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EasyTune6 being annoying

InnocentSam

InnocentSam

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Gigabyte M68MT-S2 BIOS OC problem

I overclock my AMD x2 555 BE to 3.9gHz 1.5V using AMD VISION Engine Control Center, but recently (for some unknown reason) it's removed the option to OC processors, just the GPU.

EasyTune6 was the tool included with my motherboard (GA-M68MT-S2 (rev. 3.1)) so I turned to that.

Every time I use it, it sets the target frequency to 2.5gHz. And I can't change it.

The workaround to this is to OC in the BIOS, but that won't let me go to my original multiplier (19.5x) because it just sets to AUTO. Closest is 19x. I would've gone to 20x but it sets it to 5x if I set that option.

My two questions are as follows:
  1. Why is EasyTune6 doing this?
  2. How can I set it to 19.5x or 20x without it changing options (via BIOS)?

Any help would be appreciated.

EDIT: Dxdiag here.
 
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I uninstalled it, but the problem persists; AMD Command Center rarely shows the CPU overclock functions (which are more reliable than the BIOS, at the moment).

And when I go onto the BIOS overclock settings, I can set it to 19x in the multiplier before it goes back to the start of the options. I.e. I choose 19.5x and it says "AUTO", I choose 20x it says "5x" and if I choose 30x it says "10x"

While 3.8gHz is an improvement from 3.2gHz, I could push this CPU to probably 4.1/4.2gHz before it starts to creak if it weren't for these obstacles.
 
Orcvader said:
Tried a BIOS update?
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See, I find that confusing. Dxdiag says I have this Award BIOS, but other things like CPU-Z say I have the FB BIOS update, which is available on the motherboard manufacturer's product page. I can't install that anyway, it requires a 32bit environment. And if the Award BIOS is update-able, there isn't a latest update anyway.
 
I installed the BIOS update which I already said matched the one I had installed already, and no change; I set to 19.5x and it goes back to AUTO, 20x = 5x, etc.

Still no workaround.

@Gashman: With my old processor, that was the case. With this one, software OC'ing works fine, except with EasyTune.
 
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