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- Sep 13, 2013
Around a year ago, I took out my motherboard to install a backplate for a cooler. It broke and wouldn't POST. So I got a new one and installed it. It worked fine and all was well. It was an Asus P8Z77-V with an Intel i7 3770 processor. All of a sudden, the computer would slow down after launching windows and it would almost go frame by frame. Long story short, the base frequency of the CPU is at 250mhz and the multiplier is at it's base 39. My CPU was at 9 ghz. Not good obviously. Restarting/shutting down windows multiple times would reset it down to 100mhz. I RMA'd the motherboard only to get it back as there was nothing wrong with it. When I got it back from Asus, they shipped it terribly and there was scratches and a few bent pins. None the less, I put the board it and when put into sleep mode it would keep the fans on yet shut off windows. I ditched that board and got an MSI G45 Z77a board. After reinstalling windows 7 home premium 64 bit (my OS as I never specified what it was), it still does this issue. It can go from 240 to 1000. Somebody please, PLEASE help me. Is it the processor that could be the issue? Also, no overclocking is in effect except for a small boost to 4.2ghz that has since been reset to base clock (3.4 with boost to 3.9 ghz)
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance