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calccrypto 13 Mar 2009 23:53

can anyone tell me why i can never get my computer to run at 2.4Ghz? does it matter what is done on the computer? i thought that as long as the computer is on, the processor will run at its factory speed, since there are still many things that run unnoticed. my processor is a Q6600 @2.4GHz running at ~1.6GHz. i havent really overclocked it yet. im just using what ASUS gave me to toy around with the power consumption, but at all levels, the cpu still runs at 1.6

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Re: cpu speed

rhombus p 14 Mar 2009 00:39

maybe it's capped at 1.6GHz?

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calccrypto 14 Mar 2009 01:04

? it shouldnt be. i mean, its a quad core. if quad cores ran at 1.6 ghz, no one would buy them. my single core on my old computer runs faster than the quaD

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Re: cpu speed

simplethinker 14 Mar 2009 01:36

Could it be the other stuff running in the background is slowing it down (e.g. the OS)?

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calccrypto 14 Mar 2009 01:51

i wouldnt think so. i have a bit more stuff running in the background than usual (the stuff that comes with the motherboard), but i dont have that much stuff. besides, i have 4 gigs of ram.

should i change the clock settings then?

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