ASUS Sabertooth Z77 BIOS settings will not take effect?

[SomethingRoyal]

So I'm running an ASUS Sabertooth Z77 (LGA1155) for my i5 3570K and I reset my BIOS to the default settings (F5 - Optimized Defaults) and restarted. I then booted into windows and I have an overclock of 4.5GHz with Speedtest and Turbo boost disabled and a fixed VCore of 1.456 - 1.485V and I'm scared for my CPU's life because I know this voltage is EXTREME.

My BIOS, and the sabertooth's own program AI Suite II settings don't seem to be having ANY effect on the CPU at all and instead it seems to want to do what it wants?!?!?

Can anybody help me PLEASE?

EDIT: I managed to take my VCore down to 1.35V by telling AI Suite II to go to 1.1V so there's obviously some massive fault going on here, but this is what I have so far:

http://valid.canardpc.com/2662334 (Yes, I'm temporarily integrated. GPU is in the post)

Note: I have 2 O.C. Profiles in my BIOS, One is stock with stock settings and one is an OC, OC settings are 4.5GHz with speedstep ON and turbo core ON, CPU VCore of 1.35V and ratio of 45 x 100 - STABLE.

 

[chaosophy]

Try clearing the CMOS settings and then re-flash the BIOS, same version if it has to be that one but probably try a different one. +/- 1 from the one you are on.
Once re-flashed load defaults, save/reboot.

Try your settings. But try them manually first, not from loading a profile.

I'd also try and stick to one or other method, preferably setting it all in BIOS only. And each time you set it and save, go straight back into the settings and check them again before then booting into windows.

Once in windows make sure nothing is loading that is also changing the settings and use some monitoring only s/w (h/w monitor, cpu-z etc) to check what it is running at.

 

[SomethingRoyal]

Try clearing the CMOS settings and then re-flash the BIOS, same version if it has to be that one but probably try a different one. +/- 1 from the one you are on.
Once re-flashed load defaults, save/reboot.

Try your settings. But try them manually first, not from loading a profile.

I'd also try and stick to one or other method, preferably setting it all in BIOS only. And each time you set it and save, go straight back into the settings and check them again before then booting into windows.

Once in windows make sure nothing is loading that is also changing the settings and use some monitoring only s/w (h/w monitor, cpu-z etc) to check what it is running at.

I reset the CMOS and then rolled back my BIOS with USB flashback and then updated it through 2 versions all the way to the latest and it works fine.

Thanks for your help.