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skidude

skidude

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I have to RMA my X2 3800+ because the pins on it were bent when I transfered it from my old mobo to my new one (the CPU stuck to the heatsink when I pulled it off)... so I am currently using my old AMD 64 3000+, and here is where the problem is. It is supposed to run stock at 1.8GHz, but here is what Windows reports:

 
Punch the CPU, always works. Honestly, no idea. I'd check the airflow, as the CPU may be lowering it's output to protect itself from damage.
 
1.) Dont play WoW ;)
2.) Did you disable "cool 'n quiet" on your motherboard?
3.) How many pins are bent on the X2?
4.) What does the BIOS and dxdiag say?
 
I used to... I played as a human before and Hated it, then I tried a Night Elf and it is so much better.

2.) Did you disable "cool 'n quiet" on your motherboard?
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Im pretty sure I did, but I will check again.

3.) How many pins are bent on the X2?
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At least 10

4.) What does the BIOS and dxdiag say?
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They say the clock speed is 1000 MHz, but just yesterday it was 1800MHz...
 
skidude said:
I used to... I played as a human before and Hated it, then I tried a Night Elf and it is so much better.

Im pretty sure I did, but I will check again.

At least 10

They say the clock speed is 1000 MHz, but just yesterday it was 1800MHz...
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if it fluctuates, then it sounds like the cool 'n quiet is enabled.
 
skidude said:
Just checked.... it isnt.
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Does it show your speed in BIOS or during POST?

Did you also reset the CMOS jumper after switching CPU's? Since im thinking what may have happened is that when you overclocked your X2 and installed the A64, the settings never changes and it may be forcing it to run slower.

So i would reset the CMOS via the jumper.
 
Its a whole different mobo, my Asus never had the X2 in it in the first place. And it shows the speed in the BIOS.
 
skidude said:
Its a whole different mobo, my Asus never had the X2 in it in the first place. And it shows the speed in the BIOS.
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Oh forgot, i was thinking it was the old one. If you dont need to reformat, i would try putting the old mobo and cpu in and see what happens.

How do games run though? Are they any slower? I would run 3DMark and see if your score is significantly lower than before.
 
Ya I'll do that now... WoW runs significatly slower. I used to be able to turn it up all the way and get like 70-80FPS, now with the settings all the way down I barley reach 60.
 
I know lol cant wait to get it back.

BTW- FIXED THE PROBLEM!! Ceewi1 was right, the multiplier wasnt set on auto. Thanks!
 
lol yea the right multiplier is definitely important.
what u had it on 5 instead of 9 lol 5/9 of the performance = lose
dude i just realized that for a moment my video memory was running at higher speeds than your cpu :P
 
fade2green514 said:
dude i just realized that for a moment my video memory was running at higher speeds than your cpu :P
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ROFL yeah, it was set on 5 and I was thinking.... "wait that cant be right" so I just put it back on auto.
 
skidude said:
I have to RMA my X2 3800+ because the pins on it were bent when I transfered it from my old mobo to my new one (the CPU stuck to the heatsink when I pulled it off)...
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Unfortunately this falls under “User-Induced Damage” of Guidelines for AMD Processor Returns. Next time instead of using brute force to remove your cpu from its socket, try gently twisting it to seperate the heatsink from the cpu heatspreader, this should break the glue like hold of the TC between the cpu and heatsink allowing you to remove the heatsink without any extraneous effort and avoid any pin damage.

A good rule of thumb when building a Pc is "If you have to apply excessive force, your doing something wrong"

Unless of course your building a 169-pin screw socket 1 system!
 
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