Hi,
This is my first build, and I'm loving it so far, but I have an odd issue as stated in the thread title.
Hardware Involved:
Gigabyte EP43-UD3L mobo
Intel C2D e7400 @ 2.8 GHz (maybe...)
G.Skill 2x2 GB DDR2-1066 RAM
When I just threw everything together and turned it on, settings were as follows in the M.I.T Menu of BIOS:
-CPU Clock Ratio: 8x
-Fine CPU Clock Ratio: +0.5
-CPU Frequency: 2.26 GHz (266 x 8.5) *Mind you, a 2.8 GHz stock processor*
x CPU Host Frequency: 333 MHz *Control was disabled. Automatic value was incorrect (obviously 266 MHz)*
The memory frequency came to 1066 MHz, as it should have (which at these settings means that the RAM multiplier was at 4).
I knew this was wrong, since the frequency was marked as 2.26 GHz, but installed all of my operating systems anyway. (Win XP, Vista, Win 7, Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and Sabayon) All of my operating systems reported that my CPU was clocked at 2.8 GHz, though. (After turning off EIST. Beforehand, they also read 2.26 GHz)
I recently went back in and "fixed" all of the values, which gave me:
-CPU Clock Ratio: 8x
-Fine CPU Clock Ratio: +0.5
-CPU Frequency: 2.83 GHz (333 x 8.5)
-CPU Host Frequency: 333 MHz
The RAM multiplier was 3.20B, so RAM was still 1066 MHz.
I rebooted and checked Vista. It now reported that my processor was running at 3.5 GHz. I am not currently prepared for overclocking (I need to run more tests yet), but I obviously can't do anything until I find out the problem or at least a way to calculate my real CPU frequency, since something somewhere is obviously messed up. I rebooted and reset to the old values and I'm now using the 2.26 or 2.8 GHz settings.
All I can tell is that whatever the board tells me the frequency is, the OS says that it is 1.25 times higher (roughly).
I could only attach one screenshot, so hopefully it will help.
The other thing I noticed in CPU-Z was a FSB:DRAM ratio of 1:2. Could this have any bearing?
Thanks in advance, and sorry for long post.
If you need more info I'll be more than happy to supply it.
This is my first build, and I'm loving it so far, but I have an odd issue as stated in the thread title.
Hardware Involved:
Gigabyte EP43-UD3L mobo
Intel C2D e7400 @ 2.8 GHz (maybe...)
G.Skill 2x2 GB DDR2-1066 RAM
When I just threw everything together and turned it on, settings were as follows in the M.I.T Menu of BIOS:
-CPU Clock Ratio: 8x
-Fine CPU Clock Ratio: +0.5
-CPU Frequency: 2.26 GHz (266 x 8.5) *Mind you, a 2.8 GHz stock processor*
x CPU Host Frequency: 333 MHz *Control was disabled. Automatic value was incorrect (obviously 266 MHz)*
The memory frequency came to 1066 MHz, as it should have (which at these settings means that the RAM multiplier was at 4).
I knew this was wrong, since the frequency was marked as 2.26 GHz, but installed all of my operating systems anyway. (Win XP, Vista, Win 7, Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and Sabayon) All of my operating systems reported that my CPU was clocked at 2.8 GHz, though. (After turning off EIST. Beforehand, they also read 2.26 GHz)
I recently went back in and "fixed" all of the values, which gave me:
-CPU Clock Ratio: 8x
-Fine CPU Clock Ratio: +0.5
-CPU Frequency: 2.83 GHz (333 x 8.5)
-CPU Host Frequency: 333 MHz
The RAM multiplier was 3.20B, so RAM was still 1066 MHz.
I rebooted and checked Vista. It now reported that my processor was running at 3.5 GHz. I am not currently prepared for overclocking (I need to run more tests yet), but I obviously can't do anything until I find out the problem or at least a way to calculate my real CPU frequency, since something somewhere is obviously messed up. I rebooted and reset to the old values and I'm now using the 2.26 or 2.8 GHz settings.
All I can tell is that whatever the board tells me the frequency is, the OS says that it is 1.25 times higher (roughly).
I could only attach one screenshot, so hopefully it will help.
The other thing I noticed in CPU-Z was a FSB:DRAM ratio of 1:2. Could this have any bearing?
Thanks in advance, and sorry for long post.
If you need more info I'll be more than happy to supply it.
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