noob cpu question.

sjm80 · 11-10-2007, 07:31 AM

built my first system recently. I noticed when opening cpu-z my core clock on my e4500 was low. I understand there is a thing in bios that lowers it when its not being used, but i ran orthos as suggested and it only went up to 1.4ghz from 1.2ghz...

Looked in bios and noticed the multiplier goes to 11 but it set at 7. I know zero about overclocking at the moment (trying to learn) but should i just put this at 11? Is my cpu underclocked right now?

ComputerGuru64x2 · 11-10-2007, 11:50 AM

Considering you have a AMD processor, you may have Cool and Quiet on which slows down the CPU during idle timeswith less load. It is wise to turn that off when overclocking

StrangleHold · 11-10-2007, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ComputerGuru64x2

Considering you have a AMD processor, you may have Cool and Quiet on which slows down the CPU during idle timeswith less load. It is wise to turn that off when overclocking

The E4500 is a Intel processor not AMD

[-0MEGA-] · 11-10-2007, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ComputerGuru64x2

Considering you have a AMD processor, you may have Cool and Quiet on which slows down the CPU during idle timeswith less load. It is wise to turn that off when overclocking

He mentioned he had an E4500, which is an Intel.

What you can do is try manually setting the multiplier to 11x, and disable SpeedStep and C1E.

ComputerGuru64x2 · 11-10-2007, 02:03 PM

Ah did not see that, sorry mate.

sjm80 · 11-10-2007, 03:45 PM

set it to 11 and it went to stock 2.2ghz... ran orthos overnight just incase, no probs.

I'm glad, my 3dmark score and cpu score wasn't very good and now both have improved 35%.

Now i just need to learn how to OC correctly

.

[-0MEGA-] · 11-10-2007, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sjm80

set it to 11 and it went to stock 2.2ghz... ran orthos overnight just incase, no probs.

I'm glad, my 3dmark score and cpu score wasn't very good and now both have improved 35%.

Now i just need to learn how to OC correctly

.

Well it's great to hear that everything is working great!

11-10-2007, 07:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
sjm80 New Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 12	noob cpu question. built my first system recently. I noticed when opening cpu-z my core clock on my e4500 was low. I understand there is a thing in bios that lowers it when its not being used, but i ran orthos as suggested and it only went up to 1.4ghz from 1.2ghz... Looked in bios and noticed the multiplier goes to 11 but it set at 7. I know zero about overclocking at the moment (trying to learn) but should i just put this at 11? Is my cpu underclocked right now?

11-10-2007, 11:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
ComputerGuru64x2 Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 431	Considering you have a AMD processor, you may have Cool and Quiet on which slows down the CPU during idle timeswith less load. It is wise to turn that off when overclocking __________________ Gaming System/Media Center CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Windsor @ 2.2Ghz Socket AM2 MB: Abit AN-M2HD nVidia GeForce 7050PV nForce 630a HDMI mATX RAM: 2Gb(2 X 1Gb) OCZ Platinum Revivsion 2 PC2 6400 @ DDR2 880 (3-4-4-15) HDD: Western Digital Caviar 80Gb 7200RPM IDE GPU: MSI GeForce 8600GT 256Mb DDR3 128bit OD: LG DVD-RAM Black Sata Case: nMEDIAPC HTPC 200BA Black Speakers: Logitech X-240 2.1

11-10-2007, 02:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
ComputerGuru64x2 Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 431	Ah did not see that, sorry mate. __________________ Gaming System/Media Center CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Windsor @ 2.2Ghz Socket AM2 MB: Abit AN-M2HD nVidia GeForce 7050PV nForce 630a HDMI mATX RAM: 2Gb(2 X 1Gb) OCZ Platinum Revivsion 2 PC2 6400 @ DDR2 880 (3-4-4-15) HDD: Western Digital Caviar 80Gb 7200RPM IDE GPU: MSI GeForce 8600GT 256Mb DDR3 128bit OD: LG DVD-RAM Black Sata Case: nMEDIAPC HTPC 200BA Black Speakers: Logitech X-240 2.1

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11-10-2007, 03:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
sjm80 New Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 12	set it to 11 and it went to stock 2.2ghz... ran orthos overnight just incase, no probs. I'm glad, my 3dmark score and cpu score wasn't very good and now both have improved 35%. Now i just need to learn how to OC correctly .