Soldato
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Hi 
,
Please do bare with me as I'm quite the noob when it comes to CPUs so its best if I explain everything thoroughly.
I just got myself a used S939 A64 X2 4400+ (2.2ghz) as a replacement for my aging A64 3500+. I decided it would be best to just try the CPU out without any system format so I set the 3500+ back to stock settings and popped in the 4400+. All went well untill I started getting BSoDs and odd freezes; I tried installing the AMD drivers and the dual core optimisation utility but it had little effect.
I then tried to run Prime95 and within two minutes I got a rounding error. So I decided to go back into the BIOS and ensure everything, including the RAM settings were at stock whilst also setting the cpu voltage to 1.4v manually. Booted back into windows and ran Orthos as I read somewhere that this is best for dual core CPUs. So far its been on for 20 minutes with no errors or system instability; temperatures are around 48C under load (though I think I may need to re-apply the thermal paste and put my case back together to get a better reading).
My only problem right now is that according to the official specs the processor is supposed to run at ~1.35v at stock speeds. Does this mean my CPU is faulty or is something else causing it? Drivers/BIOS updates?
Here are the rest of my specs:
Asus A8N-E Motherboard
2GB Geil PC3200 (3-4-4-8)
X1900XT
X-Fi Xtreme Music
Hiper 580w PSU (non-modular version)
Running Windows XP SP2
Any advice on what I should do to resolve this will be greatly appreciated!
,Please do bare with me as I'm quite the noob when it comes to CPUs so its best if I explain everything thoroughly.
I just got myself a used S939 A64 X2 4400+ (2.2ghz) as a replacement for my aging A64 3500+. I decided it would be best to just try the CPU out without any system format so I set the 3500+ back to stock settings and popped in the 4400+. All went well untill I started getting BSoDs and odd freezes; I tried installing the AMD drivers and the dual core optimisation utility but it had little effect.
I then tried to run Prime95 and within two minutes I got a rounding error. So I decided to go back into the BIOS and ensure everything, including the RAM settings were at stock whilst also setting the cpu voltage to 1.4v manually. Booted back into windows and ran Orthos as I read somewhere that this is best for dual core CPUs. So far its been on for 20 minutes with no errors or system instability; temperatures are around 48C under load (though I think I may need to re-apply the thermal paste and put my case back together to get a better reading).
My only problem right now is that according to the official specs the processor is supposed to run at ~1.35v at stock speeds. Does this mean my CPU is faulty or is something else causing it? Drivers/BIOS updates?
Here are the rest of my specs:
Asus A8N-E Motherboard
2GB Geil PC3200 (3-4-4-8)
X1900XT
X-Fi Xtreme Music
Hiper 580w PSU (non-modular version)
Running Windows XP SP2
Any advice on what I should do to resolve this will be greatly appreciated!
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. I'm now in the process of formatting and re-installing windows. My question is, when should I install the CPU driver and dual core optimiser? i.e. before or after the chipset/graphics drivers? What about service pack 2?
. I also have no clue about how a faulty CPU would behave since virtually every CPU I've ever installed has worked perfectly; wouldn't it just not boot at all if the CPU was faulty?