MPower with various issues (Bios, Volt, Heat)

Question

Hello Good Morning & Good Evening readers from everywhere on the planet.
I am having multiple issues with the newly assembled machine and i have 8 days left to "make it clean".
This computer is not for me, it s a gift, a nice one. so i would like to do everything i can to avoid any future issues.
So Far, what did i encounter as problems :
Problem 1 : BIOS
When i started the "lets go" process, step1 was to put an up to date Bios. i made a backup on my USB Key where i previously put the H70 bios, and accidentally selected the backed-up H30 bios as file to upload (instead of the H70)
Result : Boot Loop.
Tried everything i could :
From within Bios B, tried to flash H70 to Bios A after manual switching : Boot Loop
From USB Key and Forum Flasher procedure : Boot Loop
Finally, with Forum Flasher and H83 Bios : Boot on Bios Chip A possible.
meanwhile, i did flash Bios B with H70, which seems to behave weirdly, because it wont boot on the SSD system, and will always go back to Bios Screen. i gave up for now on Bios Chip B and i am focusing on the one that works, Bios Chip A with version 1.17.8B3
Problem 2 : HEAT, and a LOT of it.
using default settings (i only specified XMP profile for the Memory to run at 1600Mhz), i installed Windows 7 Pro, all necessary drivers (latest from intel, latest from nvidia, latest from MSI for the ones i could not find elsewhere)
installed a few benchmarks, Open Hardware Monitor, and launched a couple of Orthos (Prime) bench, assigning one Orthos per core through task manager.
Result : Cores run at 85°c and keep raising around 86, 87..... before i stopped everything.
Vcore reported by Open Hardware Monitor : 1.26 to 1.29v which, at 3.9Ghz, seemed to me, far too much.
Step 1 : removed the CoolerMaster, realized there was maybe slightly not enough thermal paste, added some where the contact did not seem to be good.
Step 2 : working my way on lowering the vcore.
i tried through bios various settings. i managed to get some relative stability with a bit less than 1v reported, and in that configuration, 49°c per core on Orthos. Orthos froze 15 minutes later when i tried to move windows around while maximizing OHMonitor's window. conclusion : not enough volts. but also : this CPU can run cooler.
after hours, i managed to get something "not so bad" with 1.1v setting in the Bios :
3.9Ghz test for 10hours with 1 Orthos per core + 3DMark 2011 windowed mode at max settings + Open Hardware Monitor. Nothing crashed, but i have 9 WHEA log entries in the system logs over the 10 hours of test.
max temperature reported for cores : 65°c
max temperature reported for GPU : 61°c
still, with WHEA's,  weird lags and "will not always boot" startup (5 to 10 seconds delay where the boot stucks on "B4" code before i get the Intel Raid Screen, and when i want to enter the Bios, sometimes (but not all the time) 10 to 20 seconds delay), a "blind volt configuration" because i have no clue of what volt the CPU really needs, and no overclocking (4.2 is not a big deal normally), and all phase leds on permanently (while they are not when i am in the Bios), i am NOT satisfied of what i did.
i am pretty sure that with your help i ll manage to try a few other settings, and i m also pretty sure that there are currently some Bios settings that are irrelevant or incorrect
i just installed RealTemp with Prime95 for second temp reading. Orthos makes things more hot, but both benchs are good in my eyes.
i ll now post the current Bios settings screenshots, thanks for your help. computer details included in signature
Note : ClickBios II asks me to install Intel ME 8 to enable overclock. Intel ME _9_ is currently installed. is that an issue ?
edit :
screen of 4x Orthos small FFT 1/core + 3DMark2011 extreme settings in 800x600 windowed
changed a few things
remark : when i did a restart, bios boot got stuck on B4 (one minute passed) i did reset the computer to access the bios. might come from me being too fast type "DEL" key to enter the bios while the MB was initializing
1) in the Bios, memory voltage was reported at 1.480. i manually entered a couple voltages, and ended up on 1.5280 manual entry reporting 1.530 V
2) Phase contantly on : current Bios setting Phase Control Auto, C1E Enabled CState Enabled  EIST Enabled. To what i read, this is not a big deal, but all phase are on when OS is running, and blinking in Bios. weird.
3) CPU Volt Manual entry changed from 1.100 to 1.125
relaunching Orthos x4 (small FFT) + 4cores Prime95 Blend Test + 3Dmark2011 windowed to check for WHEA's
i ll let this run for an hour.

Answer 1

thanks for the information, i ll try those changes and see if i gain anything.
main problem is the heat. 90°c at 3.9 is just hard to accept. especially with a temp room of 25-30° with heatwave coming strong in july or august.
maybe i chose the wrong heatsink with the Evo212, but i made a couple 3570k go at 4.5 4.6 with that HS, and it worked fine with a tmax of 72-75° under heavy load.
yesterday when i reached 87° i used my nocontact thermometer, and once the computer was off, my fingers. the copper tubes and the part which is in contact with the CPU was almost... cold, roomtemp.
i think i have one of those 3770k with the bad thermal contact between the die and the cap. that is an issue. i have 10 days to either find a solution to RMA it, or to make it run "cool" enough to be set free to his new owner. i hate when people get problems with a computer i built. it usually never happens. happened once in fact, dead P4P800, 2003. once.
i ll try those changes, i have 3 days to make it clear and clean. if i cannot get anything normal out of this, i ll do what i need to do to RMA it : put the default intel heatsink, make the CPU throttle, and RMA it, crossing fingers to get a correctly assembled 3770k in return. (and hoping not to burn the motherboard in the process. looks rock solid, but maybe not lava solid)
edit : at full charge, auto vcore send 1.3v to the cpu @3.9Ghz. Orthos + Prime makes cores temp at 85° after a minute. core 3 just reached 89° after 2 minutes of load. Room temp = 25°.
= no go. i cannot accept that as a normal behaviour.
The reported "CPU" temperature is 31°c
The Core Temperature is 89°c
that does not compute to me.
edit 2 :
trying 4.2Ghz Turbo with auto vcore : 1.31-1.32v. temp exceeds 90°c after a couple seconds of orthos.
trying 4.2Ghz with 1.2v manual entry : BSOD after launching Orthos
trying 4.2Ghz with 1.250 and 75% vdroop. no load volt : 1.208 - Prime + Orthos volt : 1.168. temp 68-70°c. no BSOD. launching 3DMark 2011 in windowed loop. crossing fingers will check for WHEA entries in a hour.
edit 3 : WHEA, tons of them. retrying with 1.240v. will repeat until no WHEA. if i need 1.3v for that, i dont really know what i will do. buying a 50E cooler "just to see" is not welcomed this month. no money to throw away right now.
also, i get stuck at "B4" a lot since i m trying 4.2Ghz, after restarting, after exiting the Bios. manual reset is necessary.
this CPU smells like a very bad batch.