Question 5.0GHz on I7 4790K Bios Settings needed

[LouieSmith66]

Hi Guys,

I have an I7 4790K at 4.9GHz but i am finding it hard to get the extra 100mhz.

My specs are as follows

https://valid.x86.fr/ff7qs3

Can anyone help me shed some light on how i can achieve the extra 100mhz?

My voltage is a 1.40 CPU input is 1.8v

Kind Regards

Louie

 

[WildCard999]

Your voltage is too high, 1.3V is the max recommended voltage for that CPU and anything higher can cause electromigration.

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