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I just overclocked my 4770k to 4.4ghz, and when I run a test like prime95, the frequency jumps up to 4.4 as the current frequency, but in any other programs my it says my processor is a intel core i7 4770k @ 3.5ghz? Any one know why this is? 

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Does the CPU clockspeed change when it's being stressed in CPU-Z? What programs are you using?

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Here, The core speed changes, but the Specification doesn't show the new overclock.

 

http://gyazo.com/b34512a40771d802476a304ea74b66d9

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Some programs always show the stock frequency of the chip. I remember running a game benchmark once on my old OC'd E4500 (2,8GHz at that time) and was very confused when it was showing stock 2,2. But CPU-Z should show the correct frequency if running Prime95 (no power saving or turbo)

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Here, The core speed changes, but the Specification doesn't show the new overclock.

 

http://gyazo.com/b34512a40771d802476a304ea74b66d9

Was that under load?

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Some programs always show the stock frequency of the chip. I remember running a game benchmark once on my old OC'd E4500 (2,8GHz at that time) and was very confused when it was showing stock 2,2. But CPU-Z should show the correct frequency if running Prime95 (no power saving or turbo)

It does show the overclock running prime 95, but only in the core speed section...

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Was that under load?

No

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It does show the overclock running prime 95, but only in the core speed section...

that's normal. Nothing to worry. 

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that's normal. Nothing to worry. 

Ok, Thanks I was just worried my overclock wasn't sticking or something...

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Ok, Thanks I was just worried my overclock wasn't sticking or something...

no, it's perfectly OK. Here's a CPU-Z ss I found on the web just to prove it :Pcpu-z-oc-3752-540x334.jpg?1254505333

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