Poonzorerer Posted October 23, 2005 Posted October 23, 2005 hi all, this was my first build(in my signature) and it went together very easily besides two nagging problems. any help with them would be much appreciated first-my memory is not read as dual channel. it's in slots 1&3 but CPU-Z tells me it's single channel. the memory is advertised as being dual channel, so that's not the problem. second- the cpu speed in BIOS is not the same as the cpu speed detected by CPU-Z, 3Dmark05, or hardware profile, among others. i specified the multiplier, FSB, voltage, and turned off cool&quiet. the BIOS displays my desired CPU speed but apparently does not change the actual speed. CPU-Z also shows the clock speed flunctuating between 1809.1 and 1809.4, which was odd. i have tried clearing CMOS, bumping up the voltage and a bunch of different FSB values, but no change. the 6/13/05 bios supposedly has support for the E3 venices so that shouldn't be the problem. thanks in advance for any help Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_bowtie Posted October 23, 2005 Posted October 23, 2005 try the ram in the yellow slots.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HITandRUN Posted October 23, 2005 Posted October 23, 2005 1 & 3 are the yellow slots! It should be better in the orange onces! :nod: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poonzorerer Posted October 23, 2005 Posted October 23, 2005 well, it turns out i had the ram in the wrong slots. i assumed dual channel meant both sticks on different channels when i built it, whoops. i still haven't made any progress on the cpu issue. right now BIOS says the processor is running at 1800.0ghz and CPU-Z says it's running at 1809.1ghz. help :confused: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
malinois1 Posted October 23, 2005 Posted October 23, 2005 well, it turns out i had the ram in the wrong slots. i assumed dual channel meant both sticks on different channels when i built it, whoops.i still haven't made any progress on the cpu issue. right now BIOS says the processor is running at 1800.0ghz and CPU-Z says it's running at 1809.1ghz. help :confused: There is nothing wrong with that..... all that means is the ram is running at 200.9 instead of 200.....That is just the way it is with some cpu ram combos. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HITandRUN Posted October 23, 2005 Posted October 23, 2005 Well you assumed right! Dual channel is RAM in different channels! The top two ones are channel one and the two beneath them are channel two!!! If you grab the motherboards manual it will tell you the same! :shake: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poonzorerer Posted October 23, 2005 Posted October 23, 2005 There is nothing wrong with that..... all that means is the ram is running at 200.9 instead of 200.....That is just the way it is with some cpu ram combos. that's not really my problem. my problem is that the bios FSB and multiplier adjustments don't actually change anything. i can put the CPU speed in BIOS past 2800mhz or whatever value i feel like but the processor remains at 1800mhz. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted October 23, 2005 Posted October 23, 2005 @Poonzorerer The CPU speed is the FSB times the multiplier divided by the divider. 200FSB times the multiplier of 9 equals 1800MHz. If you throw a divider in their the CPU speed will be slower. Maybe you should post some BIOS images to show us what you are doing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted October 23, 2005 Posted October 23, 2005 BTW Poonzorerer. Edit your sig to reflect your PSU. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Flip Posted October 23, 2005 Posted October 23, 2005 Mutliplier is only unlocked down. It's normal that the FSB fluctates by about 0,2mhz. That can make a difference of 2-3CPU mhz. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poonzorerer Posted October 23, 2005 Posted October 23, 2005 ok, this should clear it up: (what is entered in bios, exagerrated FSB) (after bootup into windows) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
malinois1 Posted October 23, 2005 Posted October 23, 2005 Ummmm I know this is not the problem but you may want to lower the HTT before you corrupt your install. HTT multi X CPU frequency cant be greater than 1000 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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