I7 bundle testing

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How can I check what speed my cpu is running at? I have CPU-Z installed and its saying the core speed is 2829.0MHz which suggests it isnt overclocked? I have ran prime 95 amd intelburn which both pass but I dont know how to view any results to show if the cpu is clocked to 4.0Ghz
 
When I ran prime95 the clock speed was 2829.0MHz at idle the clock speed is 1619.2MHz Im not sure If I am using prime95 correctly is there a guide?
 
I read that I need to run a new ittertion of prime for every core, here is a screenshot ofwhat I am doing and the results I have:

testpmj.jpg


cpuzi.jpg


coretemp.jpg
 
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Im not sure if I need to run 4 prime95 apps, when I view task manager performance all cores are at 100% wether I use 1 itteration or 4 either way my core speed does not go above 2.8GHz does this mean that my system is not overclocked?
 
I Did have a profile saved in the bios thanks. However When I booted with it and ran prime my temps went above 90 and then the pc crashed. Any advice?
 
I have removed the heatsink and checked for the plastic film there is deffinately not one there, I have cleaned the cpu and heatsink and re-applied thermal paste. I used less paste this time but still not sure if I have used too much or too little- how do you judge "pea sized amount". Here are the results at idle and under prime:

idlej.jpg


40ganz.jpg


There seems to be a slight improvement but not much
 
Just to clarify for any1 else following this thread, As Mariusz stated I have the I7 4.0GHz bundle which has UD5 Mobo and noctua cooler and its all in the anec 902 with a GTX 285. Here is some new screenshots showing fan speed aswell:

Idle:
fanidle.jpg


Load:
fanload.jpg
 
Both fans were connected but for some reason the bios and easy tune have no data for sys_fan3 I have moved it to sys_fan1 and its now showing that its running at the same speed as the other but temps are still the same and rising. I have put the bios back to stock because I do not want to risk damage my temps are now:

idle:
#0 41
#1 38
#2 40
#3 35

load: (2.8GHZ clock speed)
#0 70
#1 69
#2 68
#3 67

also at idle my GPU is running at 53 degrees is this normal?
 
just read on the arctic silver site that im supposed to apply the compound in a short line across the chip, I just put a little spec in the center so am going to go and try this now.
 
followed the arctic silver instructions but it makes no difference, the temps do not seem to change wether I apply a small amount of compound or a large amount. has anyone any ideas? My youtube search did not help all I could find was results rather than videos/images of the compound being applied.
 
No I had not let the AS5 cure, is this required before stress testing? I have had a fiddle with the voltages and am now getting 80 degrees on full load @ 4.0GHz this seems to be a far more acceptable temp but why would OCUK ship it with a higher voltage than required?
 
So now that I have my bundle stable at 4.0GHz and had to do some tweaking myself how much more tweaking would it take to test if I can get 4.2GHz? What would I need to change?
 
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