Q6600 Problems

Deltavox · 08-07-08, 11:42 PM

Ok I just bought a Q6600 to go with an ASUS Commando, fixed the ucore prob with a BIOS update but 2 other things come to attention: I cant get the multiplier to stay at 9x rather than vary from 6x, under load it switches to 9x and then back down to 6x when not,. You get the point. Secondly When running Prime only 2 cores are put under load and always the same 2, during this process the other 2 cores are used for basic processing suchas installations or surfing the web, etc so i know they are working?

Any input or experiences on either or both topics would be appreciated.

science man · 08-08-08, 12:19 AM

I can't answer your first question but as far as the second one Prime must be set to only use two cores. See if you can figure out how to change it to utizing all four. I can't tell you how to do that because I have no idea what Prime is other than that it's a program of course.

jaymz9350 · 08-08-08, 12:26 AM

The multi problem is the power saving features that drop the multi and vcore at idle. There should be options like C1E and/or EIST in the bios. To keep the multi at 9 you must disable these.

Deltavox · 08-09-08, 01:57 PM

yeah i figured out the multi prob and its ok, jsut as you said and as far as my PRime95 issue goes i havent updated it in a while so maybetheres a 4core avail now, thanks for your help guys!

redduc900 · 08-09-08, 02:02 PM

Grab the latest v25.6 of Prime95 from here...

Prime95 25.6
ftp://mersenne.org/gimps

The x64 version filename is p64v256.zip, and the x86 filename is p95v256.zip

08-07-08, 11:42 PM	Thread Starter #1
Deltavox Registered Join Date: Feb 2008	Q6600 Problems Ok I just bought a Q6600 to go with an ASUS Commando, fixed the ucore prob with a BIOS update but 2 other things come to attention: I cant get the multiplier to stay at 9x rather than vary from 6x, under load it switches to 9x and then back down to 6x when not,. You get the point. Secondly When running Prime only 2 cores are put under load and always the same 2, during this process the other 2 cores are used for basic processing suchas installations or surfing the web, etc so i know they are working? Any input or experiences on either or both topics would be appreciated. __________________ Asus Maximus II Formula C2Q Q9650@3.92Ghz Themalright U120-E Cooler 2Gb Corsair Dominator PC2-8500 MSI N570GTX Corsair TX750 PSU 1x250Gb, 2x500Gb, 1x1Tb SATAs CM Stacker Evo 830
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08-08-08, 12:19 AM	#2
science man Disabled Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Earth	I can't answer your first question but as far as the second one Prime must be set to only use two cores. See if you can figure out how to change it to utizing all four. I can't tell you how to do that because I have no idea what Prime is other than that it's a program of course.
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08-08-08, 12:26 AM	#3
jaymz9350 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Marytucky, Ohio	The multi problem is the power saving features that drop the multi and vcore at idle. There should be options like C1E and/or EIST in the bios. To keep the multi at 9 you must disable these. __________________ i7 3770k @ 4.5 1.25v 4x2 GB G.Skill Ripjaw DDR3 1600 9-9-9-24 ASRock Fatality Pro Z77 XFX 7970 / Samsung SyncMaster 216BW Corsair TX750 128 GB Samsung 830 / 1.5 TB WD Green / 500 GB WD Blue
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08-09-08, 01:57 PM	Thread Starter #4
Deltavox Registered Join Date: Feb 2008	yeah i figured out the multi prob and its ok, jsut as you said and as far as my PRime95 issue goes i havent updated it in a while so maybetheres a 4core avail now, thanks for your help guys! __________________ Asus Maximus II Formula C2Q Q9650@3.92Ghz Themalright U120-E Cooler 2Gb Corsair Dominator PC2-8500 MSI N570GTX Corsair TX750 PSU 1x250Gb, 2x500Gb, 1x1Tb SATAs CM Stacker Evo 830
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08-09-08, 02:02 PM	#5
redduc900 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: WCG@home in Portland	Grab the latest v25.6 of Prime95 from here... Prime95 25.6 ftp://mersenne.org/gimps The x64 version filename is p64v256.zip, and the x86 filename is p95v256.zip __________________ "Taking Your Posting to the Next Level" "Unofficial Posting Guidelines" "Forum FAQs, Guidelines, and Rules" "Signatures: Content, Size and readability"
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