CPU underclocking on it's own?

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Hey guys, so i have this Core 2 Duo E7300 CPU running @ 2.01 Ghz. But it should run @ 2.66!
My motherboard is a bigabyte GA-945GZM-S2 and im out of options. Is it bottlenecking or something? What should i do?

Thanks in advance.
 
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Since I can't see your bios settings so I can't really give you information to look into on your motherboard I would contact gigabyte and ask them what the proper settings are for your motherboard and processor are. They normally can give you really good detailed information on things like this from my experience.
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That would be a feature from intel that I believe they implemented around the p4 era that if a processor gets to hot it will begin to under clock itself, and change voltages on the fly to try to stay cool. It was originally used for things like laptops and servers but soon was introduced to all of their processors. It is called Enhanced Intel SpeedStep, normally you won't see this occur to often on desktops unless the computer is having heat issues. You normally can fix these issues with a can of compressed air, and a clean paint brush. You can check out a program to check your temperatures here
http://www.techpowerup.com/realtemp/
 
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74.1°C is the max tcore temp on intels page. I would say full load around 72c max idle should be 30-45c. Just try cleaning everything in your system. A simple guide like this could help https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ifl08aZZtJo If you have something like an air compressor, or a paint brush those both will work just fine. You can even use an electronic leaf blower to clean all of the dust out of a system if you wanted to.
 
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No i don't cleaned it last weekend :D it's been like this since i installed the CPU almost 10 months (The rating)
Could this be a power managment issue? FYI i have a 340w PSU.
 
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Since I can't see your bios settings so I can't really give you information to look into on your motherboard I would contact gigabyte and ask them what the proper settings are for your motherboard and processor are. They normally can give you really good detailed information on things like this from my experience.
 
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Thanks! Did some research myself and found that the CPU isn't supported from my mobo :/ time for an upgrade i guess!
Easter is coming and i think i picked my gift: Asrock G41C-GS ^-^ sorry for any misspelling or bad english. :D thanks again!
 
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Yeah, i think i'll go with that...last question (sorry if i have talked too much) what do you think it would be the best budget gaming upgrade for this RIG? (really tight budget)

Core 2 Duo E7300 @ 2.66 Ghz
Ga-945gzm-s2 motherboard
340w PSU
Radeon x1650 PRO GPU
2 gb of ddr2 ram
(I dont care about the gpu so much i will get it another time just looking for a good start and when i find the money i will buy it)
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus VANGUARD B85 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($65.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($479.99 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy M Midnight MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($98.97 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($77.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $1077.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-15 14:01 EDT-0400)

I think around the $1000 point is a nice budget for a good system
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($124.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $254.97
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-15 14:18 EDT-0400)

The i3 vs a quad or six core amd really depends on the type of games that you play. Some games run extremely well on processors with good single core performance vs multi core performance. A good example is games like mmorpgs where they don't really care that you have 4 or 6 cores they care about having 2 cores and really good single core performance. The fx6300 shines quite a bit I think for people who play a lot of games that really benefit from having more cores. You won't really see good performance graphics wise with any of these until you add a dedicated video card like a gtx 760 or a 750 Ti. but if you want something that will give you performance right away with a small budget you could get something like and apu
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI A88XM-E45 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $279.97
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-15 14:23 EDT-0400)

If you have a bit extra I would upgrade to 8 gigs of 1866 ram.
But overall going from an intel core 2 duo to something like this will seem amazing to you
 
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could always go with a previous generation setup. that is a way to save a few bucks and get something decent. just gotta search around ebay, etc. and you can find some pretty decent deals. 1366 cpu's are going CHEAP. but the motherboards are a different story.
 
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I wouldn't get any 1st gen processor for the i series to be honest the benchmarks show the a current gen i3 has way better single core performance over the i7 920 which is common for that gen. The other thing about buying processors and motherboards that old is that you will be buying something that is already 5+ years old and that is already past what I consider as being a upgrade cycle of about 5 years
 
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1st generation is probably not the best choice. agreed. but being a generation behind the latest isnt so bad. as stated, buying used parts has its pros and cons, your mileage may vary. i mean i have a xeon x3460 that spanks my i3 3220 like a beast. it doesnt hurt sometimes to go to an older set if thats all you can afford, and sometimes you get better performance.
 
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