AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600 not reading right!

hikarugo · 23-July-07, 12:52 PM

Hello all, I have a quick question.

I recently upgraded my system with the following,

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600
DFI Infinity UltraII mobo
2GB Gskill RAM
EVGA 7800GTX
and RaidMax PSU.

Anyway, I just noticed last night, that when I launch CPUZ it shows my CPU clock at 2.0 and not 2.4. I have not had time to troubleshoot it, but could the BIOS be set wrong for some reason or could CPUZ be reading the Dual Core incorrectly? I'll get a screenshot of it and post later today. Any ideas so far?

Thanks

hikarugo · 23-July-07, 01:09 PM

Here is a screenshot of CPUZ.

[/IMG]

hikarugo · 23-July-07, 01:20 PM

Sorry, I think might be answering my own question now. After some googling it looks like the multiplier should be 12 instead of 10, 12*200 for X2 4600. That extra 2 would explain the 400mhz drop. Still not sure why it's set like that, but I'll change it when I get home and see.

Hak Foo · 23-July-07, 08:14 PM

And another thing, why is the HT at 4x instead of 5x?

Any chance you have Cool-n-Quiet on? On my (939) 4600+, it usually idles at 1000MHz +/-

hikarugo · 24-July-07, 06:04 AM

Hmm...I didn't even notice the HT. I did find the multiplier problem. In the BIOS, the multiplier was set on Auto. So, I guess it's like the quite-n-cool and lowers the speeds when it's idle or something.
Oh, and I do have the Quite n Cool turned off, but there may be another option set to auto. I'll check that out.

hikarugo · 24-July-07, 06:14 AM

This is more like it. The HT was set to auto also. After some more tweaking, this looks better.

23-July-07, 12:52 PM		#1 (permalink)
hikarugo Apex Techie Lite	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600 not reading right! Hello all, I have a quick question. I recently upgraded my system with the following, AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600 DFI Infinity UltraII mobo 2GB Gskill RAM EVGA 7800GTX and RaidMax PSU. Anyway, I just noticed last night, that when I launch CPUZ it shows my CPU clock at 2.0 and not 2.4. I have not had time to troubleshoot it, but could the BIOS be set wrong for some reason or could CPUZ be reading the Dual Core incorrectly? I'll get a screenshot of it and post later today. Any ideas so far? Thanks

23-July-07, 01:09 PM		#2 (permalink)
hikarugo Apex Techie Lite	Re: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600 not reading right! Here is a screenshot of CPUZ. [/IMG]

23-July-07, 01:20 PM		#3 (permalink)
hikarugo Apex Techie Lite	Re: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600 not reading right! Sorry, I think might be answering my own question now. After some googling it looks like the multiplier should be 12 instead of 10, 12*200 for X2 4600. That extra 2 would explain the 400mhz drop. Still not sure why it's set like that, but I'll change it when I get home and see.

23-July-07, 08:14 PM		#4 (permalink)
Hak Foo Apex Elite Tech	Re: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600 not reading right! And another thing, why is the HT at 4x instead of 5x? Any chance you have Cool-n-Quiet on? On my (939) 4600+, it usually idles at 1000MHz +/-

24-July-07, 06:04 AM		#5 (permalink)
hikarugo Apex Techie Lite	Re: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600 not reading right! Hmm...I didn't even notice the HT. I did find the multiplier problem. In the BIOS, the multiplier was set on Auto. So, I guess it's like the quite-n-cool and lowers the speeds when it's idle or something. Oh, and I do have the Quite n Cool turned off, but there may be another option set to auto. I'll check that out.

24-July-07, 06:14 AM		#6 (permalink)
hikarugo Apex Techie Lite	Re: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600 not reading right! This is more like it. The HT was set to auto also. After some more tweaking, this looks better. Attached Thumbnails

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
AMD Athlon X2 4200+, 4600+ @ $96.81 & $112.99 & Intel PD 805, 925, C2D E4300 + E6300!	konai_konai666	Deals and Steals	7	26-April-07 02:01 PM
AMD Athlon X2 4200+, 4600+ @ $96.81 & $112.99	konai_konai666	Deals and Steals	0	25-April-07 01:11 PM
FS: Geforce 4 Ti 4600 w/ Zalman HSF	Blazin Trav	Trading Post	2	06-April-05 09:49 PM
ti 4600 prolems	toadbanger	Video Cards	7	13-November-04 08:22 PM
DVD, is it using my g-force4 4600. . how do i know???	Knight	Video Cards	5	07-July-03 10:09 AM