Problem with overclocked CPU

smurfdude · Jan 8, 2008, 07:21 PM

I've been running my Q6600 @ 3.2ghz fine since I bought it, but now all of a sudden it runs at default in windows. In the bios it still shows it as 3.2, but windows 2.4. i've not even been in to the bios lately, so i've no idea why this is happening. any ideas?

dipstick · Jan 8, 2008, 07:43 PM

Windows is reporting the wrong clock for me also. What does cpu-z read?

**kris23** · Jan 8, 2008, 07:54 PM

if CPU-Z reads it, its right..... usually

smurfdude · Jan 8, 2008, 08:20 PM

cpu-z reads it as default speed too

**kris23** · Jan 8, 2008, 08:30 PM

do you save your BIOS settings properly? usually if a computer fails to boot properly once, the BIOS reverts to default and tries it again.

smurfdude · Jan 8, 2008, 08:42 PM

i press F10 and type Y then enter to save an exit. think ill try taking the battery out and resetting it

smurfdude · Jan 9, 2008, 03:53 PM

taking the battery out for 10 minutes did the trick and my overclocked cpu works again. woohoo. i lost over 2000 points in 3DMark06 with the cpu at default. even the GPU lost quite a few points, i guess due to bottlenecking. overclocking is definitely worth it!

RoyBatty · Jan 9, 2008, 04:36 PM

Yes, the 3dmark points are worth gold...

Jan 8, 2008, 07:21 PM	#1
smurfdude DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 79 Rep Power: 0	Problem with overclocked CPU I've been running my Q6600 @ 3.2ghz fine since I bought it, but now all of a sudden it runs at default in windows. In the bios it still shows it as 3.2, but windows 2.4. i've not even been in to the bios lately, so i've no idea why this is happening. any ideas?

Jan 8, 2008, 07:54 PM	#3
kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,019 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	if CPU-Z reads it, its right..... usually __________________ Hardwareheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (5/18/11) Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

Jan 8, 2008, 08:30 PM	#5
kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,019 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	do you save your BIOS settings properly? usually if a computer fails to boot properly once, the BIOS reverts to default and tries it again. __________________ Hardwareheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (5/18/11) Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

Jan 8, 2008, 07:43 PM	#2
dipstick HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,609 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	Windows is reporting the wrong clock for me also. What does cpu-z read?

Jan 8, 2008, 08:20 PM	Thread Starter #4
smurfdude DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 79 Rep Power: 0	cpu-z reads it as default speed too

Jan 8, 2008, 08:42 PM	Thread Starter #6
smurfdude DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 79 Rep Power: 0	i press F10 and type Y then enter to save an exit. think ill try taking the battery out and resetting it

Jan 9, 2008, 03:53 PM	Thread Starter #7
smurfdude DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 79 Rep Power: 0	taking the battery out for 10 minutes did the trick and my overclocked cpu works again. woohoo. i lost over 2000 points in 3DMark06 with the cpu at default. even the GPU lost quite a few points, i guess due to bottlenecking. overclocking is definitely worth it!

Jan 9, 2008, 04:36 PM	#8
RoyBatty HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 1,941 Rep Power: 122 System Specs	Yes, the 3dmark points are worth gold...