CPU is overclocked at start up and I dont want it to be

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goliath23

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My CPU is overclocked at start up and I dont know how to turn this off.

I have a amd 8150 3.6 ghz

I have been using Overdrive and randomly now my BIOS reads my CPU as 4.0 ghz and when I start up windows, it seems to overclock until it reaches a certain temp. I checked the bios and I have nothing set for it to reach a certain temp, its all on AUTO. Overdrive is set to default and to load on default.

My idle temps seem really high at over 40 degrees sometimes higher. I have seen it stay at around 60 on idle then lower to the 30-40 as soon as I start to game again.

Even in overdrive, my target is set to 3600 but my frequency hits 3800-3900.

Many times when I try to load another profile, it will crash my system but it will always allow me to change things manually.

Any ideas?

thanks
 
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is Turbo Core enabled? with Turbo Core enabled, the CPU frequently bounces between 3,6Ghz-4,2Ghz
* 3.6-3.9Ghz for 3-4 fully loaded threads or less load on all of them (8 threads)
* 3,9-4,2Ghz for one or two loaded threads
* versus a straight 3.6Ghz with the feature disabled
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is Turbo Core enabled? with Turbo Core enabled, the CPU frequently bounces between 3,6Ghz-4,2Ghz
* 3.6-3.9Ghz for 3-4 fully loaded threads or less load on all of them (8 threads)
* 3,9-4,2Ghz for one or two loaded threads
* versus a straight 3.6Ghz with the feature disabled
 
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goliath23

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Do you mean Turbo Boost. Turbo Boost is not enabled. Its an AS Rock motherboard and it seems to be their way to do a controlled overclock without the user doing anything.

Is turbo core in the Bios or in the program overdrive?
 
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bnn

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Turbo Core/Boost is the same, AMD call it Core instead :) perhaps the core frequency was increased if you bought your pc whole, some vendors overclock for their customers, i can't really think of anything else
 
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goliath23

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No it was working fine in the beginning but I may have altered something in the BIOS or in Overdrive but not sure.

Is the Turbo Core in option in the BIOS or Overdrive software?
Is there other options that I should disable or enable to make sure that I have full control of my CPU with Overdrive where I can alter the settings myself.

I have a custom PC built by NCIX.
 
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