Question about overclocking on MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming motherboard

[Johnvosh]

Quick question.... I am running an MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming motherboard with an i5 4670K overclocked to 4.2 GHz. I have had it locked at this speed since day one. Is there any way to keep this overclock, but have it lower the speed if I am just browsing the net or do light duty tasks?

 

Thank you!

[Mo5]

Speedstep already does this for you if you have it enabled. Look at clocks in task manager and you'll see the frequency not being 4.2 all the time

[Johnvosh]

17 minutes ago, Mo5 said:

Speedstep already does this for you if you have it enabled. Look at clocks in task manager and you'll see the frequency not being 4.2 all the time

I think it must be disabled. My clocks stay at 4.2 GHz all the time. I think back when I did the overclock on this, I just used the OC Genie button on the motherboard.

[X_X]

Check C-State C0%. Clocks are stopped when C1-C7 and in C6 voltage is gated off to the core so as long as C3-C6 are reported then power draw should be low when browsing even if the CPU runs full speed when active. Also check that your in balanced power mode if on Windows.