Question about overclocking a quad core
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easyrider said:why would you do this?
I don't know whether this why the OP asked.
But perhaps he would be able to clock the Q6600 like an E6600, for use in games (with 2 cores disabled ofc)
Then use the full 4 cores for programs that utilize all cores, at a lower clock.
This might not be possible, I don't know. So don't flame if it isn't please
Yes to what you said....Shimmy said:But perhaps he would be able to clock the Q6600 like an E6600, for use in games (with 2 cores disabled ofc)
Then use the full 4 cores for programs that utilize all cores, at a lower clock.
This might not be possible, I don't know. So don't flame if it isn't please
Plus i be able to save on the electric bill by only running one or two cores went 4 not needed...
Only Jokester would have thought of this oneJokester said:
chaparral said:Yes to what you said....
Plus i be able to save on the electric bill by only running one or two cores went 4 not needed...Only Jokester would have thought of this one
Then you actually want to turn on Speedstep as it does exactly that.
I think disabling some the cores would use less electric...(maybetsj said:Yeah Intel Speedtep lowers the multiplier which in effect lowers the clock speed of the CPU... but once its under load the multiplier goes higher again
)chaparral said:I think disabling some the cores would use less electric...(maybe
I don't see why it wouldn't but wouldn't it be better if you used SpeedStep? as that would allow you to use all four cores whenever you needed? And saves you visiting the BIOS every time you wanted to enable them.
