Q6600 G0 reports speed of 1.6Ghz. Whay not 2.4Ghz?

Cob · 6 Oct 2007 at 18:15

Yip that's the Advanced BIOS Features menu.

CPU EIST Function (Note)
Enabled Enable CPU EIST function. (Default value)
Disabled Disable CPU EIST function.

That's what you need to be looking at.

Uncleiven · 6 Oct 2007 at 18:16

Jokester said:
Disable CPU EIST, TM2, and C1E.

Jokester

as previously advised mate CPU EIST is not on my list when i got to the bios

Uncleiven · 6 Oct 2007 at 18:20

sorry should have made it clear the options above are not from my machine just from the manual

Tetras · 6 Oct 2007 at 18:32

i tried the thermal monitor 2 thing, whats is this????

Throttles the CPU if it reaches dangerous temperatures, to prevent damage. It has nothing to do with the speedstep / power management functions.

Uncleiven · 6 Oct 2007 at 18:42

right ok.

so anyone have any ideas why CPU EIST isnt showing in my bios

Snapshot · 6 Oct 2007 at 18:42

Make sure you have the latest BIOS for the motherboard or it may not identify the G0 version of the Q6600 correctly. This would explain why you're not getting all the options. I've just checked Gigabyte's compatibility list and you must have the F10 BIOS to support the Q6600 G0.

Uncleiven · 6 Oct 2007 at 18:48

well thats what im thinking. F10 is the latest version. :confused:

Uncleiven · 6 Oct 2007 at 19:05

well I have sent a technical email thingy to Gigabyte!!!!

See what happens lol

Snapshot · 6 Oct 2007 at 19:59

Don't hold your breath waiting for a reply.

Uncleiven · 6 Oct 2007 at 20:00

lol yeah I wont

Gashman · 6 Oct 2007 at 20:27

don't worry, as said before speedstep is perfectly fine and stable, all it does is lowers the CPU frequency when its idling, to conserve power, usually slows you CPU fan down as well

rEeee · 6 Oct 2007 at 20:52

Damn, I am getting scared from all those Bios stuff. Wonder if I go with Dell rather than building my own PC is the easier choice. Anyone got any guides that I can read about what I need to know about Bios, i.e. updating it ect.

Cheers.

Uncleiven · 6 Oct 2007 at 21:06

yeah i have changed the settings back now. But still would like to know why the option isnt in my bios. Awaits to hear back from Gigabyte lol

XPE · 7 Oct 2007 at 02:43

Is this the normal edition or the energy efficient edition or or does it happen with both of them?

steve258 · 7 Oct 2007 at 02:59

All C2Ds / C2Qs have these functions regardless of steppings.

ThatJoe · 8 Oct 2007 at 16:32

Uncleiven said:
yeah i have changed the settings back now. But still would like to know why the option isnt in my bios. Awaits to hear back from Gigabyte lol

Dude you only need to disable Speedstep and C1E. Have you done that?

sablabra · 8 Oct 2007 at 16:35

rEeee said:
Damn, I am getting scared from all those Bios stuff. Wonder if I go with Dell rather than building my own PC is the easier choice. Anyone got any guides that I can read about what I need to know about Bios, i.e. updating it ect.

Cheers.

Your Dell will have speedstep enabled

Mattus · 9 Oct 2007 at 01:18

Just leave it! It has no performance impact whatsoever. It will jump up to 2.4 as soon as it needs to.

Vir · 9 Oct 2007 at 11:34

I have this on my T7500 laptop aswell and will have it on my E2160 to ofcourse, now my question is: Will it affect performance in ANY way? Last post says no but is this right?

Tetras · 9 Oct 2007 at 13:02

Will it affect performance in ANY way? Last post says no but is this right?

No, yes.