Hello there, I overclocked my 2500k to 4.5, and now the only 2 frequencies it chooses is 1.6 when idle, or 4.5 whenever something running. CPU-Z says stepping is 7. Is there any other way to make a better stepping? Kind regards

Speedstep

Speedstep

Go on? I'm sorry, this is still my first build I made.

When speedstep is enabled in the BIOS on idle the CPU will go down to a lower speed and when on load it will go to full clock (your OC'ed or the stock speed ) . So you need to disable speedstep in the BIOS.

When speedstep is enabled in the BIOS on idle the CPU will go down to a lower speed and when on load it will go to full clock (your OC'ed or the stock speed ) . So you need to disable speedstep in the BIOS.

Okay, thanks!

Nope, still stuck on multiplier 45 or 16...

That sounds like C1E Halt state.... When idling (example sitting there looking at the windows desktop), your CPU will slow down to conserve energy. Disable C1E and it should fix the issue.

I overclocked my 2500k to 4.5, and now the only 2 frequencies it chooses is 1.6 when idle, or 4.5 whenever something running. CPU-Z says stepping is 7. Is there any other way to make a better stepping?

The "stepping" in CPU-Z is a chip revision number, it does not have anything to do with speedstep. I have the same chip with the same overclock, and I also do not see any "speedsteps" between 1.6 GHz and 4.5 GHz. Not sure if there are supposed to be any, but I don't really miss them.