EasyTune6 being annoying

[InnocentSam]

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.

 

[Orcvader]

Uninstall ET6. Always overclock through BIOS. I find software overclocking not as stable as BIOS overclocking, and can even cause conflicts with the overclock speed.

 

[Gashman]

+1 to above, software overclocking is a joke and hardly ever works as advertised.

 

[InnocentSam]

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]

Tried a BIOS update?

 

[deshepherd]

+1 to above, software overclocking is a joke and hardly ever works as advertised.

software overclocking can have a role in finding what the overclock you can achieve is ... i.e. use sliders in gui to adjust speeds up and run tests to check its stable until you hit the limit. But at that point you want to stick the best stable value (or perhaps a notch or so below the best stable value) into BIOS.

 

[InnocentSam]

Tried a BIOS update?

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.

 

[Orcvader]

Ignore the award thing. CPU-Z usually states the correct true name. And it's best to update the BIOS with the motherboard's BIOS flasher and not through Windows, it's pretty risky to flash in Windows. The Q-Flash feature is the best way to upgrade the BIOS.

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3967#bios

Download the FB BIOS. Stick it on a USB. Restart PC. Press DELETE during POST to enter BIOS. Then press F8 to enter the Q-Flash screen. Find the new BIOS file on your USB, then it will upgrade your BIOS.

 

[Gashman]

software overclocking can have a role in finding what the overclock you can achieve is ... i.e. use sliders in gui to adjust speeds up and run tests to check its stable until you hit the limit. But at that point you want to stick the best stable value (or perhaps a notch or so below the best stable value) into BIOS.

I must be terribly unlucky with software overclocking tools then, because 9 times out of 10 they just freeze computer and stuff like that, this current system cannot be overclocked at all, not even 1MHz with AMD Overdrive without causing a crash, yet it goes upto 4.7GHz in BIOS with no issues.

 

[InnocentSam]

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.

 

[InnocentSam]

Nothing?

(sorry for bump)