Processor speed question

Post subject: Processor speed question Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 11:50 PM

Hi, I figured since there are some knowledgeable people around here I'd ask...

I was looking at the speed of my processor (Intel Pentium E5200) and it should be at 2.50GHz however both cores only reach 1,79GHz. I vaguely recall someone mentioning how on my system 1.80GHz would be the max, I can't quite remember if he said that could be improved. Confused

Specs:
Win XP 32bit (SP3)
Intel Pentium E5200
2.0GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 333MHz
Gigabyte G31M-S2L
NVIDIA GeForce 210

So why is this so and can the processor reach it's potential?
Thanks Cool

Post subject: Re: Processor speed question Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 01:46 AM

You need to configure these settings in the BIOS.

Get the pdf motherboard manual from the mfg site and read the BIOS section.

Post subject: Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 02:06 AM

Thanks mate, exploring now

Post subject: Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 02:19 AM

You might need DDR2-800 RAM to get the CPU running stable at 2.5GHz (200 MHz x 12.5 multiplier at FSB 800).

Post subject: Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 03:23 AM

Thanks again, I do remember the man saying something about memory so I guess that's what it was.

I've got it running at 2GHz and nothing seems to have gone wrong so I guess it's working

Oh and I won't be getting any RAM as I've been stockpiling parts for a new Win 7 system.

Post subject: Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 05:55 AM

I would not invest money in an old system like this either.

A possible option would be a new MB+CPU+RAM. It all depends on the condition of the components you could move to a new system.

Post subject: Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 06:03 AM

I plan on getting a whole new everything. Except for the hard drive which is only four months old or so.

Post subject: Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 06:07 AM

At the moment hard drive prices are soaring due to the floods in Asia.
Your hard drive price probably has increased by 50%

Post subject: Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 09:04 AM

By the way, what ram (amount, type etc) would you recommend?
Thanks.

Post subject: Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 09:42 AM

I would not invest more money in the old system.
DDR2 RAM is quite expensive already (less demand, higher price - twice what DDR3 costs now).

For the new system 8GB DDR3 if you are going to run Seven , or Vista x64 versions,, 4 GB if you are going to run XP 32 bit or Win8. The type would depend on the CPU.

Post subject: Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 09:45 AM

Yes, I did mean for the new system. Well I'll get the 8GB, since I'm going withe 7. Quite cheap, less than a copy of Il-2 Cliffs of Dover.

Post subject: Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 09:53 AM

Keep in mind only the fastest/overclocked CPUs will take advantage of RAM faster than DDR3-1333. Only the x64 OS versions (64 bit) will be able to address more than 4 GB. Cliffs of Dover is happy with 8GB, and that demand might drop with coming patches/updates.

Post subject: Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 09:58 AM

Thanks again.
I figured I do things properly and get 64 bit Win 7 and all that, rather than something half hearted. Not too worried about backwards compatibility since I've got a few brand new sims/games I can't play properly at the moment.

Post subject: Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 10:12 AM

Keep an eye on Tom's Hardware for information. They have pretty good charts for just about every component, news and reviews too.

www.tomshardware.com/c...ors,6.html for processors e.g.

Post subject: Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 10:33 AM

Really useful site, thanks