Think I have messed up the liquid metal applying, likely to thin a layer. What idle temps should I be looking for on a 7920X? idles at around 31c while it clocks at 1.2 on desktop. Overclocked to 4.7 so far and realbench hits 105c, three cores go way higher than the rest. Cinebench R15 even hits 93c, do you think my assumptions are correct?

Yeah, horrible load temps, yikes!..Idle temps should be at or near ambient.
 
Pump and fans running at 100 percent?..Did you apply the liquid metal (what kind?) to both the IHS and the cooler cold plate, and also on the inside of the IHS and on the CPU die, or did you go direct-die?..Too much Vcore like Coolmistry said?

+1 Bob and Sparetimepc 
I don't use left on Auto for CPU Core voltage it went too high voltage hit 1.475v I think (can't remember) running at 5.2 so try set to manual for core and Adaptive voltages! 

Wow, that's high
Chip will be waving bye bye pretty soon at those temps .
Why isn't it throttling back ?

105 C
Yea ok if you don't think that's hot .
Hottest my i9 9900ks gets is (which is a lot faster) ,which I can OC to 5.5 @ 1.435v and it hits 80 max but normally much below that ( 4.7 cache) .

random_matt
Realbench hits 105c

spit051261
Sorry .
His temps are too high .
Be lucky if it lasts a day at those temps.
I still don't understand how that chip is not throttling????

+1 but the CPU will throttle back once it hits a thermal barrier

If CPU Thermal Control is disabled in the BIOS (which it is not by default), then it will not throttle at PROCHOT (TjMax) temp but could continue until THERMTRIP temp is reached and shut down..Intel does not guarantee recovery from a THERMTRIP event.

It doesn't sound like this dude has changed any thermal settings in BIOS .

I use the Noctua paste and as I write this I'm running 2 web pages and SETI at HOME.
SETI using all cores on my cpu (i9 7900X) and my temps for the cpu is 79 C to 85 C (over clocked to 4.6 GHz.).
Ide it's between 35-40 C.
My cpu has not been de-lidded.
If I over clock the cpu to 4.7 GHz the temps sometimes reaches over 90 C (too much for me).
I use the largest EVGA AIO (before the 360) on the cpu .
I use the automatic over voltage on the cpu and it's 1.143 to 1.225 (using HWmonitor).
Pull it apart and take a look.
 
 
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spit051261
With my voltage taken up to 1.435 and 5.5 , my ks will still throttle when coming under extreme load .
What you on about .
BTW your cooler is on right ?
Sounds like you had high temps before hence you de lidding it .

I'm only on 1.257, cooler is on fine, although the mounting pressure could be better. Anyway, the thread has confirmed that I'll need to do it again, thanks all.

spit051261
If your cooler is not tight enough you'll get excess heat .
If it's too tight , you risk damaging MOBO.
Last thing you want is bent pins on CPU socket .

You won't get bent pins from tightening the CPU too much...they're supported by the plastic in the socket not the pins.  The ILM presses the CPU onto the pins down to the plastic so it rests on the plastic.  I mean I guess you could smash it with a hammer so it would go past the support but at that point... anyway this is really not something you have to worry about under normal circumstances.
 
You could break the CPU die when you are delidded but that's a separate problem.

spit051261
No , you are wrong .
I have done this myself and I bent the pins.
Cost me over 700 for a new MOBO .

Here is design sheet for 115x series socket.
https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/guides/4th-gen-core-lga1150-socket-guide.pdf
 
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2011-3/2066
https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/guides/core-i7-lga2011-3-tmsdg.pdf
 
page 16
 
Even the best of engineers can't help if you put the cpu in wrong or drop it, etc.

a213m

random_matt
Think I have messed up the liquid metal applying, likely to thin a layer. What idle temps should I be looking for on a 7920X? idles at around 31c while it clocks at 1.2 on desktop. Overclocked to 4.7 so far and realbench hits 105c, three cores go way higher than the rest. Cinebench R15 even hits 93c, do you think my assumptions are correct?

My delidded 7920X @ 4.5GHZ / 1.15V temps w/ Liquid Metal:
 

Really helpful, cheers.