4790K stock settings runs HOT

[i7-4790K]

Hi, this 4790K is at stock settings and includes an aftermarket Hyper 212 EVO cooler.

Is the Vcore (1.4) too high at the stock turbo settings? I get 96 degrees Celsius after two minutes in prime95. At idle temps (35) and gaming (65) it's fine.

 

[TechyInAZ]

what!!?? YES 1.4 Vcore is way to high!! dump it down to 1.25.

 

[Drew010]

If you have a Z87 MOBO, you MUST update the BIOS, otherwise it will overvolt the living daylights out of your CPU. This is a well documented and known issue. Update your BIOS immediately.

 

[i7-4790K]

what!!?? YES 1.4 Vcore is way to high!! dump it down to 1.25.

Ok, I'll try going in my BIOS settings. Thanks.

If you have a Z87 MOBO, you MUST update the BIOS, otherwise it will overvolt the living daylights out of your CPU. This is a well documented and known issue. Update your BIOS immediately.

I actually have a Z97 motherboard (Gigabbyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-BK).

 

[DubbleClick]

it seems to me that absolutely everyone, myself included gets the i7 4790k heavily overvolted on auto settings, even on z97 boards, haha.

 

[Drew010]

Ah, Gigabyte Z97 boards have the same issue, you must update your BIOS as well in order to fix that issue. But as soon as you flash it, it will work perfectly.

 

[i7-4790K]

I'll update the BIOS and report back.

 

[i7-4790K]

I updated the BIOS to F6 (the latest version) and the Vcore is now 1.23 @ 4.4GHz and 5 minutes of prime95 I'm at 78 degrees max.

I couldn't be happier. Thanks for the help.

 

[Drew010]

No problem, that's what we're here for!