Windows sys. properties and OCing

[lynx6200]

I am using the Asus A8N Sli-deluxe board with AMD 3400+ and windows xp pro. In the Bios, there is an option for automatic Over clock, to a certian percentage, 3%, 5, 10, etc.)

In the system properties, it displays my cpu properly as amd 3400+ and the correct speed when not Overclocked. However, I adjusted the overclock preference to 5%, which should make it 5% faster correct?
But the sytem properties displays the speed as:
Computer
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor
3400+
1.0GHz 1.00 GB of RAM
Physical Address Extension

 

[oscaryu1]

What is weird. But as long as the bios boot at startup shows that its 5% overclocked I wouldnt worry, (unles syour DOWNCLOCKED the cpu)

 

[hermeslyre]

System properties is a bad way to look at the speed of your CPU, it's not designed around overclocking whatsoever. If you're interested in a great CPU monitor try CPUz:

http://filehippo.com/download_cpuz/

 

[oscaryu1]

To post above ^

On all of my cmoputers, when overclocked, system properties shows the speed perfectly. It may just be his computer

 

[hermeslyre]

You're right i just checked mine and it's displayed properly, I still prefer Cpuz though.