FX9590 never goes over 1500MHz

[f.karvay]

I'm not an absolute noob when it comes to PCs, but this is kind of out of my knowledge.
I recently had the option to build a fairly cheap AM3+ build. (About 200€) total.
FX 9590
GA-990FX-Gaming (rev 1.0)
12GB DDR3 (2x2 + 2x4)
MSI Gigabyte 960 4GB
NZXT Kraken x61 AIO
So, the CPU never goes over 1500MHz. I mean NEVER.
I tried to search for a solution in other threads but maybe I'm blind..
Even at 70% Utilisation it stays at 1500MHz..
Any ideas what might be causing it?

 

[mdd1963]

Are we sure about the mainboard being an AM3+, vice merely an AM3 board with the same basic part number? (Although the former is supposed to support it, the latter does not)

Is the CPU properly identified in the BIOS?

 

[f.karvay]

Yes, it is identified. I double checked. I did have an usupported CPU in a mobo once, it refused to boot. So I don't think that's the problem.

 

[sizzling]

What's the cpu temperature?

 

[f.karvay]

What's the cpu temperature?

Never goes above 50C. Using the NZXT Kraken x61 AIO

 

[sizzling]

50c at 1.5Ghz? That doesn't seem right, I know its a hot cpu but when underclocked that much I would have expected it to be much lower.

 

[f.karvay]

50c at 1.5Ghz? That doesn't seem right, I know its a hot cpu but when underclocked that much I would have expected it to be much lower.

I meant during games. Idle it stays at about 10-15C.
But, the game I play the most, is World of Warcraft, which is a CPU based game. Getting 50FPS Max outside of Combat is good. In 25 man raids i get like 5

 

[sizzling]

50c at 1.5Ghz? That doesn't seem right, I know its a hot cpu but when underclocked that much I would have expected it to be much lower.

I meant during games. Idle it stays at about 10-15C.
But, the game I play the most, is World of Warcraft, which is a CPU based game. Getting 50FPS Max outside of Combat is good. In 25 man raids i get like 5

Is it running at 1.5Ghz while gaming? 50c at 1.5Ghz even in game seems way too hot.

 

[f.karvay]

50c at 1.5Ghz? That doesn't seem right, I know its a hot cpu but when underclocked that much I would have expected it to be much lower.

I meant during games. Idle it stays at about 10-15C.
But, the game I play the most, is World of Warcraft, which is a CPU based game. Getting 50FPS Max outside of Combat is good. In 25 man raids i get like 5

Is it running at 1.5Ghz while gaming? 50c at 1.5Ghz even in game seems way too hot.

I dunno man.. any software I should try to monitor with instead of CPU temp?

 

[kerberos_20]

voltage on this cpu is quite high by default, 50c is ok for low clocks
did u check your bios if its up to date?

 

[f.karvay]

voltage on this cpu is quite high by default, 50c is ok for low clocks
did u check your bios if its up to date?

I believe F2 is the latest for this Motherboard. Which is what I have.

 

[sizzling]

50c at 1.5Ghz? That doesn't seem right, I know its a hot cpu but when underclocked that much I would have expected it to be much lower.

I meant during games. Idle it stays at about 10-15C.
But, the game I play the most, is World of Warcraft, which is a CPU based game. Getting 50FPS Max outside of Combat is good. In 25 man raids i get like 5

Is it running at 1.5Ghz while gaming? 50c at 1.5Ghz even in game seems way too hot.

I dunno man.. any software I should try to monitor with instead of CPU temp?

AMD Overdrive

 

[f.karvay]

I saw some people talking about the 'Core multiplier', i just noticed that in the Overdrive screen. Could that have to do something with the speeds?
Also, 'Target speed' is set to 1500MHz.. I don't remember setting that.

 

[sizzling]

I saw some people talking about the 'Core multiplier', i just noticed that in the Overdrive screen. Could that have to do something with the speeds?
Also, 'Target speed' is set to 1500MHz.. I don't remember setting that.

As long as temperature and power are within normal operating range this should automatically adjust depending on the load on the cpu.

 

[f.karvay]

I saw some people talking about the 'Core multiplier', i just noticed that in the Overdrive screen. Could that have to do something with the speeds?
Also, 'Target speed' is set to 1500MHz.. I don't remember setting that.

As long as temperature and power are within normal operating range this should automatically adjust depending on the load on the cpu.

I thought so too.. but it always stays.

 

[RobCrezz]

Try resetting bios to optimized defaults

 

[f.karvay]

Try resetting bios to optimized defaults

Seems to have fixed it! From 1.5 to 4.7 with a simple solution. Thank you all for helping!