BCLK rose to 137.6—unintentionally part of the 6.6 GHz group. Is your motherboard in trouble?
BCLK rose to 137.6—unintentionally part of the 6.6 GHz group. Is your motherboard in trouble?
I think there might be an issue with your CPU, possibly due to a problem in the processor itself. Those high numbers (like the 10Ghz one) seem unreliable and could indicate something went wrong. It’s best not to keep an original copy of that CPU unless you plan to upgrade soon. It’s also worth checking if Windows is functioning properly—if so, try reinstalling it on a fresh partition. If the numbers remain the same, the situation might be serious. You may want to consult Intel’s XTU and CPU-Z tools to rule out a hwinfo error. Even in the worst case, this suggests your CPU likely isn’t failing and you don’t need to wipe Windows.
The X indicates the CPU was built in the USA. Intel usually uses a different facility, so it might have been made elsewhere. This appears to be a late 4790K model, though likely not the newest version. Based on available info, the final delivery date for the 4790K would have been around July 14, 2017, for either tray or boxed units.
The conversation from 2014 doesn't guarantee a bug will reappear. It's more certain that running a CPU at 6GHz in air or on an AIO would likely cause damage—people use liquid nitrogen at -195°C to cool CPUs because otherwise the system wouldn't start or would overheat quickly, and if it wasn't a Windows issue, the internal power and timing circuits would fail eventually.