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E5300 running at 1.2GHz

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I recently upgraded my PC with a Gigabyte EP43-UD3L and an e5300. For some reason the majority of the time I check my CPU on CPU-Z on the Gigabyte utility it's running at 1.2GHz instead of the 2.6GHz it should be. Is this some setting on the Gigabyte motherboard that is doing this?

Any help appreciated
 
or don't. it's a power saving feature that reduces speed when the cpu is idle so unless you're overclocking there really is no need to turn it off.
 
Everything is fine, its just intel speed step doing its job, when the computer needs the power, it puts the cpu back to full speed.

a lot will say turn it off, but what u have to ask them is why? its a power saving feature that is very usefull lol.
 
Cheers lads.

I just had to turn one thing off in the bios and it seems to have stopped it?

And I will be overclocking so I'll want it off.

Any suggestions for good settings for a E5300 with PC8500 RAM? Looking for about 3.2GHz.
 
It won't stop ur overclocking my E8400 is overclocked and i keep speedstep turned on, why have it drawing full power then the cpu dos'nt need it, especially when its idle, but ahwell each to there own.

Just boost ur fsb to 250 and leave the multi at 13 and that will give you 3250mhz which it should be able to do on stock vcore, if not raise the vcore a notch or 2.
 
bifday2k said:
Yeh i know eddie, still makes me laugh though when people think it affects overclocks lol. IT dos'nt at all.
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Certainly not unless benchmarking or trying to achieve really extreme clocks.

Leave it on, it will save you heat and power, and your CPU will still work to it's full when it's needed.
 
manic111 said:
Certainly not unless benchmarking or trying to achieve really extreme clocks.

Leave it on, it will save you heat and power, and your CPU will still work to it's full when it's needed.
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Yeh i totally agree, i only ever turn it off when benching, and even then i do it from inside vista/win7 in the power managent section.

Even when im pushing my cpu to 4.5ghz plus i still leave it on. But as im stuck on that for now due to memory.

But i do agree when going extremely high might be best to turn off especially as that usually means benching too.
 
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