Help! My processor is running too fast, don't know why

**coolmandingo** · October 23rd, 2004, 10:29 PM

I just installed my new AMD Athlon-XP 3000+ with 333FSB, and everything seems to be working ok, but Windows is showing my prossesor running at 2.4 Ghz, but on my other computer which has an Athlon XP 3200+ with 400 FSB it only runs at 2.19 Ghz!! So what is the deal here?

The 3000+ machine is using PC3200 RAM though, even though it should actually be paired up with PC2700, would the faster RAM be causing the cpu to run faster? Should I be worried, I have some new PC2700 coming in the mail that I will be replacing it with anyways, but I would like to know why my cpu is running at odd speeds.
Thanks for the help!

**TechZ** · October 24th, 2004, 12:13 AM

Hi coolmandingo, use this to check the CPU Speed.
http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php
Maybe it says something different. What OS you using? SP 1/2 ?

Doesnt seem like the PC in you sig.

**confus-ed** · October 24th, 2004, 06:15 AM

Originally Posted by TechZ

Hi coolmandingo, use this to check the CPU Speed.
http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php
Maybe it says something different..

Maybe it says something more too ?!?

, if coolmandingo can post this, it will give us multipliers & fsbs & memory speeds etc & let us see why imho

, auto settings in bios or maybe values like 'by spd' producing under/overclocks without realising ?

**coolmandingo** · October 24th, 2004, 09:54 AM

thanks, I'll post the results of that program soon, and I took that old computer out of my sig, thats reallly old, hehe.

**coolmandingo** · October 24th, 2004, 10:12 AM

Ok I ran the program on my computer, and whats really weird is that now it appears to be running properly, last night it it was running at 2.4 Ghz with a FSB at 167 Mhz and the multipliers still at 13. I havent changed anything, but now my processor is running at the speed its supposed to now, very weird. Last night it was fast, now its normal hmm.

Oh and I am using XP Pro with serive pack 1 installed.

**TripleRLtd** · October 24th, 2004, 12:55 PM

What utility did you use previously to get the "inaccurate" results coolman?

**coolmandingo** · October 24th, 2004, 01:54 PM

Originally Posted by TripleRLtd

What utility did you use previously to get the "inaccurate" results coolman?

I right clicked on My Computer and looked in the properties, and also I used the run--> dxdiag command. Also I used my motherboards hardware monitor program.