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phenom 2 cool n quiet help please

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ive just upped the multiplier in the bios from 16x to 18x on my 955 and now running at 3.6ghz but...........

in cpu z it used to show the multiplier going up and down varying cpu speed according to what the comp was doing

now it just shows it at 18x and the cpu freq isnt changing,

how come cool n quiet has stopped working ?

Matt
 
Double check your bios make sure its enabled. Then check if there's any program running in the background spiking your cpu that could cause your multi to stay on 18x.

Short of that a flash of the bios would fix it.
 
have just reset everything to default including mem voltages and speeda and cool and quiet is running again

will try putting the mem at what it sould be at and see what it does then

Matt
 
Just checked mine looking at this thread and my cool 'n' quiet isnt running either, I put mine on x18 @3.6Ghz as well with a 0.025v increase. better check my bios as well :D
 
I leave my Cool 'n Quiet turned off by choice. If I overclock my CPU, I want it running always at the speed I tell it to. Plus it helps you tell if its stable by using the whole thing constantly.
 
yeah its cool to know its stable but after Ive done the stabillity test I dont need a constant 3.6ghz just nice for running the odd heavy program dont really need it to be always at 3.6. :D
 
I leave my Cool 'n Quiet turned off by choice. If I overclock my CPU, I want it running always at the speed I tell it to. Plus it helps you tell if its stable by using the whole thing constantly.

That'll just cause you problems later down the line like shortening the life of your processor and or ram considerably. You really would not notice the time it takes your multiplier to change in the running of a program.
 
Just checked mine looking at this thread and my cool 'n' quiet isnt running either, I put mine on x18 @3.6Ghz as well with a 0.025v increase. better check my bios as well :D

I have the same board as you and can confirm that when you manually set the multiplier cool 'n' quiet seems to be disabled. If you leave the multiplier at auto and overclock the FSB then cool 'n' quiet works. I have the F7 BIOS which is the latest for the board.

OP what motherboard are you running?
 
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My board is a Gigabyte ga ma785gm us2h

seems youre right as soon as you manually adjust the multi away from auto even if cool n quiet is still enabled it stops working

Matt
 
My board is a Gigabyte ga ma785gm us2h

seems youre right as soon as you manually adjust the multi away from auto even if cool n quiet is still enabled it stops working

Matt

Wonder if this is just related to Gigabyte motherboards or if all brands do this. Anyone with a non-Gigabyte overclocking a Phenom II that has cool 'n' quiet working?
 
Wonder if this is just related to Gigabyte motherboards or if all brands do this. Anyone with a non-Gigabyte overclocking a Phenom II that has cool 'n' quiet working?
CnQ works fine on my ASUS M4A79 Deluxe with the multiplier increased on a 720BE (only tried stock volts)
 
if u only up the cpu multiplier then CnQ will still work fine but if u change the core voltage then CnQ will stop working.

Thats wrong because i have upped my voltage to 1.365 from stock and CnQ still works perfect for me.

EDIT: not sure if you mean by dropping voltage and multi because on some off my AMD cpu's CnQ only drops the multi but with my 3500+ is dropped both when overclocked
 
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I leave my Cool 'n Quiet turned off by choice. If I overclock my CPU, I want it running always at the speed I tell it to. Plus it helps you tell if its stable by using the whole thing constantly.

That's just silly. Wasting energy, costing more money, lowering the life of your components just so you can say your CPU is running at full speed all the time? Why is that even a good thing? Tis fine for testing stability but in the long term? Crazy.

I wish the lowest multiplier on the Core i7 920 was less than 12x because when it's overclocked to 4GHz, that means the slowest it can run whilst idle is 2.3GHz, which is unnecessary. At least C States help but they don't work for me above 3.8GHz. :(
 
That's just silly. Wasting energy, costing more money, lowering the life of your components just so you can say your CPU is running at full speed all the time? Why is that even a good thing? Tis fine for testing stability but in the long term? Crazy.

I wish the lowest multiplier on the Core i7 920 was less than 12x because when it's overclocked to 4GHz, that means the slowest it can run whilst idle is 2.3GHz, which is unnecessary. At least C States help but they don't work for me above 3.8GHz. :(

View his posts, he's full of insightful information :>
 
if u only up the cpu multiplier then CnQ will still work fine but if u change the core voltage then CnQ will stop working.

In my case I didn't up the core voltage just the multipler to 16.5. More just messing around really as I have never overclocked in the past so just seeing how to do it.

I may drop Gigabyte an e-mail and ask if this is by design as it seems that on Asus boards it still works.

EDIT: I have dropped Gigabyte a mail to ask them about it I will post their response.
 
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That'll just cause you problems later down the line like shortening the life of your processor and or ram considerably. You really would not notice the time it takes your multiplier to change in the running of a program.

That is true, I know. But chances are it'll still last long enough for me to get a new PC. If i keep the stuff to give to someone else afterwards, I won't have it overclocked, so it'll last longer that way...

Basically i upgrade my PC in its entirety every 2 years or even less, depending on the cost of upgrading. CPU's last many many years, even if overclocked and not running cool 'n Quiet.

I tried setting PWM to keep the sound down, but even with cool 'n quiet on, the temps were higher... I've never seen my CPU get hotter than with PWM turned on. Fans at max speed, cpu at max speed, all good.

I have a freezer pro 64 (old version) thats been going strong for 3 years. Even with a 5 hour P95 test, my temps don't get anywhere near a dangerous, life reducing temp.

View his posts, he's full of insightful information :>

was that a reference to me? if so, thanks very much :D If it is, mind altering it slightly to mention me by name, so i can use it as a sig?
 
I'm running a Biostar TA790GX A3+ with an X2 550 BE. Running at 3.9 with a small voltage increase, and ccol'n'quiet has also stopped working.
 
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