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3.0 Ghz showing as 2.0 Gigz ?
Posted: 13 Jan 2008, 11:30
by haytrop
Hi All ! How are you ?
I have a Pentium 4 Socket 478 3.0 Ghz Processor.
When in boots in Dos it show 3.0 Ghz
And in Windows when i right click my Computer and hit Properties it shows Pentium 4 3.0 Ghz -- and the 2.00 Ghz.
I have used CPUz and it shows my proccessor is a 3.0 Ghz but in all my games it shows as 2.0 ghz ?
Is it Possible that Jumpers on my Motherboard are restricting my CPU Speed - Or how do i make it run at its full capacity.
My buddy as a Intel Pentium 2.80 (Socket 478 and it show on his Properties - 2.80 / 2.80
Please help me find the solution to this problem ?
Thanks
Hay
Posted: 13 Jan 2008, 11:45
by ADV4NCED
What motherboard do you have?
What's the (stock) FSB of that mobo?
Posted: 13 Jan 2008, 11:49
by haytrop
FSB of Mobo = 533/800
Motherboard name : MB661FX V2.0
Brand Name No Clue ?
Posted: 13 Jan 2008, 11:52
by ADV4NCED
Is the fsb running @ 800?
If so, try a bios update.
I had a friend once in a similar position, cpu ran @ 1.6 instead of 2.4ghz (or something similar anyway), it was due to the mobo's fsb. The way he fixed it to run @ 2.4 was to OC it
Posted: 13 Jan 2008, 15:31
by Hex_Rated
Posted: 14 Jan 2008, 07:03
by Mow
If you reread his first post , he said that he had already tried it.
Posted: 14 Jan 2008, 07:22
by Anthro
The 661FX is a ECS MBD - try updating the BIOS to latest available version
I had the same thing where a customer moaned about selling him a slower / wrong CPU
Posted: 14 Jan 2008, 07:25
by Slasher
What are the options of his Motherboard using Cool/Quiet and those to throttle his CPU back to 2ghz? Games will show 3 ghz as his PC then boosts itself for the extra strain again...
Just a thought, use it, dont use it...
Posted: 14 Jan 2008, 07:59
by AlphA
Slasher wrote:What are the options of his Motherboard using Cool/Quiet and those to throttle his CPU back to 2ghz? Games will show 3 ghz as his PC then boosts itself for the extra strain again...
Just a thought, use it, dont use it...
This might be the case - I have a P4 630, which runs (at stock mobo settings) at 2.8Ghz.....only when there is a load on the system, does it go to the full 3.0Ghz ..... Its a setting in the BIOS... (something like Cool & Quiet)....
Posted: 14 Jan 2008, 11:30
by Ark
You probably just need to update the microcode in your BIOS. Works most of the time
Posted: 14 Jan 2008, 11:35
by Hman
On intel CPU's it's not called Cool & Quiet, that's AMD tech.
Posted: 14 Jan 2008, 14:22
by Cameron_Losco
Yep, it's called speedstep.