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Originally Posted by W.O.T.
My scores aren't even close. This system is only scoring 3267 total. The other system with my 5000+BE is like 13000ish. Meanwhile this is only doing the cpu calculations on the 195X4. It is only scoring 1181 on the CPU the 5000+ is over 3100.
Right now I have the CPU set in the bios to the fastest speed I can still get it to post. Just over 3.7 ghz. The heat sink is warm now, it wasn't even the slightest bit warm before. W7 is showing the same, so is Nvidia system tools, 3Dmark is seeing the speed but not using it, CPUZ is not seeing it at all, and CPU Speed Proessional is seeing it a little faster then what is reported. It is seeing the same speed but reporting actual speed a little higher.
Now this is kind of confusing. Everest reports both, 4 X 195 (781MHZ total) on one part of the report and further down page it is reported at 4 X 3708MHZ.
So I am lost. Which is it and how can I really find out if it was successful or not. I am almost thinking of saying screw it and drop this into a M4N82. Funny thing is that some games run really fast on it.  |
Quote:
Originally Posted by W.O.T.
My scores aren't even close. This system is only scoring 3267 total. The other system with my 5000+BE is like 13000ish. Meanwhile this is only doing the cpu calculations on the 195X4. It is only scoring 1181 on the CPU the 5000+ is over 3100.
Right now I have the CPU set in the bios to the fastest speed I can still get it to post. Just over 3.7 ghz. The heat sink is warm now, it wasn't even the slightest bit warm before. W7 is showing the same, so is Nvidia system tools, 3Dmark is seeing the speed but not using it, CPUZ is not seeing it at all, and CPU Speed Proessional is seeing it a little faster then what is reported. It is seeing the same speed but reporting actual speed a little higher.
Now this is kind of confusing. Everest reports both, 4 X 195 (781MHZ total) on one part of the report and further down page it is reported at 4 X 3708MHZ.
So I am lost. Which is it and how can I really find out if it was successful or not. I am almost thinking of saying screw it and drop this into a M4N82. Funny thing is that some games run really fast on it. |
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Hi W.O.T.,
Sounds like you are having difficulties getting all four cores unlocked on the 955be. First, if you use the M2N32 mobo with the 955be processor, you must use overclocking software to unlock its four cores. This mobo does work with the 955be but you must help it since technically, it was designed to work with dual (2) core processors, not three and four core processors which fall into the AM3 family. The M2N32 works great with the 940be processor because that cpu (again technically) is not an AM3 but is an AM2-plus. Anyway, enough babble.
Here's what you have to do to make it work. First, download the latest nVidia video driver for your 8800's (ver 191.07). The chipset on your mobo is nVidia as are your video cards. Once you install the latest video driver, it will automatically create the NVIDIA Control Panel which allows you to adjust monitor resolutions, sli, etc. Also download the NVIDIA System Tool Version 6.05---its about 85.4mbs. Install this program. The system tool software contains a program called the Performance Tool and it will integrate itself into the NVIDIA Control Panel. Open the control panel and you will see the menu selection for the performance tool. Click on it and it'll ask you to agree to not hold nvidia accountable, etc, etc. Agree and the performance feature will be available.
When you open the Control Panel you will have four selections (CPU, Motherboard, Memory and Video Card). Click on the CPU section at the top and you will find several adjustments for the cpu, to include dropdown selections for the four cores. Select the appropriate multiplier for each core (they should all be the same multiplier value). One thing to note here is you must set the highest multiplier level you want to use in the bios first---otherwise, the core settings in the Performance Tool only permit what was set in the bios (for example, if you set 16x in the bios, then up to 16x will be available in the performance tool---17x, 17.5x, 18x, 18.5x, etc). Click apply and it will adjust your cpu clock speeds. CPU-Z and all of the other measuring tools will now recognize all four cores and will give you the correct clock speeds.
The NVIDIA System Tool Ver 6.05 is the best tool that I found for unlocking the cores on the 955be with the M2N32 mobo. One other very important thing you must do is increase your CPU voltage to at least 1.35v, otherwise, your system will be unstable.
I also strongly suggest that you closely monitor temps for both the cpu and the north/southbridges since increasing core speeds will also increase temps throughout the mobo.
N2Gaming gave you a link to my last forum post which pretty much says the same as the above. You can find it on Page #327 of the posts. Please let me know how things go---I might be able to suggest a couple of additional things to check. I am pretty sure if you follow the above instructions, it will work. Regards.
BigJohn44
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