My i5-3570k is constantly on max speed for no reason?

[adampcpower]

I just built my first PC about 3 weeks ago and for the first weeks the CPU (i5-3570k) ran at slower speeds, about 1600mhz when i was just surfing the web or something, and would get up to 3600-3800 during gaming. Now, when i power up my PC to when i power down, its always at 3700-3800mhz and i didnt change anything?! how can i get it back so im not constantly stressing out the CPU. when i go to the task manager, it says that my CPU usage is still lke 1% or 0%

 

[DJDeCiBeL]

Make sure that you're still using the "Balanced" power plan in Windows. High Performance will make it do what you're describing.

 

[adampcpower]

Make sure that you're still using the "Balanced" power plan in Windows. High Performance will make it do what you're describing.

how do i check that

 

[DJDeCiBeL]

Control Panel > Power Options

 

[adampcpower]

Control Panel > Power Options

Ah yes, that did the trick! i dont know how that got changed.. Thanks!!

 

[adampcpower]

Best answer selected by adampcpower.

 

[nikorr]

Are u sure that nothing is running in the background? Like virus scan or updates?

Or virus : )

U mentioned that u didn't do anything in BIOS, but u can always try to reset it to the default settings.

 

[nikorr]

Ups, little late : )

Good for you, that fix.

 

[DJDeCiBeL]

Ah yes, that did the trick! i dont know how that got changed.. Thanks!!

You're welcome.

 

[adampcpower]

Ups, little late : )

Good for you, that fix.

thanks for helping