December 13th, 2005, 02:45 PM
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hi, i have a AMD 64 3500+ and a MSI K8N Neo4-F...
i was wondering what the actual clock speed of my 3500+ is...in my system information it says 2.2 Ghz but when i go to play lost coast in steam it tells me its only 1 Ghz and it also tells me that its 1 Ghz in my personal statistics addon for mIRC.
i was thinking of overclocking it and looking for some help on how to do so...also could anyone explain why these different things are telling me my cpu is at different speeds? this is the first time ive owned an AMD and it really doesnt feel like its as fast as its supposed to be...
any help would be appreciated...
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December 13th, 2005, 03:07 PM
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| the 1ghz is because of cool'n'quiet technonogy...it underclocks itself when idle to conserve power
if you want to overclock there are many extensive guides out there...use google, but before you try you should be sure you know what you are doing
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December 13th, 2005, 03:27 PM
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| as Headband said... cool and quiet is slowing the CPU down.. its actually 2.2ghz...
if u dont know much about CPUs and OCing then dont do it... its not really worth it unless ur into benchmarking and such...
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December 13th, 2005, 03:38 PM
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| Vik is right, and well if you don't feel your cpu is fast...its probably in your head 
You have a great cpu there, no need to overclock it.
But...if you really want to...
What kind of ram do you have, and what kind of psu
There are a lot of factors and information wiht overclocking, especially with a64's.
Google jarad's overclocking guide if you want more info 
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December 13th, 2005, 04:18 PM
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| pc3200 kingston hyper-x dual channel 400mhz and a 420 watt power supply that came with my case | |
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December 13th, 2005, 04:30 PM
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| u dont want a power supply that came with ur case!!! BAD BAD BAD | |
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December 13th, 2005, 04:33 PM
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December 13th, 2005, 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by vikeor u dont want a power supply that came with ur case!!! BAD BAD BAD | Unless it's a 420 from an Antec Sonota or some other such case. Should probably ask before you all start slaggin'. 
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