help with Q6600, multiplier and CPU-Z

[lhsa]

hey all,

i just put together my Q6600 / Asus P5E-VM HDMI build and i'm getting weird results in CPU-Z. no matter what i do in terms of FSB, the multiplier reads 6X in CPU-Z. the FSB reads correctly.

i've tried manually setting the multiplier to 9X, disabling speedstep, even with all [auto] settings in bios. all no avail.

weird thing is, SiSoft Sandra and the BIOS shows 9X as the multiplier.

anyone have insights into this problem?

 

[glock19owner]

There is also a C1 option that needs to be disabled...

What MB are you running?

 

[lhsa]

thanks for the welcome!

what's the C1 option? is that a jumper setting?

i have an asus p5e-vm hdmi motherboard and using AI manual to oc.

 

[glock19owner]

It is a option in the BIOS...it will state C1...Should be in the CPU bios options...

Also...use manual controls...auto is not always a good thing...most of the times auto will set your voltages up way too high...

 

[lhsa]

i'll try that. thanks

 

[jason4207]

It's not really a big deal if speedstep is running.

Try running Prime95 and see if the multi jumps back to 9 on it's own.

 

[Freezer7Pro]

We seriously need a sticky saying "If your multiplier is 6, disable SpeedStep and C1E", in big, red text and caps. Am I the only one here getting sick of these threads?

 

[Stilletto]

We seriously need a sticky saying "If your multiplier is 6, disable SpeedStep and C1E", in big, red text and caps. Am I the only one here getting sick of these threads?

Actually, what we need is a sticky saying "C1E and Speedstep is fine, don't worry about it, it saves power, will not hurt yoour overclock, and will go away if you load the CPU."

 

[nGAGEOnline]

Don't forget "CPU Thermal Control" XD