Upgraded CPU - 2.66 to 1.4? >=(

[cmeek223]

I have a pos eMachines.

It has an i845G chipset + Celeron D 330 (2.66 GHz/400 FSB/26x)

I had another PC (PSU/mobo burnt) so I switched the Celeron with a...

P4 H/T (2.8 GHz/800 FSB/14x)

General Information :
Real Frequency : 1399.98MHz - :eek:
Multiplier : 14x
Low/High Multiplier : 14x / 14x
Multiplier Locked : Yes
Marketing Frequency : 2800MHz

Front Side Bus Information :
Bus Speed : 100MHz
FSB Frequency : 400MHz (QDR)
Turbo Mode : No

Initial Frequencies :
Frequency : 2800MHz
Bus Speed : 200.00MHz (QDR)
Multiplier : 14x


& CHIPSET INFO:

NorthBridge : Intel i845G
SouthBridge : 82801DB/DBL (ICH4/ICH4-L) LPC Interface Bridge

NorthBridge Information :
Architecture : HUB
Manufacturer : Intel (Intel)
Codename : Brookdale-G
Revision : B1
Bus Speed : 100MHz
FSB Frequency : 399.9MHz (QDR)
FSB max. Support : 533MHz
RAM max. Support : DDR (266MHz)

Hub Interface Information :
Version : 1.00
Time Slice : 0
Width : 8-bit
Full Duplex : Yes
Frequency : 4x (264MHz)
Multiplier : 1/1x


I tried Google'ing my problem and so far the only idea that made the most sense to me was some sort of incompatibility with the multipliers? O.o If this is the problem, is it fixable?

[123456]

Try running something CPU-intensive, like a game or video encoding. See if your CPU clock reaches 2.8GHz, since many CPUs run at half speed to conserve power unless more CPU juice is needed.

[cmeek223]

This is what I got (btw is says I have two cores? O.o )

http://i52.tinypic.com/s3pr1f.jpg

[daeghan]

If its saying you have 2 cores, it is possible that only one of your cores is functional. Hence 1.4 speed. Because 2x 1.4 = the desired output of 2.8mhz. =) Or as previously stated that(in not so many words), it has shut one down for power conservation..

[mjc]

Sorry, daeghan, dual core peocessors don't quite work that way. In a dual core or more processor, each core runs at the stated value. That means a 2.4 GHz quad processor is not 4 0.6 Ghz processors working together to give a total of 2.4 GHZ, but rather 4 2.4 GHz processors working together.

And no, a core is not shut down to save power, rather the speed it runs at is dropped...effectively underclocking it.

For the original poster...

That processor ID doesn't seem to be correct for what is supposedly in there...it seems to be a Celeron D at 2.66 GHz.

In other words, it is still seeing the new processor as the old one! Did you reset the BIOS when you switched processors or did you just let it 'auto detect'? If you did reset it and it is still showing those specs for the processor, are you sure your BIOS is updated enough to handle the processor?