php Posted March 15, 2005 CID Share Posted March 15, 2005 I have a Intel P4 w/HT @ 3.0GHz standard. I just discovered that it is running at 4380MHz!!! I have tried to overclock it before with no success, but suddenly it is running at almost 1.5 times its factory speed! Does anyone have any explanation for this? (PS, in looking for a program to accurately find my CPU speed, i found one that can throttle it down, but not overclock it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reno Posted March 15, 2005 CID Share Posted March 15, 2005 Look in the Bios that never lies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorne Posted March 15, 2005 CID Share Posted March 15, 2005 Little program called Wcpuid, works well. Tells you lots of info including a accurate read of your bus and core speed. I think that must be a misread cause you would have to up Vcore manually to get that speed and you would have some heat issues if you have a stock heatsink and fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
php Posted March 15, 2005 Author CID Share Posted March 15, 2005 i have tried 5 different programs now, 2 say my CPU speed is 3000MHz, 3 say 4000-4380MHz i will try wcpuid and post back soon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
php Posted March 15, 2005 Author CID Share Posted March 15, 2005 wcpuid says 3985.26MHz btw, i have a large case fan that funnels air only through my heatsink, it works quite well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorne Posted March 16, 2005 CID Share Posted March 16, 2005 Well i haven't heard anybody getting a wrong reading from Wcpuid, what does your Bios say. This is pretty crazy if it turns out it really is running that speed. You have a very rare chip if it is true Can i have it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
php Posted March 16, 2005 Author CID Share Posted March 16, 2005 my bios only says the speed my cpu identifies its self of originally being. ( its not the best bios in the world ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwt1953 Posted March 16, 2005 CID Share Posted March 16, 2005 It is the HT (HyperThreading) that causes the bump in cpu speed. Some MBs and Bios actually will believe they are running dual cpu with HT processors. What's your MB and bios name and version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
php Posted March 16, 2005 Author CID Share Posted March 16, 2005 Motherboard ID <DMI> Motherboard Name Dell Dimension 4700 BIOS Type Phoenix System BIOS Date 08/23/04 Company Name Phoenix Technologies Ltd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwt1953 Posted March 16, 2005 CID Share Posted March 16, 2005 open your TASK MANAGER and look at the performance tab, how many CPUs does it show? post a screen shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
php Posted March 16, 2005 Author CID Share Posted March 16, 2005 I know i have HT active, if thats what you are looking for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwt1953 Posted March 16, 2005 CID Share Posted March 16, 2005 Yeah, its the HT that is bumping your cpu speed My dual Xeon does the same thing. Belarc Advisor actually reports 4 CPUs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
php Posted March 16, 2005 Author CID Share Posted March 16, 2005 i thought of that first, but my speed just jumped in the past couple days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwt1953 Posted March 16, 2005 CID Share Posted March 16, 2005 was the HT disabled? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwt1953 Posted March 16, 2005 CID Share Posted March 16, 2005 download and run this http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html Belarc Advisor, it will read out all your specs, plus a bunch more info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
php Posted March 16, 2005 Author CID Share Posted March 16, 2005 4.40 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4 16 kilobyte primary memory cache 1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwt1953 Posted March 16, 2005 CID Share Posted March 16, 2005 I just wanted to see what it reports for speed and if it calls out two separate CPUs. It doesn't, but it is showing the bump. Funny that you hadn't noticed the higher speed before. I love those HT P4s! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwt1953 Posted March 16, 2005 CID Share Posted March 16, 2005 How do you like that XP MCE? Did you load it yourself, or buy the machine loaded with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
php Posted March 16, 2005 Author CID Share Posted March 16, 2005 came loaded with it. its nice xp pro with major media capability integration only problem is there is still a few minor bugs in online radio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwt1953 Posted March 16, 2005 CID Share Posted March 16, 2005 me and a couple of guys at work have been dabbling in the HTPC area, just using standard XPpro. I found a place in Texas that will sell the MCE disk stand alone, when you buy a mobo and parts.We like to build our own with quiet cases and fans. Haven't been real crazy about what the manufacturers are offering with MCE as far as cases and such. We want QUIET units to sit near, and blend in with the av components. Nice black horizontal units that stack with the gear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
php Posted March 16, 2005 Author CID Share Posted March 16, 2005 my 4700 was almost silent until i added a front case fan to keep my hdds cool. i should put a new fan in there sometime, this one came out of a unix server i took apart a couple years ago, its a little loud, but lowered my hdd temps 40 degrees (they needed it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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