STUCK at 0.75GHz clock speed HELP!!!! intel i7 4770k

[Hjgrove]

Hi there,
I have recently finshed my new build and all was well until my computer has recently been playing up,
first it was stuck in a boot cycle, kept turning off every 1 second fixed this by rebuilding it and now today the cpu is stuck at a max clock speed of 0.75GHz here are my specs:
Intel i7 4770K
32gb Kingston hyperx ram
Corsair cx750 psu
windows 8
Thanks!

 

[HiTechObsessed]

Try resetting the BIOS. There should be a CLR_CMOS jumper on the motherboard. If not, unplug the PC and remove the CMOS battery from the motherboard for about 5 minutes or so (looks like an oversized watch battery) then pop it back in and reboot.

 

[Hjgrove]

Hi previously before doing this my computer refused to boot, after fixing this issue I cleared the cmos (no result) and removed the cmos battery with no result and I am getting every error code possible on the debug led... I tried my second bios with no success.
Is this a faulty cmos?

 

[gregbattis]

Try leaving the battery out longer 1 hr or so.

 

[Hjgrove]

I have left the battery out for about 1 and a half hours and still no result... What should I do now? Get new CMOS battery?

 

[Hjgrove]

Does anyone think it could be a faulty cpu?

 

[HiTechObsessed]

Sounds more of a motherboard issue.

 

[Hjgrove]

Good news recharged the cmos battery and that did the job! back up to 3.9GHz 😉 thanks for the help!

 

[HiTechObsessed]

Oh, well awesome! Glad to hear it was a simple fix!

 

[Ali Mujtaba]

Hi All,

I bought a HP laptop that came with Windows 8.1 Its specs were
core i7
16gb Ram
4gb Nvidia Graphics Card 850m
1tb HDD

When I started laptop I noticed 1 dead Pixel ( totally Unrelated to the problem, but part of the story ). I thought Oh Well, Will get it replaced in warranty. I started using it and found windows 8.1 to be amazingly fast. I used it for a day since it was Saturday and I had to get it replaced on monday.

after 12 Hours of usage I Updated everything as I heard that Windows 8.1 Needs latest WLan drivers and so On ..
After Installing Steam Games ( Dota 2 ) .. I started playing it in High Graphics .. No problems.
Next Day ( sunday ) I started my laptop and felt it was Slower, Lagging .. My Dota 2 Game was Stuttering ... I didn't know what to do.
Being a IT Guy myself, I tried every thing from de-fragmentation to disabling everything on start up, Yet my Windows was acting like a snail. Opened my task manager and noticed that My DISK was being used 100% ( When Computer Started ) and Relaxed to 10% after 1-2 Minutes. Each time I opened any program it would reach 100% and stick there for a while .. I couldn't Multi-task .. I couldn't believe it was hardware failure as Laptop was brand new albeit the Dead Pixel. I search through Forums and Did all the maintenance and optimization tricks I could find to no use.

I got the laptop replaced and thought that It was a faulty piece .. Got another one same specs .. Now It was all fine. After 1 week, It started to do the same problem .. I was horrified that it was again some Hardware failure such has HDD failing But I was not willing to send it to Warranty company as I had Work and warranty would take 15 days.

I again did all the stuff that was recommended and It didn't work.
Then I noticed that in my Task manager, My processor was using 0.75 Ghz speed ( FIXED ) whatever I did, It didn't bulge. ( I was using High Performance ) .. I noticed previously that Whenever I changed power plan processor speed Increases or decreases depending on the power plan. But it wasn't bulging from that fixed speed.

Than I thought That's the PROBLEM .. somehow my processor isn't doing what it supposed to do ...
What I did was Remove the Laptop Charger and restarted my PC .. checked my power cord if it's fit in tight with the adapter .. and Voila .. Everything got back to normal.

I couldn't find any info on this problem online and thought to share it incase anyone faces similar problem. I haven't faced it again to check whether Shutdown helped or Unplugging Charger and connecting it again did. Because I did Both.

I know this for a fact that Restarting didn't help

 

[Hjgrove]

Hi All,

I bought a HP laptop that came with Windows 8.1 Its specs were
core i7
16gb Ram
4gb Nvidia Graphics Card 850m
1tb HDD

When I started laptop I noticed 1 dead Pixel ( totally Unrelated to the problem, but part of the story ). I thought Oh Well, Will get it replaced in warranty. I started using it and found windows 8.1 to be amazingly fast. I used it for a day since it was Saturday and I had to get it replaced on monday.

after 12 Hours of usage I Updated everything as I heard that Windows 8.1 Needs latest WLan drivers and so On ..
After Installing Steam Games ( Dota 2 ) .. I started playing it in High Graphics .. No problems.
Next Day ( sunday ) I started my laptop and felt it was Slower, Lagging .. My Dota 2 Game was Stuttering ... I didn't know what to do.
Being a IT Guy myself, I tried every thing from de-fragmentation to disabling everything on start up, Yet my Windows was acting like a snail. Opened my task manager and noticed that My DISK was being used 100% ( When Computer Started ) and Relaxed to 10% after 1-2 Minutes. Each time I opened any program it would reach 100% and stick there for a while .. I couldn't Multi-task .. I couldn't believe it was hardware failure as Laptop was brand new albeit the Dead Pixel. I search through Forums and Did all the maintenance and optimization tricks I could find to no use.

I got the laptop replaced and thought that It was a faulty piece .. Got another one same specs .. Now It was all fine. After 1 week, It started to do the same problem .. I was horrified that it was again some Hardware failure such has HDD failing But I was not willing to send it to Warranty company as I had Work and warranty would take 15 days.

I again did all the stuff that was recommended and It didn't work.
Then I noticed that in my Task manager, My processor was using 0.75 Ghz speed ( FIXED ) whatever I did, It didn't bulge. ( I was using High Performance ) .. I noticed previously that Whenever I changed power plan processor speed Increases or decreases depending on the power plan. But it wasn't bulging from that fixed speed.

Than I thought That's the PROBLEM .. somehow my processor isn't doing what it supposed to do ...
What I did was Remove the Laptop Charger and restarted my PC .. checked my power cord if it's fit in tight with the adapter .. and Voila .. Everything got back to normal.

I couldn't find any info on this problem online and thought to share it incase anyone faces similar problem. I haven't faced it again to check whether Shutdown helped or Unplugging Charger and connecting it again did. Because I did Both.

I know this for a fact that Restarting didn't help

Thank you for posting this.
I had a similar problem to you, seems to be a power issue.
Glad you fixed it!
Thanks for sharing!

Hjgrove

 

[Warph]

Hi!

I had the exact same problem and my solution was to change your battery saving mode to high performance.
Hope that helps you all

 

[Hjgrove]

Hi!

I had the exact same problem and my solution was to change your battery saving mode to high performance.
Hope that helps you all

Thanks for sharing!
This may help someone with a similar problem to you and its a pain when you have it 😉

 

[Seba_5]

u already fixed it? real solution ? pls help me im having the same issue