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The question core clock just won't move.

The question core clock just won't move.

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Swift724
Junior Member
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05-11-2026, 11:08 PM
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i have an old i5 3570k running on a ga-z77-hd3 board, and i wanted to speed it up. But when i change the CPU frequency in my BIOS settings, it never goes above 3.6 GHz under load. I tried checking again, but the numbers showed only x40, so that doesn't make sense to me. I thought maybe easy tuning could fix it, but when i put everything together, the warning says this isn't a Gigabyte product.
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Swift724
05-11-2026, 11:08 PM #1

i have an old i5 3570k running on a ga-z77-hd3 board, and i wanted to speed it up. But when i change the CPU frequency in my BIOS settings, it never goes above 3.6 GHz under load. I tried checking again, but the numbers showed only x40, so that doesn't make sense to me. I thought maybe easy tuning could fix it, but when i put everything together, the warning says this isn't a Gigabyte product.

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Milinia56
Member
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05-13-2026, 10:58 AM
#2
Your computer's board cannot be pushed harder than it is meant to go, so no programs can make that happen.
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Milinia56
05-13-2026, 10:58 AM #2

Your computer's board cannot be pushed harder than it is meant to go, so no programs can make that happen.