quad running @ 1.6ghz???

[cmhatter]

it is a Q6600 2.4ghz on an ASUS P5N-D LGA 775. This is the first dual/quad core PC that i've built. I have attached a pic of what my AI Suite is telling my my system is running at.

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/1276/pcud9.jpg

Why isn't it running near 2.4? Is it because it doesn't need to unless I push it?

! more problem. I have 4GB OCZ ram, the system is only recognizing 3.5gigs? WHats the deal?

[George Hallam]

I think it is because your multiplier is set at 6x i think it should be at 9x

but this may be due to intels speed stepping or something to save energy it lowers the clock speeds when idle to save power

[mjc]

You may need to go into the BIOS setup and make sure any 'throttling' is turned off.

Also, what OS are you running? If it is a 32-bit anything, 3 to 3.5 GB is the upper limit of usable and often visible RAM.

[cmhatter]

im running xp home

[mjc]

For XP Home 4 GB is overkill...

[Rick]

1.6 is normal
Even with the bios set to disable throttle

start a cpu intense program ( cpu Burn for example) and watch it jump up to 2.4

[cmhatter]

i use XP home because i don't feel like buying vista :O


thanks for everyone's help.

[Rick]

For XP Home 4 GB is overkill...


But it makes future upgrades easy
No need to search for matched older memory at upgrade time
"A problem I have run into in the past"

That is why I built my last two XP quad core systems with 4Gb in each.

The both see and use over 3.n? Gb even in XP

[Rick]

! more problem. I have 4GB OCZ ram, the system is only recognizing 3.5gigs? WHats the deal?


This is a limit imposed by the 32 bit OS

Dual boot into linux or a 64bit version of windows and it will see and use the last .5 Gb


With 4Gb installed even your 32 bit version is going to gain a little bit of performance
By allow the OS to use and not need to swap out the Upper memory allocation