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JarlGranty

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I'm running an Intel Corei5 4690k OC @4.3Ghz Stable on an MSI Z97-G45 Gaming Motherboard with 8Gb of G.Skills Ripjaws X Series RAM and a 1000W EVGA SuperNova 1000G2 PSU with 2x MSI R9 280 GPU's in CrossfireX. When I check my CPU's clock speed in CPUZ, it shows that it's hovering around 4.3Ghz, which is great, that's where I want it, however, when I go into Task Manager and the Performance tab, it shows that my CPU is running at 5.2Ghz, or 121% of the maximum clock speed. Should I be concerned or is Windows just reading it out wrong?
 
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Sounds like Windows is reading it wrong. I mean it's possible for a 4690K to OC to 5.2GHz but it would be needing high voltages, and superb cooling. Download another program that shows clock speed to compare with CPU-Z and Windows Task Manager. Also check the speed at the BIOS. If your CPU multiplier is not set to 52x (or whatever is needed for 5.2ghz) then Windows is wrong.
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Sounds like Windows is reading it wrong. I mean it's possible for a 4690K to OC to 5.2GHz but it would be needing high voltages, and superb cooling. Download another program that shows clock speed to compare with CPU-Z and Windows Task Manager. Also check the speed at the BIOS. If your CPU multiplier is not set to 52x (or whatever is needed for 5.2ghz) then Windows is wrong.
 
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JarlGranty

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OCCT also reads it as 4.3Ghz, so I guess Windows is just wrong. I just didn't want my CPU to be harmed just in case. Thanks for the answer dude!

 
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