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kylewo0 · Post by **kylewo0** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 5:33 pm

in system info of my 3dmark01 it reads that my chips are at 574mhz??
how can this be if in bios i have them at 550mhz
Also its saying my directX is 8.0 when i beleive i installed 9 ,so i went to directx and installed it but it still says directx 8.0?
could this be that 3dbenchmark2001 is incorrect?
where else can i go on my cpu to check this data?
thanks!

kylewo0 · Post by **kylewo0** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 5:43 pm

I check my cpu using DXDIAG.EXE... says 9.0

Im guessing 3dmark cannot be trusted to a certian level

hyperspace · Post by **hyperspace** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 8:16 pm

This may be due to how program calculates the CPU speed. If the actual FSB is rounded up or down from its true values, then the final CPU speed will vary.

My FSB is 68.02 Mhz in WCPUID. This is a TurboMode speed. WCPUID says speed of the CPU is 544.15 Mhz. Let's see, 68.02 x 8.0 = 544.16 Mhz. 8.0 being the multiplier. Hmm... Must be due to how the program rounds the FSB value because the multiplier is a fixed value. So, other programs could report different values. It all depends on how the programmer setup the calculations in the code.

kylewo0 · Post by **kylewo0** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 11:22 pm

Thats kinda what i thought, thats fine
thanks,
ps. hey send me those mass storage drivers when you get a chance..
My bios version is RU??

kylewo0 · Post by **kylewo0** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 11:30 pm

What do you mean by turbo speed?
i checked my speed on fsb and WCPUID 574.11mhz 8.2x7..

hyperspace · Post by **hyperspace** » Fri Feb 28, 2003 7:23 am

If you are not overclocking your CPU(s), there is a Turbo Mode feature just below the CPU Operating Speed in the !! CPU Soft Menu II !! section from the BIOS. It is actually called Turbo Frequency. This mode increases the external clock by approximately 2.5%.

I'll send you the drivers when I get home, tonight.

kylewo0 · Post by **kylewo0** » Fri Feb 28, 2003 12:20 pm

ok i think im following you. Im aware of the turbo freq. So which is better?
I mean what would be the reason not ot o/c but to use the turbo freq.?

hyperspace · Post by **hyperspace** » Fri Feb 28, 2003 12:57 pm

The manual says it is there for testing and development. I have it set on my system that is running dual 533's. I don't want to overclock this system because the 533's don't overclock very well. I just decided to try this option and have never set it back to Disable.

kylewo0 · Post by **kylewo0** » Sun Mar 02, 2003 2:09 pm

I was messing around today and put my celerons on turbo mode.At 466
I opened WCPUID and the multiplier is on 7 unlike urs which is 8. why is that?

hyperspace · Post by **hyperspace** » Sun Mar 02, 2003 5:42 pm

Your Celeon is 466 => 7x multiplier

My Celeron is 533 => 8x multiplier

kylewo0 · Post by **kylewo0** » Wed Mar 05, 2003 10:32 pm

After using the BP6 FSB to o/c.. I still wasnt satisfied. I want to make sure its really working. So i opened wcpuid to get the processor speeds and nothing has changed. The speeds read the same before and after I o/c. Can anyone explain why?

kylewo0 · Post by **kylewo0** » Mon Mar 17, 2003 8:55 pm

any suggestions??

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