Hi, i have a Pentuim 4 procesor with 1.6GHz, got a e-geforce MX 400 Pci video card with 64 MB. Got 352 MB of RAM. I wanted to overclock my CPU so that i works faster, I changed the multiplier in the BIOS from 8X to 12X... the FSB is 100 mhz and can not be changed, so then 100*12 = 1200mhz.... so then why is my processor a 1.6Ghz processor if by default it was running at 800MHz.... is there a way to prove that the overclocking is functioning (to see the increment as with a softaware or something)
Think CPU is working underclocked
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when i enter my system specs it shows that the processor is working at a speed of 1.6GHz. That speed is determined by applying a clock multiplier to the front side bus. If the FSB is set by default to be working at 100 MHz and my clock multiplier when i got for the first time to the BIOS without changing anything was 8X. That if you multiply is a speed of 800MHz, while my computer is supposed to run at 1.6GHz. That means it is underclocked... right? or have I misunderstanded something??
No it isnt. The FSB would be 200MHz and the bus speed would be 800MHz. Also 800MHZ "FSB" processors didnt ship for P4-1.6s
Check speedstep and any energy/temp settings
That is quite the possibility ... what does windows tell you?
CPUz can tell ya (www.cpuid.com)Heres the data that CPU-Z threw out:
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CPU-Z version 1.24
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CPUID Output
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Number of CPUs 1
APIC ID 0
Name Intel Pentium 4
Code name Willamette
Specification Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1.60GHz
Family/Model/Stepping F12
Extended Family/Model 0/0
Brand ID 8
Package mPGA-478
Core Stepping D0
Technology 0.18µ
Instructions Sets MMX, SSE, SSE2
Clock Speed 1592.2 MHz
Clock multiplier x16.0
Front Side Bus Frequency 99.5 MHz
Bus Speed 398.0 MHz
L1 Data Cache 8 KBytes, 4-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size
L1 Trace Cache 2 Kµops, 8-way set associative
L2 Cache 256 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size
L2 Speed 1592.2 MHz (Full)
L2 Location On Chip
L2 Data Prefetch Logic yes
L2 Bus Width 256 bits
Chipset
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Northbridge VIA P4M266 (VT8751) rev. 0
Southbridge VIA VT8233A rev. 0
Graphic Interface AGP
AGP Revision 2.0
AGP Transfert Rate 4x
AGP SBA supported, not enabled
AGP Aperture 64 MBytes
Memory Type DDR
Memory Size 352 MBytes
Memory Frequency 132.9 MHz (FSB + 33 MHz)
DRAM Interleave 4-way
CAS# 2.5
RAS# to CAS# 3
RAS# Precharge 3
Cycle Time (tRAS) 6
DMI
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DMI BIOS
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BIOS #1
vendor Award Software International, Inc.
version 6.00 PG
date 03/11/2002
DMI System Information
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System #1
manufacturer VIA Technologies, Inc.
product P4M266-8233
version unknown
serial unknown
UUID FFFFFFFF-FFFFFFFF-FFFFFFFF-FFFFFFFF
DMI Baseboard
-------------
Baseboard #1
vendor unknown
model P4M266-8233
revision unknown
serial unknown
DMI System Enclosure
--------------------
System enclosure #1
manufacturer unknown
chassis type Desktop
chassis serial unknown
DMI Processor
-------------
CPU #1
manufacturer Intel
model Intel Pentium(R) 4
clock speed 1600.0MHz
FSB speed 100.0MHz
multiplier 16.0x
DMI Memory Controller
---------------------
Memory Controller #1
correction unknown
Max module size 32MBytes
DMI Memory Module
-----------------
Memory Module #1
designation A0
size 256MBytes (single bank)
Memory Module #2
designation A1
size 128MBytes (single bank)
Memory Module #3
designation A2
DMI Port Connector
------------------
Port #1
designation PRIMARY IDE (internal)
connector On Board IDE
Port #2
designation SECONDARY IDE (internal)
connector On Board IDE
Port #3
designation FDD (internal)
port type 8251 FIFO Compatible
connector On Board Floppy
Port #4
designation COM1 (internal)
port type Serial Port 16450
connector 9 Pin Dual Inline (pin 10 cut)
connector DB-9 male
Port #5
designation COM2 (internal)
port type Serial Port 16450
connector 9 Pin Dual Inline (pin 10 cut)
connector DB-9 male
Port #6
designation LPT1 (internal)
port type Parallel Port ECP/EPP
connector DB-25 female
connector DB-25 female
Port #7
designation Keyboard (internal)
port type Keyboard Port
connector PS/2
Port #8
designation PS/2 Mouse (internal)
designation Detected (external)
port type Mouse Port
connector PS/2
connector PS/2
Port #9
designation USB (internal)
port type USB
DMI Extension Slot
------------------
Slot #1
designation PCI
type PCI
width 32 bits
populated no
Slot #2
designation PCI
type PCI
width 32 bits
populated yes
Slot #3
designation PCI
type PCI
width 32 bits
populated yes
Slot #4
designation PCI
type PCI
width 32 bits
populated yes
Slot #5
designation AGP
type AGP
width 32 bits
populated no
DMI Physical Memory Array
-------------------------
Physical Memory Array #1
location Motherboard
usage System Memory
correction None
max capacity 768MBytes
max# of devices 3
DMI Memory Device
-----------------
Memory Device #1
designation A0
format DIMM
type unknown
size 256MBytes
speed 65MHz
Memory Device #2
designation A1
format DIMM
type unknown
size 128MBytes
speed 65MHz
Memory Device #3
designation A2
format DIMM
type unknown
speed 65MHz
Software
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Windows Version Microsoft Windows XP Workstation Service Pack 1 (Build 2600)
DirectX Version 9.0c
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CPU-Z version 1.24
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CPUID Output
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Number of CPUs 1
APIC ID 0
Name Intel Pentium 4
Code name Willamette
Specification Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1.60GHz
Family/Model/Stepping F12
Extended Family/Model 0/0
Brand ID 8
Package mPGA-478
Core Stepping D0
Technology 0.18µ
Instructions Sets MMX, SSE, SSE2
Clock Speed 1592.2 MHz
Clock multiplier x16.0
Front Side Bus Frequency 99.5 MHz
Bus Speed 398.0 MHz
L1 Data Cache 8 KBytes, 4-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size
L1 Trace Cache 2 Kµops, 8-way set associative
L2 Cache 256 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size
L2 Speed 1592.2 MHz (Full)
L2 Location On Chip
L2 Data Prefetch Logic yes
L2 Bus Width 256 bits
Chipset
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Northbridge VIA P4M266 (VT8751) rev. 0
Southbridge VIA VT8233A rev. 0
Graphic Interface AGP
AGP Revision 2.0
AGP Transfert Rate 4x
AGP SBA supported, not enabled
AGP Aperture 64 MBytes
Memory Type DDR
Memory Size 352 MBytes
Memory Frequency 132.9 MHz (FSB + 33 MHz)
DRAM Interleave 4-way
CAS# 2.5
RAS# to CAS# 3
RAS# Precharge 3
Cycle Time (tRAS) 6
DMI
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DMI BIOS
--------
BIOS #1
vendor Award Software International, Inc.
version 6.00 PG
date 03/11/2002
DMI System Information
----------------------
System #1
manufacturer VIA Technologies, Inc.
product P4M266-8233
version unknown
serial unknown
UUID FFFFFFFF-FFFFFFFF-FFFFFFFF-FFFFFFFF
DMI Baseboard
-------------
Baseboard #1
vendor unknown
model P4M266-8233
revision unknown
serial unknown
DMI System Enclosure
--------------------
System enclosure #1
manufacturer unknown
chassis type Desktop
chassis serial unknown
DMI Processor
-------------
CPU #1
manufacturer Intel
model Intel Pentium(R) 4
clock speed 1600.0MHz
FSB speed 100.0MHz
multiplier 16.0x
DMI Memory Controller
---------------------
Memory Controller #1
correction unknown
Max module size 32MBytes
DMI Memory Module
-----------------
Memory Module #1
designation A0
size 256MBytes (single bank)
Memory Module #2
designation A1
size 128MBytes (single bank)
Memory Module #3
designation A2
DMI Port Connector
------------------
Port #1
designation PRIMARY IDE (internal)
connector On Board IDE
Port #2
designation SECONDARY IDE (internal)
connector On Board IDE
Port #3
designation FDD (internal)
port type 8251 FIFO Compatible
connector On Board Floppy
Port #4
designation COM1 (internal)
port type Serial Port 16450
connector 9 Pin Dual Inline (pin 10 cut)
connector DB-9 male
Port #5
designation COM2 (internal)
port type Serial Port 16450
connector 9 Pin Dual Inline (pin 10 cut)
connector DB-9 male
Port #6
designation LPT1 (internal)
port type Parallel Port ECP/EPP
connector DB-25 female
connector DB-25 female
Port #7
designation Keyboard (internal)
port type Keyboard Port
connector PS/2
Port #8
designation PS/2 Mouse (internal)
designation Detected (external)
port type Mouse Port
connector PS/2
connector PS/2
Port #9
designation USB (internal)
port type USB
DMI Extension Slot
------------------
Slot #1
designation PCI
type PCI
width 32 bits
populated no
Slot #2
designation PCI
type PCI
width 32 bits
populated yes
Slot #3
designation PCI
type PCI
width 32 bits
populated yes
Slot #4
designation PCI
type PCI
width 32 bits
populated yes
Slot #5
designation AGP
type AGP
width 32 bits
populated no
DMI Physical Memory Array
-------------------------
Physical Memory Array #1
location Motherboard
usage System Memory
correction None
max capacity 768MBytes
max# of devices 3
DMI Memory Device
-----------------
Memory Device #1
designation A0
format DIMM
type unknown
size 256MBytes
speed 65MHz
Memory Device #2
designation A1
format DIMM
type unknown
size 128MBytes
speed 65MHz
Memory Device #3
designation A2
format DIMM
type unknown
speed 65MHz
Software
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Windows Version Microsoft Windows XP Workstation Service Pack 1 (Build 2600)
DirectX Version 9.0c