to answer I'm not sure.

Oh, yes i forgot to mention my cpu cooler. my cooler is the cooler master hyper 103. basically the hyper 212 evo but with leds. it also doesnt let me lower the voltage as the bios sets it to auto and doesnt let me change it

Main PC: ASUS PRIME X299-A / Core i7 7820X / 16GB DDR4 / Palit GTX 1070 Ti / Corsair CX550F / Corsair Carbide Air 540

Secondary PC: ASUS X99-A / Core i7 5820K / 16GB DDR4 / EVGA GTX 780 ti Classified / Corsair CX500M / Fractal Define S

 

 

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Oh, yes i forgot to mention my cpu cooler. my cooler is the cooler master hyper 103. basically the hyper 212 evo but with leds. it also doesnt let me lower the voltage as the bios sets it to auto and doesnt let me change it

That is  not enough for an aggressive OC like your's get the crosshair H80i or the noctua NH-D15. you have to geta better CPU cooler.

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That is  not enough for an aggressive OC like your's get the crosshair H80i or the noctua NH-D15. you have to geta better CPU cooler.

Oh, its just that some people have apparently been getting to a 4ghz overclock with 1.25 volts on this cpu but my motherboard puts it at 1.4.  My cooler keeps it cool at stock speeds though, i get 23 degrees c.

Main PC: ASUS PRIME X299-A / Core i7 7820X / 16GB DDR4 / Palit GTX 1070 Ti / Corsair CX550F / Corsair Carbide Air 540

Secondary PC: ASUS X99-A / Core i7 5820K / 16GB DDR4 / EVGA GTX 780 ti Classified / Corsair CX500M / Fractal Define S

 

 

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Oh, its just that some people have apparently been getting to a 4ghz overclock with 1.25 volts on this cpu but my motherboard puts it at 1.4.  My cooler keeps it cool at stock speeds though, i get 23 degrees c.

Every CPU is overclock's differently you did not won the Silicon lottery as Linus put's it ...

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Every CPU is overclock's differently you did not won the Silicon lottery as Linus put's it ...

True but its kinda sad because i thought i had a good chip because it can get to 4ghz on this board but it just overheats. on my old motherboard (ASUS P6T-SE) it could get to 4.2 and stay cool enough for me to feel comftable using it all the time.

Main PC: ASUS PRIME X299-A / Core i7 7820X / 16GB DDR4 / Palit GTX 1070 Ti / Corsair CX550F / Corsair Carbide Air 540

Secondary PC: ASUS X99-A / Core i7 5820K / 16GB DDR4 / EVGA GTX 780 ti Classified / Corsair CX500M / Fractal Define S

 

 

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True but its kinda sad because i thought i had a good chip because it can get to 4ghz on this board but it just overheats. on my old motherboard (ASUS P6T-SE) it could get to 4.2 and stay cool enough for me to feel comftable using it all the time.

Again you can get to those speeds you just have to get a better CPU cooler as i said before.

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Again you can get to those speeds you just have to get a better CPU cooler as i said before.

yes, i might buy another one as the i7 920 is still a pretty decent chip and i plan on using it for a while longer. Thanks

Main PC: ASUS PRIME X299-A / Core i7 7820X / 16GB DDR4 / Palit GTX 1070 Ti / Corsair CX550F / Corsair Carbide Air 540

Secondary PC: ASUS X99-A / Core i7 5820K / 16GB DDR4 / EVGA GTX 780 ti Classified / Corsair CX500M / Fractal Define S

 

 

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