Problems with new SLi 8800 GTX

SnoozE · 16 Dec 2006 at 19:59

Is it just 3DMarks thats crashing, or are all your other games fubared as well.

I have installed Steam - CS, CSS, HL2
Call of Duty 2
Far Cry

Apart from the ghost like effects in CSS everything else seems fine

SnoozE

SnoozE · 16 Dec 2006 at 20:15

Does this all ok. Everything is running at stock speeds but i would have thought that the CPU Core should be running at 2.66 not 1.86, but then again i am a complete n000000b

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/1971/cpuzfs0.jpg

Once again thanks very much for all of your help

SnoozE

SnoozE · 16 Dec 2006 at 20:50

I tried running 3dmark05 and i get the same problem, the system rebbots while trying to find the configuration of the PC

lay-z-boy · 16 Dec 2006 at 21:37

hm, either,

a)psu is naff - try another, doubt it though
b)drivers - uninstall all drivers, use drivercleaner, reinstall latest drivers
c)windows - if all else fails reinstall windows

you are at stock, arnt you?
however i really cant see why it is crashing at 3dmark start-up. :/

Naffa · 16 Dec 2006 at 21:39

lay-z-boy said:
a)psu is naff

Nothing wrong with being a bit naff(a). :eek:

Jokester · 16 Dec 2006 at 21:40

Actually, one thing comes to mind, are you running the most upto date version of DX9c?

Jokester

LoadsaMoney · 16 Dec 2006 at 21:59

Thats definately not right, its underclocked for some reason according to CPUZ. :confused:

lay-z-boy · 16 Dec 2006 at 22:16

speedstep

SnoozE · 16 Dec 2006 at 22:16

This PC is brand new it got delivered on Friday. So I will have to give them a call on Monday I suppose to find out why the CPU is underclocked.

SnoozE · 16 Dec 2006 at 22:17

What do you mean speedstep???

lay-z-boy · 16 Dec 2006 at 22:22

Intels power saving feature that kicks in when you are at idle.
Originally used on laptops.

Naffa · 16 Dec 2006 at 22:24

Something definitely isn't right there. Is it possible to have an E6300 labeled as an E6700? Because that looks suspiciously like an E6300. I know the cache is 4MB and it says Conroe but isn't the E6300 actually a Conroe? Maybe half the cache got undisabled somehow? :confused:

Don't know what to make of what I just said let alone this thread..

In short, something isn't right.

lay-z-boy said:
Intels power saving feature that kicks in when you are at idle.
Originally used on laptops.

Lmao, that simple. The annoying thing is that I knew that.

LoadsaMoney · 16 Dec 2006 at 22:28

Weird, i left all that on in BIOS and CPUZ reports proper full speed for my CPU. 2.4ghz, 2400 mhz.. :confused:

SnoozE · 16 Dec 2006 at 22:46

hmm My m8 just noticed that the multiplier is set to x7 is this supposed to be set to 10?? because 10 x 2.66 gives me the 2.66 that it should be running at

Lolcb · 16 Dec 2006 at 22:58

increase the multiplier then, but i thought if ** bios settings is at default, it would actually be 10 multi. someone obviously dropped the multi to 7

LoadsaMoney · 16 Dec 2006 at 23:10

Oh yeah x7's not right, mines at x9.

hk3948 · 17 Dec 2006 at 03:22

disable intel speedstep in the bios and that should sort your processor out

SnoozE · 17 Dec 2006 at 10:03

I found the problem with 3dmark06 it appears that the sound card is causing the crashes.

I got an X-Fi Extreme Audio and everything is fine when i disable the device in device manager.

Jokester · 17 Dec 2006 at 10:17

Have you updated to the P21 BIOS?

Jokester

Sir Random · 17 Dec 2006 at 11:44

SnoozE said:
hmm My m8 just noticed that the multiplier is set to x7 is this supposed to be set to 10?? because 10 x 2.66 gives me the 2.66 that it should be running at

Speedstep drops the multi from 10 to 7 when the cpu is idle. Just disable the speedstep options in the BIOS, and it will always run at full speed.