- Joined
- Apr 20, 2001
- Location
- St. Paul, MN, USA
I've got my brother's brother-in-law's PC at my home. He was reporting less-than-stellar gameplay in Mu and Crysis, so I figure I'd have a look at it.
Firstly, I noticed that CrossfireX on his HD 4850 X2 wasn't enabled, so I enabled that. Seems to be fine, so that may have solved one issue.
His CPU, though, doesn't seem to be properly detected by the BIOS on this board. The CPU is a Q8300 - it should be a 333/2.5GHz CPU. Windows and 3DMark detect the CPU as a Q8300, with the proper default speeds shown. However, CPU-Z, OCCT, and the BIOS screen all show it as using the default multiplier of 7, effectively giving us a 2333MHz Q8200. The only multiplier options given in BIOS are for 6 and 7; the correct 7.5 simply isn't an option.
The BIOS is the latest 12/24/08 one; if anyone's familiar with this board, could this problem possibly be solved with an older BIOS?
Firstly, I noticed that CrossfireX on his HD 4850 X2 wasn't enabled, so I enabled that. Seems to be fine, so that may have solved one issue.
His CPU, though, doesn't seem to be properly detected by the BIOS on this board. The CPU is a Q8300 - it should be a 333/2.5GHz CPU. Windows and 3DMark detect the CPU as a Q8300, with the proper default speeds shown. However, CPU-Z, OCCT, and the BIOS screen all show it as using the default multiplier of 7, effectively giving us a 2333MHz Q8200. The only multiplier options given in BIOS are for 6 and 7; the correct 7.5 simply isn't an option.
The BIOS is the latest 12/24/08 one; if anyone's familiar with this board, could this problem possibly be solved with an older BIOS?