I`ve got the wrong processor speed

Dr_Bob

Hi all i hope someone can help me.
i`ve got an AMD64 3000+ processor thats only running at 2ghz. can anyone advise on how to update the speed,
i`ve looked in the help section of Xp, it tells me to find a .exe or .pif but it dosn`t specify which one please help `cos i`m playing a very blocky pacific assualt game.

woo

the AMD64 3000+ only runs at 1.8GHz, to change your processor speed normally requires getting into the BIOS.
Did your PC come with the processor speed set to 2GHz?
Also your graphics card is more likely to be the issue if your games aren't performing/

calibrax

AMD processors are different from Intel... an AMD 3000+ doesn't run at 3GHz, it runs at either 2.0GHZ or 1.8GHZ depending on which version it is (939 pin version is 1.8GHz, 754 pin is 2.0GHz). The AMD 3000+ is however roughly equivalent to a 3GHz Intel P4. So, in a nutshell, your speed is absolutely fine.

If you have blocky graphics in games, that's usually down to your video card. Games these days require a huge amount of video processing power, and if you want to get very high quality, you need a card designed for gaming. To get top quality, that means spending £300 on a video card alone. However, you can get a fairly decent card for around £100. Then again, it could be you have a decent card already - but your settings are not making best use of it. You may have to (shock, horror!) dig out the manual for your PC and see what you have. Then try tweaking the settings.

Steve

wolfman

Intel work to a clock speed (ie 3.0Ghz) whereas AMD work to a performance rating (ie 3000+). It's just to put things in perspective. Good choice going for the AMD too.

robnye

i have an amd 2000 that runs at either 1600 or 1233 depending on the bios setting......

at the end of the day..... its the name that is confusing.......

blinky

Socket 754 AMD64 3000+ 's run at 2.0GHz (512Kb L2 Cache, single channel RAM)

Socket 939 AMD64 3000+ 's run at 1.8GHz (512Kb L2 Cache, dual channel RAM)

My AMD64 3000+ runs at 2.43GHz

Dr_Bob

blinky wrote:

Socket 754 AMD64 3000+ 's run at 2.0GHz (512Kb L2 Cache, single channel RAM)

Socket 939 AMD64 3000+ 's run at 1.8GHz (512Kb L2 Cache, dual channel RAM)

My AMD64 3000+ runs at 2.43GHz

how have you managed to get your speed up that high? My bios dosn`t metion anything about clock speed, i`d like to nudge just a little bit more power out of this m/c, I`ve got a copy of dxdiag if anyone wants to have a look and tell me where i`m going wrong.

T4i

blinky wrote:

My AMD64 3000+ runs at 2.43GHz

To overclock that far you need a good PSU, high performance RAM and serious cooling abilities.

blinky

T4i wrote:

To overclock that far you need a good PSU, high performance RAM and serious cooling abilities.

For the technical....

AMD 3000+ Winnie ADA3000DIK4B1 CBBID0502APMW
Thermalright XP-90 w/ Panaflo FBL 92L1A
270.1 MHz HTT (CPU = 2431MHz)
DFI Lanparty NF4 Ultra-D
2x512Mb Crucial PC3200 CL3 (CT6464Z40B)
@ 202.5/405 2.5-3-3-6-12
Gigabyte NX66T128VP (6600GT VIVO -500/1120 default clock)
Creative Audigy 2 Platinum
WD 1200JD 120Gb SATA HD (8Mb cache)
2x 160Gb Seagate 7200.7 SATA HD (8Mb cache)
Liteon 166S DVD (Pri Slave)
NEC 2500A DVDRW (Sec Master)
Liteon 52246S CDRW (Sec Slave)
WD 800JB (8Mb cache in USB2.0 external box)
Hiper Type-R 480W True PSU (24 Pin)
LianLi Case
Dell 1901FP TFT
Trust 5.1 Headphones
MS Intellmouse + Internet Keyboard

The DFI boards are the best ones for overclocking but do demand a decent PSU and memory (fortunately Crucial Memory isn't much more expensive unlike OCZ VX). AMD64's don't care if you run your memory at a lower speed (makes very little difference to performance.

The Lian-Li case (aluminium) has 2 80mm case fans at the front and I've added one to the back.

The system is suprisingly quiet - the most significant noise is from the Northbridge Fan.

Dr_Bob

thanks for all your help but i`ve decided to take my pc down to the shop to have it checked out `cos i cant understand why all my previous medal of honour games work great but pacific assault is patchy and blinky when the warranty runs out on this pc i`ll be adding extras galour thanks again i`m off to shoot some nazi`s(pixel form)what ho.
iiincomingggg, get down,,,,,, grenade ahhhh i`ve been shot mediiiiiiiiiic

blinky

I haven't tried Pacific Assault with this setup, but I didn't have any problems with the previous one.