Changed CPU's and current one is restricted to the frequency of the old one

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Fyeren

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Hello, so I have a MSI Z97 PC Mate and recently switched from a Pentium G3258 to an i5-4590. I had the G3258 overclocked to 4.0 GHz but set it back to 3.2 GHz before the swap. Now my 4590 is stuck at 3.2 GHz. Is there a way to completely reset the overclock or turn it off? I tried setting the frequency to 3.3 GHZ but it glitched leading to a crash, plus that would restrict the 3.7 GHz turbo boost. So is there a way to turn off or reset the CPU settings and the overclock. Thanks in advanced!
 
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cliffro

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Reset to default settings. From your manual its in the Save & Exit menu.

Save & Exit
Discard Changes and Exit
Exit BIOS setup without saving any change. This it is used to abandon all changes
and exit BIOS setup.
Save Changes and Reboot
This item is used to save all changes and reboot the system.
Save Changes
This item is used to save current changes.
Discard Changes
This item is used to discard current all changes and restore to the previous values.
Restore Defaults
This item is used to restore/ load all default values by the BIOS vendor.
Boot Override
The installed boot-able devices will appear on this menu, you can select one of them
be a boot device to start booting.
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Fyeren

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Will it possibly hurt my PC by resetting the BIOS? Also, will I have to reinstall drivers?
 
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Question from Fyeren : "Swapped CPU's, new one is stuck at the same frequency as the old one."





In your BIOS, have you tried "Restore Defaults" (Page 3-16 in your Mobo manual)?

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No, it will just reset the bios to the default out of box settings. You might have to re-apply XMP settings for your memory if you used an XMP profile.

Should not affect any drivers.
 
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