My cpu should be running @ 2400 as I set it in the bios to 300 x 8 but in cpu-id it says x6=1700 odd and on other cpu speed testers it shows the speed at 2792mghz and not sure why its the machine in my sig, any help appreciated please.
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Intel duo core 2 E6600
- Thread starter wnm0
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Does the multiplier go up when you do things? It's probably intel speedstep switching it down to save power if it's lower.
Do you have the latest version of cpu-id software? I use CPU-Z and it works fine, perhaps thats the same program you're talking about.
What does the BIOS say?
Do you have the latest version of cpu-id software? I use CPU-Z and it works fine, perhaps thats the same program you're talking about.
What does the BIOS say?
I have the bios set to 310 x 8 and on my uguru external clock it shows it @ 2480mghz, on cpu-z it shows it idle @ 6x but if i mess it goes to 9x 310 for a few seconds lol, as I am new to overclocking I don't really understand I thought it would only go max 8x..thanks for commenting and any further help appreciated.
Regards, Wayne..
Regards, Wayne..
The multiplier should be 9x266 at stock of course. I don't have an abit board so not sure how the bios works, but i'd check for any powersaving settings like speedstep and check they're not messing with the multiplier (and are thus turned off). Wondering why you've set x8 multiplier with increased FSB to get roughly the same clock speed though?
No idea about the external display. Have you got he latest BIOS/drivers for everything?
No idea about the external display. Have you got he latest BIOS/drivers for everything?
Thank you to both of you, I noticed that the speed and multiplyer go up with cpu demand, I have re set it to default 9x 266, but my bio has never been updated from buying the board 2 years ago, would a bios update do anything for me or just leave alone, I am putting better ram in it and wanted to go quad core..
Regards, Wayne..
Regards, Wayne..
Don't do a BIOS update unless there's a problem, as a general rule. You could ask someone with the same board if there is any improvements if they know, but if it's ok for you, you may as well leave it. I'd check the website first to see if you need to update for quad compatibility, on some boards this is the case. Perhaps with RAM too, worth a check.