Hello all i recently upgrade my pc to an I7 875K, liquid cooling, and an SSD. i am currently having a hell of a time OCing this thing. when i set the mutiplier in the BIOs it reads at say 4.2, but once i boot into windows the evga eleet program and windows shows the processor at a much lower speed usually half. i also noticed that in the evga eleet the processor speed fluctuates almost as if speed step and turbo are enabled, i have disabled speed step, turbo boost, and c1e. Some help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys.
 
Haf 932 Case
EVGA p55 FTW
I7 875k
XSPC Rasa 750 RS360 Universal CPU Triple Radiator Water Cooling Kit
G.SKILL Phoenix Series FM-25S2S-120GB
8 gigs G Skill Rib jaws (set at 1600)
ASUS Black Knight GTS 250 in SLI
 

 
 
 

Not with standing Dave65's not reading your post of have SpeedStep already disabled. Try turning Off the "TurboMode Tech" and "C-STATE Tech" as well will help with OCing.  Also search the forum for just your CPU name i7-875K and be sure you have A72 BIOS installed as that version is necessary to run that processor correctly.   I include info below as well.
 
OC detail Info
http://www.overclockers.com/3-step-guide-overclock-core-i3-i5-i7/
http://forums.evga.com/tm.aspx?m=340264 i5-750
http://forums.evga.com/tm.aspx?m=20029 i7-860
http://www.techreaction.net/2010/09/07/3-step-overclocking-guide-lynnfield/ Lynnfield info

hey guys still no go i am attaching some pics of the bios settings and what i see in windows maybe you can tell me what i am doing wrong here

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iblaine,you have a serious problem with the way you have your memory configured in the first picture.  You need to set you CAS memory timings manually Under memory set DRAM SPD: [Standard]  ; Do not use XMP Pro!!!,  Look on the side of your memory sticks (or box they came in).  There will be CAS and Voltage information.  Such as 8-8-8-24 1.65v;  I believe yours would be 9-9-9-24 with anywhere between 1.5v or 1.6v or 1.65v, but you need to use the values G.Skill set as you are using CPU multiplier for OCing. 
In BIOS under Frequency & Voltage/ memory in the first 4 lines "Type" the 9, 9, 9, 24 (or what was specified) for the CAS, leave all the others alone.  Now backup/ excape 1 level and set the DIMM voltage to 1.65v (or the value specified).

My understanding is that in order to unlock the multiplier on the 875k speedstep and turbo must be enabled.  You should have BIOS A70 (or greater) in order to have certain features helpful to the k processor.
 
Reference the following threads for info.
 
http://forums.evga.com/tm.aspx?m=731376&high=875k (post by dozer3000)
http://forums.evga.com/tm.aspx?m=709385&high=875k (post by pugboy75)
http://forums.evga.com/tm.aspx?m=669698&high=875k (post by e-money & dozer3000)
 
 

hey guys thanks for the help with the memory issue, i didnt even look, took it for granted it would set it correctly, that definitely was not it though even after changing the CAS, i still saw the same thing in windows and i also downloaded CPU-Z and it also showed the same as Eleet. i also tried enable turbo and speedstep still no go i believe it actually made it a lil unstable (laggy) which is what i was told, but what the hey for ****s and giggles, myaswell, right. i also wanted to know, earlier in the thread KenMcC stated that there was "Turbo Tech" and "C-State Tech", i forgot to mention earlier that is what i did disable, is there possibly somewhere else i am unaware that there maybe some settings. i went through all and saw nothing. 
THANK YOU ALL