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KarmaKiller · May 8th, 2008, 08:57 PM

Hi guys, got a problem here I'm looking for a bit of insight too.

System Specs first!
Intel E6320
EVGA 680i A1
2Gigs of Wintec DDR2-800
FSP 350watt (The model with 2x 12v rails)
Maxtor 40gig IDE
7800GT

Ok so the problem. In BIOS, my CPU shows as having 2 cores, which it should of course. I boot into windows, and no matter what app. I run, it only shows 1 core. I've doubled checked BIOS to make sure both cores are Enabled, which they both are.
I've made one hardware change recently, and that was the new RAM. I had 2x 512 stick of DDR2-667 previous to the Wintec kit.

I ran Memtest on all RAM previous to the build. I know all RAM is good.
The Motherboard I can test tomorrow, but short history on the board is it's a RMA's from EVGA themselves. My first A1 had some issues, I RMA'd it and received this board back.
CPU I've had for 6 months now, and it has been OC'd, of course, but nothing to extreme on voltage or temps. Highest ever this CPU hit was 69°. Which I know absolute max is 72c for Conroes. Also, the voltage was never over 1.45, which again the max recommended is 1.5.

So now on to my questions.
1. Will a bad windows install cause this?
2. Will a bad board show it right in BIOS, and wrong once OS is loaded in?
3. Is there anything else I'm missing?

Like I said, I'll swap boards tomorrow, to see if it still does it on the MSI P35 board. But for now, any suggestions?

Thanks as always wise Timo'ers!

May 8th, 2008, 08:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
KarmaKiller Been there, folded that.. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Folding@Home Posts: 6,374 Blog Entries: 5	Did I kill my CPU? Hi guys, got a problem here I'm looking for a bit of insight too. System Specs first! Intel E6320 EVGA 680i A1 2Gigs of Wintec DDR2-800 FSP 350watt (The model with 2x 12v rails) Maxtor 40gig IDE 7800GT Ok so the problem. In BIOS, my CPU shows as having 2 cores, which it should of course. I boot into windows, and no matter what app. I run, it only shows 1 core. I've doubled checked BIOS to make sure both cores are Enabled, which they both are. I've made one hardware change recently, and that was the new RAM. I had 2x 512 stick of DDR2-667 previous to the Wintec kit. I ran Memtest on all RAM previous to the build. I know all RAM is good. The Motherboard I can test tomorrow, but short history on the board is it's a RMA's from EVGA themselves. My first A1 had some issues, I RMA'd it and received this board back. CPU I've had for 6 months now, and it has been OC'd, of course, but nothing to extreme on voltage or temps. Highest ever this CPU hit was 69°. Which I know absolute max is 72c for Conroes. Also, the voltage was never over 1.45, which again the max recommended is 1.5. So now on to my questions. 1. Will a bad windows install cause this? 2. Will a bad board show it right in BIOS, and wrong once OS is loaded in? 3. Is there anything else I'm missing? Like I said, I'll swap boards tomorrow, to see if it still does it on the MSI P35 board. But for now, any suggestions? Thanks as always wise Timo'ers! __________________ What is F@H? -> Click here Join team TechIMO and crunch for the cure! Last edited by KarmaKiller : May 8th, 2008 at 09:02 PM.