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Is there a way to make it so your CPU always runs at the highest possible speed? My i7 3770k goes up to 4.2ghz but I often find it fluctuating while Gaming (and causing lag on older games).

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Is there a way to make it so your CPU always runs at the highest possible speed? My i7 3770k goes up to 4.2ghz but I often find it fluctuating while Gaming (and causing lag on older games).

Disable Intel Speedstep in the bios.

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Disable Intel Speedstep in the bios.

and if i got i5 2400 should i do the same ?(dont wanna make another topic ;p)

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and if i got i5 2400 should i do the same ?(dont wanna make another topic ;p)

If you notice the CPU frequency fluctuate while gaming and lag that correlates with the frequency change, then sure. If not then there isn't much reason to change it.

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If you notice the CPU frequency fluctuate while gaming and lag that correlates with the frequency change, then sure. If not then there isn't much reason to change it.

i noticed fps drops but speccy didnt  show the frequency drop so ;p

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You could just set your Windows power profile to High Performance, that should prevent it dropping below max speed.

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Is there a way to make it so your CPU always runs at the highest possible speed? My i7 3770k goes up to 4.2ghz but I often find it fluctuating while Gaming (and causing lag on older games).

set cpu frequency to fixed..

it may be called something different in your bios tho

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