[SOLVED] is keeping CPU on max clock always by selecting high performance powerplan harmful to my pc hardware?

[eziowar]

Hi, my cpu i5-4670k, mobo- gigabyte z87x-ud3h, os- windows 10

when my OS is on balanced power plan my cpu goes 800mhz on idle but whenever i select high performance powerplan my cpu stays at max clock of 3800mhz even on idle though on both power plan my cpu's vcore and power usage stays almost same on idle which is much lower when cpu is on load. Now is keeping CPU on max clock (3.8ghz) always by selecting high performance powerplan harmful to my pc hardware?

 

[Phaaze88]

H-E-double hockey sticks, no.

 

[hotaru.hino]

It's only harmful if the cooling system can't keep up with it. i.e., it's constantly overheating.

But if that's the case, you have the wrong cooling system for it (presuming it was installed properly, the case is clean, and you're not in a Saudia Arabian desert)

 

[eziowar]

H-E-double hockey sticks, no.

Wdym?

 

[Bob.B]

Hi, my cpu i5-4670k, mobo- gigabyte z87x-ud3h, os- windows 10

when my OS is on balanced power plan my cpu goes 800mhz on idle but whenever i select high performance powerplan my cpu stays at max clock of 3800mhz even on idle though on both power plan my cpu's vcore and power usage stays almost same on idle which is much lower when cpu is on load. Now is keeping CPU on max clock (3.8ghz) always by selecting high performance powerplan harmful to my pc hardware?

In the high perf power plan what is the min and max cpu power set to?

 

[Phaaze88]

Wdym?

I mean HELL no it's not harmful.
That's one of the things they're designed to do.

 

[Viking2121]

No it wont, it will use a little bit more power than leaving it on balanced, and it may idle a little warmer, but thats about it.