Errr...Q6600 Underclocked?

[gamerfreak]

Someone at MPC pointed this out, I just noticed it.....



What the hell...I am having other random weird issues too. But that is a whole other thread if they persist.

[Stormcrow]

Underclocked? 2.4GHz is the stock clocks for the Q6600.

[gamerfreak]

Originally Posted by Stormcrow

Underclocked? 2.4GHz is the stock clocks for the Q6600.

Yes, and its running at 1.6, no?

[Stormcrow]

I just noticed that, not to familiar with CPU-Z. That does seem whack..what does the BIOS say, same thing?

[gamerfreak]

Originally Posted by Stormcrow

I just noticed that, not to familiar with CPU-Z. That does seem whack..what does the BIOS say, same thing?

lol, I didn't see it either until someone at MPC pointed it out to me. I'll have to look in the bias, ill get back to ya.

[polobunny]

Check is EIST is enabled in your BIOS. If yes, disable it. :P

[Stormcrow]

Oh yeah, dur. Speedstep must be enabled, it lowers the multiplier when the processor isn't under load to save power. Just goes to show I use AMD

[[Dr. V]]

Originally Posted by Stormcrow

Oh yeah, dur. Speedstep must be enabled, it lowers the multiplier when the processor isn't under load to save power. Just goes to show I use AMD

LOL Speedstep is actually pretty useful. When your machine doesn't need the full power of the CPU, it underclocks - saves power and overall lengthens the life of the CPU. In any case, you can simply disable it in the BIOS. But fear not, there is absolutely nothing wrong with anything.

[gamerfreak]

Originally Posted by ST!X

But fear not, there is absolutely nothing wrong with anything.

Not sure yet, couple weird things have been going on - most likely not related to this.

[Stormcrow]

I didn't know Intel had a feature like that until a few days ago, I'm familiar with AMD's Cool'n'Quiet which drops your processor to 1GHz. Speedstep sounds more useful though.