CPU May Need to Be Returned...

Please Take a look at these pictures and tell me what you guys think.
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums [...] ccesor.jpg
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http://i176.photobucket.com/albums [...] cesor2.jpg
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I just got my computer up and running and decided to run some tests, and what resulted was low scores on sandra, not to mention i had the lowest score out of the 11 people who had setups similar to mine in 3dmark06. I'm thinking that this all may be due to my processor because of the obvious results in sandra. So whats up, do my fsb speeds look normal, voltage, does something look blatantly wrong? Because if you guys also think i should get a replacement then i probably will end up doing so, but I just want to be sure that there is actually something wrong with it so i don't send in the wrong part.
Here's my Specs: Intel Core2Duo E6700, EVGA 680i, 700w m12seasonic, x1950xt, 2gb corsair, And i think that's all you need to know.

When i installed my cpu i did wiggle it around a little because in my previous build, skt939, the pins actually go into holes, but after reading the instructions i saw that it said "don't slide the cpu in the socket", oops... But i really don't think that, that alone could have such a huge hit on performance...Please help.

The stock E6700 clock speed is 2.66Ghz. According to your screenshot there it's only running at 2.13Ghz. As jumpingjack said, your multiplier is probably set incorrectly.

333fsb?


arnt they still meant to be 266 thus 266x 10 = 2.66ghz?

i dont know 8O

Here's the first 3 screens of cpu-z, speed step is still enables since i haven't tried disabling it yet due to me not knowing if it's the best move...
Do you guys think that I should update to the latest mobo bios, maybe that would help?




update: I have changed the multiplier to 10x and it appeared as though speed step was already set to "disabled" so after that I ran 3dmark06 again and got 300+ more points which was reassuring, and when i compared my score to the guy with the same setup as me the only thing i fell behind in was sm2.0 and sm3.0 which i think is explainable by him having an extra 256mb of vid. card ram and slightly higher clock either way i ran sandra again and it seems as though everything has cleared up just fine after changing the multiplier from 8x to 10x, thanks alot guys.

Nice to see you got it working to your liking....

Just quick, do a google for CoreTemp, download and run to check your CPU temperatures.... come back and tell us what they are when idle, then load it up with something --- say a Cinebench dual thread run or something like that and tell us what the load temps are....

Jack
Well at idle core temp reads: Tjunction:85C Core#0:44C Core#1:44C
I have yet to test the temps at load, but are those idle temps ok or are they too high? I'm using the stock HS/Fan and thermal pad. I'm thinking about getting an arctic freezer 7 with some arctic silver 5 If my temps are too hot and for future over clocking ability. Thanks a lot guys.

AF7 is a nice cooler but the 9700 is in a league of its own. It often wins shootouts over all others. However, my preference would be for a Scythe or a Tuniq.

AF7 is a nice cooler but the 9700 is in a league of its own. It often wins shootouts over all others. However, my preference would be for a Scythe or a Tuniq.

The Tuniq is the best but watch out for the weight of the Tuniq if you move your PC around much I wouldn't use it get the Scythe instead. Either one of these though you have to take the motherboard out of the case to mount the heatsink without going insane.

I don't see why the manufacturers of these 700g+ coolers don't package them with some minigirders to fit onto the side of the tower case and take some pressure off the motherboards. They've gotten huge! But they do work great, so you have to hand that to 'em!

humpty bumpty...