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I bought an XP 3200+, and the sticker on the chip looks right, gives me all
the right data, but any sticker can be stuck onto any CPU. I'm having trouble
getting this thing running at the proper speed in my new A7N8X-E Deluxe
motherboard, and I'm not sure which is bad, the CPU or the MoBo (but I suspect
the CPU). I bought the OEM chip from what I've always considered to be a
reputable seller (mWave.com, I've purchased a few things from them over the
last 3 years or so, so they're not a fly-by-night place), but I'm suspecting
that they might have sold me a rebadged chip (their supplier might be at
fault, or they might be less reputable than I thought).
Quite often, the Asus Voice POST feature tells me "system failed due to CPU
overclocking" and won't boot up, especially if I try running at 200x11. I can
pretty consistently run at 166x11, and the chip is recognized as a 2500+.
Given that stickers can be easily defrauded, how do I know what CPU I've got?
I've tried a number of CPUID programs (both of the programs from AMD's website
plus cpu-z, from cpuid.com). They all seem to "tell me what I want to hear."
If I'm running it as an Athlon 2500+, it tells me that it's an Athlon 2500+.
If I run it as an Athlon 1900+ (133x11), it tells me that it's an Athlon
1900+. Even the EAX value changes depending on what speed I'm running at.
Also, on one of my reboots, I tried setting the multiplier to something other
than 11. It seemed to work, but I need to investigate further to see if it
actually runs at a different multiplier. Aren't all Athlon XP 3200+ chips
locked at 11? The lock doesn't change if I lower the bus speed, does it?
i.e. if I'm running at 166MHz instead of 200MHz, should I be able to increase
the multiplier? I'd have assumed that the answer was "no."
To sum up - is there any way to know whether or not I'm a victim of CPU fraud?
I've still got time before mWave's 30-day warranty on the chip runs out, and
if this chip does turn out to be bad, I want to know ASAP. :-(
Thank you very much in advance for any help you can offer.
I bought an XP 3200+, and the sticker on the chip looks right, gives me all
the right data, but any sticker can be stuck onto any CPU. I'm having trouble
getting this thing running at the proper speed in my new A7N8X-E Deluxe
motherboard, and I'm not sure which is bad, the CPU or the MoBo (but I suspect
the CPU). I bought the OEM chip from what I've always considered to be a
reputable seller (mWave.com, I've purchased a few things from them over the
last 3 years or so, so they're not a fly-by-night place), but I'm suspecting
that they might have sold me a rebadged chip (their supplier might be at
fault, or they might be less reputable than I thought).
Quite often, the Asus Voice POST feature tells me "system failed due to CPU
overclocking" and won't boot up, especially if I try running at 200x11. I can
pretty consistently run at 166x11, and the chip is recognized as a 2500+.
Given that stickers can be easily defrauded, how do I know what CPU I've got?
I've tried a number of CPUID programs (both of the programs from AMD's website
plus cpu-z, from cpuid.com). They all seem to "tell me what I want to hear."
If I'm running it as an Athlon 2500+, it tells me that it's an Athlon 2500+.
If I run it as an Athlon 1900+ (133x11), it tells me that it's an Athlon
1900+. Even the EAX value changes depending on what speed I'm running at.
Also, on one of my reboots, I tried setting the multiplier to something other
than 11. It seemed to work, but I need to investigate further to see if it
actually runs at a different multiplier. Aren't all Athlon XP 3200+ chips
locked at 11? The lock doesn't change if I lower the bus speed, does it?
i.e. if I'm running at 166MHz instead of 200MHz, should I be able to increase
the multiplier? I'd have assumed that the answer was "no."
To sum up - is there any way to know whether or not I'm a victim of CPU fraud?
I've still got time before mWave's 30-day warranty on the chip runs out, and
if this chip does turn out to be bad, I want to know ASAP. :-(
Thank you very much in advance for any help you can offer.
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