Processor wont go above .78ghz.

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So I just upgraded from an i7 4790 to an i7 8700k, but I can get the 8700k to run any higher than .78GHZ except when in windows safe mode. I know its not a temp issue because I checked and it idle its about 30c and under load about 60c. I think its a driver problem some where but I don't know where exactly. When I installed all my drivers I made sure they were all correct. I really hope someone can help me as I'm getting very upset with my $700 upgrade being total Sh*t.
 
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What motherboard are you using? I had a similar issue before with another CPU on a MSI board. There was a physical switch on the board that would run the CPU at .8ghz. Sounds like a similar issue. Take a look at your motherboard manual and see if there is something similar. I dont remember what the switch was called, but it took me awhile to finally figure it out.
 
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Question,, under load you run at 60C? AND that is at .78GHZ?? as that sounds like a heat issue to me.. and possibly other stuff too.. but if its not running at normal speed and running much slower shouldn't it be like super cool at high usage?
 
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I don't see anything that would be like that but maybe I'm missing something, so heres my mother board: Gigabyte z370p D3.
sorry if its obvious but I am very unfamiliar with motherboard switches/drivers/bios.
 
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Yes I believe the bios is updated I downloaded the newest update from the website, and I downloaded everything from the disk that came with the motherboard.
 
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I do have the newest bios, and I downloaded and ran the intel cpu test and I passed.
 
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