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Hi everyone,
First of all I'd like to thank this forum and everyone because I always seem to get some good answers here.
Anyhoo, my problem is that I am trying to adjust my cpu speed through my bios, but it seems to be locked. I've contacted the motherboard manufacturer, ECS, but they just said that it's not their problem. So...
There are overclocking features in my bios - cpu frequency, ram timings, voltages, etc. Now, I realized everything works fine except for the cpu frequency. When I adjust the speed, nothing is happening.
A weird thing is that I noticed that after I installed the AMD processor drivers, my cpu goes from the stock 2.2ghz to 2.3 if i have my bios set on performance settings.
However, I think this is not from a cpu bus adjustment, but because the driver also makes the multiplier go from 10.5 to 11. Without the drivers installed, the cpu runs at 2.2 no matter what.
Confusing.
This leads me to think that the speed may be locked by some sort of driver or something in my system. Has anyone else dealt with this?
I'm trying to fix this because when I was benchmarking with Fear, I realized the limiting regeant to my performance is my cpu. That made me sad. Why get a 7800gt if I can't let em' loose? Sigh. Also, people report crazy overclocks on their San Diegos, so it'd just be fun to get an extra 500mhz with my stock fan
First of all I'd like to thank this forum and everyone because I always seem to get some good answers here.
Anyhoo, my problem is that I am trying to adjust my cpu speed through my bios, but it seems to be locked. I've contacted the motherboard manufacturer, ECS, but they just said that it's not their problem. So...
There are overclocking features in my bios - cpu frequency, ram timings, voltages, etc. Now, I realized everything works fine except for the cpu frequency. When I adjust the speed, nothing is happening.
A weird thing is that I noticed that after I installed the AMD processor drivers, my cpu goes from the stock 2.2ghz to 2.3 if i have my bios set on performance settings.
However, I think this is not from a cpu bus adjustment, but because the driver also makes the multiplier go from 10.5 to 11. Without the drivers installed, the cpu runs at 2.2 no matter what.

This leads me to think that the speed may be locked by some sort of driver or something in my system. Has anyone else dealt with this?
I'm trying to fix this because when I was benchmarking with Fear, I realized the limiting regeant to my performance is my cpu. That made me sad. Why get a 7800gt if I can't let em' loose? Sigh. Also, people report crazy overclocks on their San Diegos, so it'd just be fun to get an extra 500mhz with my stock fan
