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It is either Auto (base multi) or Manual. I went ahead and reflashed the BIOS (same version), and now the settings above are sticking in Windows! Finicky piece of .... :) Thanks for taking a look. Cheers and Happy Holidays to you.

Here are some pics. I have reset the BIOS, saved and then modified to these settings (4.3GHz) and saved again. Booted into windows to find stock settings (3.9GHz turbo) shown in both CPU-Z and ASUS Monitor.

Thanks for the welcome. :) I have found part of the problem - setting the CPU OC via the windows tool (TurboV EVO) DOES NOT save them to the bios, which is why anything set in windows does not stick (either in BIOS or reboot into windows). Had to read the fine text for that. :P But still...

As a follow up, even ASUS' own monitoring tool shows 4.2GHz upon reboot... Why won't the OC stick in Windows?...

CPU-Z. When I overclock in windows itself, then CPU-Z will show the 4.4GHz (until I reboot). Once I reboot into Windows (7 x64), it is back to showing 4.2GHz... Is there a better, more accurate tool? Things like Crystal seem a liitle outdated.

Hi folks. I have a 3770k and Sabertooth Z77. In the BIOS, I have the OC set at a mult of 44 (100MHz clock) and a voltage of 1.225v. It saves there just fine if I reboot. The problem is, when I boot into Windows, it gets set to a mult of 42. So, in Prime I am running at 4.2GHz instead of the...