I recently got my FX 8320 to a stable 4.5 Ghz. I want it so that when I am not doing anything it will down clock to whatever is the lowest clock it wants. But it's not doing that automatically like it use to, now it's stuck at 4.5Ghz and wont go down unless I remove the overclock.
What do I do? I have an ASRock 970 Extreme 3 R2.0 with an FX 8320, and A-Data 8GB 1600Mhz
I don't know much about overclocking settings. (enjoy the free bump). But if your CPU is kept cool then it running at high speed while under no load will not hurt it, even if you leave it running overnight or for a few days. Power consumption will be barely effected so don't worry about that. Hope you get it figured out.
You sure? I am sensitive about my power usage that is why I want it down clocking. But thank you!
Check your power plan in Power Options, assuming you're using Windows. If the power plan is set to "High Performance" the CPU will always maintain maximum core clock regardless if there is are processes running or not. You can adjust the "minimum processor state", under Processor power management to the default 5% to keep the CPU from clocking at full blast all the time. Or just be lazy like me and set to the power plan to Balanced and be done with it.
The difference in power usage between when the CPU is running at high speeds and when it's not is very small. the only thing effected by the higher clock speed is heat. If you are confident with your cooling and maintain reasonable temps (for your CPU that is less than 100 degrees F while idle) then there should be no issue.
Doesn't really solve the issue. It just bounces up and down repeatedly.