E8300 what am i missing ??

[gorak]

Hi .

I have an E8300 with the specs as follows ... 1333fsb 8 X multiplier and speed rated as 2.83GHZ .. NOW . 1333/4 = 333 (quad pumped fsb) so 333x8 = 2.66GHZ so how do intel get to 2.83ghz ? windows reports 2.83ghz but cpuz inly goes to 2.6ghz with orthos running . shows 8x multiplier and 1333 fsb ?

http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sSpec=SLAPJ

please can someone explain this ? now a multiplier of 8.5 will give you 2.83 , but cpuz only shows that it goes to 8 . i am using and gigayte G31 motherboard .cpu is on the compatable list .

 

[blackwidow_rsa]

Your BIOS is probably old, update it.

 

[chookman]

^agreed, alot of the penryns with .5 multipliers acted funny on some boards when they first came out.

 

[gorak]

nope . found it ....my own fault ....i had cpu rightmark running , now it was fine with my e6300 and e6750 as they had "normal" multipliers ....now with the e8300 having .5 cpurightmark only went to 8 (too old to do .5 increments) thus limiting me to 8x333 ...uninstalled and my e8300 cpu is now running at 8.5 . thanks for your help and time !