Now, after this talk about how much this added "feature" sucks what can be done? Well, I can take things a step further and show you how to dump it! If we can disable the dynamic VID it will be safe to control the voltage again and you'll also have a better performing system.

How's this done?

It's done by setting a chipset register which is generally set in the BIOS. I would like to see some of the manufacturers step up to the plate and let me post a BETA BIOS for various boards that will let you disable this.

I will be posting further instructions as soon as I can. You'll need to use WPCredit to be able to modify these registers. Open WPCreditit ctl-D. If you see something that says ACPI P_BLK on that list then we're in good shape. We should be able to come up with something if we pool our thoughts on this one. Below I'm posting everything relevant on the 875 chipset. I haven't quite figured out the work around yet. I was hoping some of you could help me out here.

In review, I can tell you YES Intel is using Dynamic voltage. If you have proper cooling it should be safe to disable this feature. I will stand behind MSI when they said allowing voltage modifications with this dynamic voltage on is a really bad idea. I can tell you for sure that there is a way to disable this. Intel states in MANY places that dynamic voltage must be enabled, but I do not believe disabling it will cause any harm to your processor. What will happen is you will just have to keep an eye on what your voltage is set for. 1.5v may cause quite a bit of heat production. Any motherboard manufacturers out there, PLEASE get a hold of me to talk about maybe some kind of a very beta BIOS for some of us to play with.