Well Dang! Q6600 stuck @ x6

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2009/05/29 23:46:48 (permalink)

Well Dang! Q6600 stuck @ x6

I've tried utilities to change it to x9, but I guess it's locked :-(


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    CakeFan
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    RE: Well Dang! Q6600 stuck @ x6 2009/05/29 23:58:11 (permalink)
    My sysinfo always said 2.4GHz so I figured everything was fine, but I was playing around with a app called SIW and it reported my Q6600 as:
    266 x 6 = 1.6GHz
    It's supposed to be 266 x 9 = 2.4GHz

    CPU-ID confirmed that the multiplier is "x6"

    I used Gigabyte's EasyTunePro5 to try to adjust things and CPU-ID will even show the Multiplier go to x9 (2.4GHz!) for about 2 or 3 full seconds... then it goes back to x6.

    Anybody else out there with a Q6600 stuck @ x6 ?!?!?

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    GeForce 8600GT XFX 256MB
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    CakeFan
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    RE: Well Dang! Q6600 stuck @ x6 2009/05/30 00:02:23 (permalink)
    I also just updated the MOBO Bios to latest and still the same thing.
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    RE: Well Dang! Q6600 stuck @ x6 2009/05/30 00:48:08 (permalink)
    It's GETTING WORSE!!! I can watch CPU-Z and it jumps from x6 to x9 then back to x6 and every once in a while it jumps to x9 momentarily. Jeez, this is bad. :-(
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    RE: Well Dang! Q6600 stuck @ x6 2009/05/30 01:10:35 (permalink)
    You seem to be talking to yourself, CakeFan.
    This thread probably belongs on an overclocking forum, where there is usually plenty of talent to answer this kind of question.
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    CakeFan
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    FIXED!! 2009/05/30 01:59:07 (permalink)
    Yeah, I know, I was freaking out and just updating the thread as I went along. Turned out to be a feature in BIOS that throttles back the cpu to save energy.
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    RE: FIXED!! 2009/05/30 03:33:12 (permalink)
    EIST? (Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology)
    http://www.intel.com/support/processors/sb/CS-028855.htm

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