new E6600 with questions

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I recently purchased and put together a system made up of
processor-e6600
mobo-evga 680i SLI
RAM-rev.2 ocz platinum(2 gigs)
Hard drive-500gb seagate
dvd burner- LG lightscribe
GPU-some crappy ati card(borrowing till I buy a better one)


So when I load up my system my bios reads my cpu running at 2.133. I'am confused, I didnt pay an extra $100 bucks for a cpu to run like a e6400(not that it aint fast) The multiplier is set at eight and by what research ive done it looks like the stock multiplier is supposed to be nine.

Did my mobo reset my cpu clock?
(I know little to nothing about overclocking)

why is it running at this speed?

thanks for your help
 
My first thought would be that the multiplier has been dropped to conserve power. However, the multiplier is usually dropped to half of the stock value, not just dropped by one, so maybe not.

If you enter the BIOS, and set the multiplier to 9, that will fix it (the BIOS may have simply thought you had a E6400).

See if that works first, and let me know.
 
Check your BIOS and make sure the Intel Speedstep is disabled, otherwise it will automatically lower the clock speed when you dont need it, to save power and produce less heat.
 
INTELCRAZY said:
Oh, yeah disable Speedstep, that lowers your CPU response time.
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It lowers the CPU speed, usually by lowering the multiplier and lowering the voltage, but it doesnt lower the CPU "response time", because the instant it sees that an application needs more processing power, it will return it to stock.
 
Thanks guys:) that seemed to do the trick! she is all back and speedy

Does the Bios speedstep clock the RAM timings up too? because my ram(ocz platinum 4-4-4-15) is timed higher, can I just change the timings back without having to worry or should I have a more professional person with me.
 
Those timings (4-4-4-15) are the settings the memory are rated to run at with the rated voltage. However, STOCK settings have to work with stock voltage (1.8V), so are usually looser.
 
Awesome good to know !
When I commence overclocking what things do I need to worry about( in terms of cooling)
I have a NZXT lexa case, it has 3 120 mm fans and 1 80mm fan, all low rpm quiet fans.
I was going to get a Sunbeam Tuniq Tower 120 for my CPU heatsink/fan, is there anything I else I need to worry about? like maybe faster fans?
 
Well, firstly, install Intel TAT. It will tell you your core temps. As long as, under full load (both cores stressed with Orthos), your core temps stay under 60C, you're ok. Once you start hitting 60C, either lower your overclock or improve your cooling.
 
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