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After overclocking (literally 1.05%) my CPU runs at max clock (with turbo as well), even though nothing is using it: https://gyazo.com/776691df7e0437c29b1a67e26fa4a72e

According to this post: http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1923513/cpu-running-max-core-clock-speed.html?xtor=EREC-8889 I have speed step/ cool & quiet disabled, however I do not see that setting

Here are my overclock settings (in advanced) on my Z97S SLI Krait Edition Motherboard: https://gyazo.com/7d932af03426b87a3cd8b23d07066621
 
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In simple terms, that's not the way to overclock that chip on that motherboard.

BCLK is the 'master' clock that runs the whole system. If you push it much higher from where you are now (you might get to 103 or even 105 on a good day) you will run into issues with the on-chip memory controller. When you change BCLK it can turn off all the power saving and idle feature of the CPU.

To overclock flexibly, you need to use a multiplier overclock. The Multiplier, is the number by which the BCLK is multiplied to get the operating frequency of the CPU. BCLK is 100Mhz, or close. a multiplier of 40, would give a frequency of 100 x 40, or 4000Mhz, which is 4.000 Ghz.

The additional speed will generate additional heat and the stock...
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Thanks for giving us the information.

I'm still not quite sure how you overclocked.

Did you change the BLCK from 100 to 101.5?
Did you or the BIOS disable the C states?
Did you use OC Genie?
What is the Vcore?

The chip comes with a speed/voltage/load plan built in. When you overclock, even the smallest amount, it is possible to over-ride that and just run it at your full settings all the time. That's what I do at the start of an overclock. When I get to my final speed, I then go to an Adaptive overclock to get my idle speeds back. I am not familiar with the details of the MSI UEFI, but I have done a lot of overclocking of that CPU and got to 4.8Ghz at reasonable temperatures, but I dialed it back to 4.6 Ghz to keep the Vcore voltage under 1.300V.

 
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Hey sorry for the late reply, I did as you said and literally changed the 100 to 101.5, I didn't bother doing much as I am still running a stock cooler, after doing some tests the max temp I get is 72 C, so I'm just staying here until I get a cooler, but yeah everything else I left default.

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Thanks.

In simple terms, that's not the way to overclock that chip on that motherboard.

BCLK is the 'master' clock that runs the whole system. If you push it much higher from where you are now (you might get to 103 or even 105 on a good day) you will run into issues with the on-chip memory controller. When you change BCLK it can turn off all the power saving and idle feature of the CPU.

To overclock flexibly, you need to use a multiplier overclock. The Multiplier, is the number by which the BCLK is multiplied to get the operating frequency of the CPU. BCLK is 100Mhz, or close. a multiplier of 40, would give a frequency of 100 x 40, or 4000Mhz, which is 4.000 Ghz.

The additional speed will generate additional heat and the stock cooler is very limited in how much extra it can handle.

To get to more than 40 to 42 for the multiplier, you are likely to need to increase Vcore, the voltage used by the CPU. As you increase this over 1.200V, heating will increase also.

Eventually you will need to restore your idle speed with C states and/or Adaptive overclock.

Most importantly, you need to be reading a lot of guides and the 'sticky's in the overclocking section of this board about how to proceed safely and intelligently.
 
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