E6600 reading at 1.6 in CPU-Z

FlameofTheWest · March 16th, 2007

Finally got system up and running fully functional, due to much help from here. Only issue im having is while looking at CPU-Z it shows the chip running at 1.6. Now i know that this may be because the chip is idle, but is there a setting in BIOS that can disable this "idle" setting? I have updated my power scheme settings in windows already but no change. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

screwballl · March 16th, 2007

a few things to check the BIOS ... set the memory multiplier to 2.5 (memory at 667 and cpu fsb to 266/533/1066)
Make sure the cpu multiplier is set to 9X

as long as that is correct then it is likely just throttling down to conserve power... best way to test it is to use TAT to set both cores to 100% and then check the multiplier and stuff in CPU-z

Quakindude · March 16th, 2007

IntelspeedStep will lower the multiplier to conserve energy. CPU-z will show the multiplier set to 6, which will show a 1.6Ghz effective speed. You can either load a program that's using both cores or go into your Bios and see if there's a setting to disable SpeedStep. To fully disable SpeedStep requires a Windows Registry hack.

**Capper** · March 16th, 2007

No, there are BIOS settings that allow you to disable EIST, SpeedStep, NoBit, etc....you don't have to mess with the registry

Dr. V · March 16th, 2007

just takes some looking around. there are many different BIOSs, and you should be able to find it with not a whole lot of trouble with a that GigaByte one, their BIOSs are usually pretty friendly.

halutzparilla · March 16th, 2007

well i got the same reaction when i used the latest CPUZ... but when you load even a simple program it will change back to it original multiplier...
its not much of a bother, but if you really want to get rid of it follow the post before me...

look up your bios and disable the EIST...

March 16th, 2007	#1
FlameofTheWest Solider of Rome Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 46	E6600 reading at 1.6 in CPU-Z Finally got system up and running fully functional, due to much help from here. Only issue im having is while looking at CPU-Z it shows the chip running at 1.6. Now i know that this may be because the chip is idle, but is there a setting in BIOS that can disable this "idle" setting? I have updated my power scheme settings in windows already but no change. Any help would be greatly appreciated. "Show them no mercy for they shall show you none" Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4Ghz Ati x1900GT Gigabyte GA-965P-DQ6 3 gigs Crucial Ballistix PC 6400 ddr2 2 HDD 400 total gigs Klipsch 7.1 Pro Media speakers 22" HP w2207h

March 16th, 2007	#2
screwballl Colonel Calamity Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sandy South Posts: 6,279 Blog Entries: 6	Re: E6600 reading at 1.6 in CPU-Z a few things to check the BIOS ... set the memory multiplier to 2.5 (memory at 667 and cpu fsb to 266/533/1066) Make sure the cpu multiplier is set to 9X as long as that is correct then it is likely just throttling down to conserve power... best way to test it is to use TAT to set both cores to 100% and then check the multiplier and stuff in CPU-z Thanks HL and Corsair! My opinions are my own and not representative of this site or its members. Last edited by screwballl; March 16th, 2007 at 07:07.

March 16th, 2007	#3
Quakindude I'm Diggin it! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Fort Rucker, AL. Posts: 2,754 Blog Entries: 7	Re: E6600 reading at 1.6 in CPU-Z IntelspeedStep will lower the multiplier to conserve energy. CPU-z will show the multiplier set to 6, which will show a 1.6Ghz effective speed. You can either load a program that's using both cores or go into your Bios and see if there's a setting to disable SpeedStep. To fully disable SpeedStep requires a Windows Registry hack. Q6600@ 3.2GHz w/ CNPS9700 \| EVGA 780i \| 2Gb Corsair DDR2-800 \| EVGA GTX 280 1Gb Video \| 1x WD 640Gb HDD, 2x Seagate 400Gb HDD, 1x250Gb WD \| 2x Samsung SH-203B Opticals \| Antec 900 \| ABS/Tagan BZ700 700W PSU

March 16th, 2007	#4
Capper We take both criticism and positive comments very positively Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,854 Blog Entries: 6	Re: E6600 reading at 1.6 in CPU-Z No, there are BIOS settings that allow you to disable EIST, SpeedStep, NoBit, etc....you don't have to mess with the registry INTEL E8400 // Gigabyte EP45 Extreme // 4GB DDR3-1600 // Palit HD 4870 // Antec 1200 // Seagate 750GB HDD // Zalman CNPS9700 // BFG ES 800W PSU

March 16th, 2007	#5
Dr. V Yes - the Doctor is back. Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,698	Re: E6600 reading at 1.6 in CPU-Z just takes some looking around. there are many different BIOSs, and you should be able to find it with not a whole lot of trouble with a that GigaByte one, their BIOSs are usually pretty friendly.

March 16th, 2007	#6
halutzparilla ako the pinoy Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: by the beach Posts: 1,698	Re: E6600 reading at 1.6 in CPU-Z well i got the same reaction when i used the latest CPUZ... but when you load even a simple program it will change back to it original multiplier... its not much of a bother, but if you really want to get rid of it follow the post before me... look up your bios and disable the EIST... Abit IP35-E C2D E6750 G0 @ 2.66ghz [TR Ultra120EX] EVAG 8800GTS [TR HR03] Corsair [2gbDual@800] 820GB HDD[120/200/500] Antec TP 550W Silverstone Temjin 09 Saitek Eclipse1 & Razer DeathAdder Windows Vista Ultimate 32bit

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