e6850 problem

[Tstanfill]

I have searched the forums and can't find anything on this.

When I run cpuz it says I'm running 2666mhz on this 3ghz proc. I have the speedstepping turned off.

what else could it be......the mult. is 8x

[OnDborder]

What motherboard?

[Tstanfill]

evga 122-ck-nf68 it's a 680i chipset

[hUMANbEATbOX]

what else could it be......the mult. is 8x

Well there is your problem. ;)

8*333=2666mhz.

9*333=2997mhz.

you need to use the 9x multi, or run 8*375.

[Tstanfill]

shouldn't it do that by itself??? i just finished building and turn it on......haven't messed with any clocking features yet.

[hUMANbEATbOX]

Do you have the latest BIOS for your motherboard?

The speeds the cpu runs is totally up to the mobo, and I have no experience with the one you have. But I would think the latest BIOS would fix it.

[Peepaw]

My 6850 defaulted to the 8x multi also. Don't know why.:confused:
Just change it.

[Surfrider77]

I've got the same processor installed this weekend.

As the others have said, it should be on a default x9 multiplier. No idea why your board is set at x8.