Did i lose 2 cores??!?

[raynr1387]

i tried to overclock my q6600 to 3.0 ghz. i set the fsb too 333. and left everything in auto... i booted and it failed.. so i set it back to 2.4 stock again. i ran cpuz and bam... it says its running on 2 cores???? wat happpened!??! help!!

 

[pr2thej]

everything in auto might mean the volts were pumped as well? depends on your BIOS i guess.

 

[Reynod]

Grab coretemp (which is a small download and freeware) and fire it up.

http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/

Should show you what you need.

266 X 7 = 2.4
266 X 6 = 1.6 (idle)

Mine is showing 1.2875 Volts.

This one runs @ 3Ghz (FSB to 333) without an overvolt - SLACR (GO)

 

[raynr1387]

did i break the cpu??? are the 2 cores gone because my comp seem to not recognize them

 

[Reynod]

Sorry 9 is the X ... not 7

my bad

 

[raynr1387]

yea but wat happend to the other cores? i had 4 cores before now it only says 2.?

 

[djcoolmasterx]

If it was actually broken in any way then you probably wouldn't be able to run at all.

 

[raynr1387]

why does it only recognize 2 cores?

 

[enigma067]

i tried to overclock my q6600 to 3.0 ghz. i set the fsb too 333. and left everything in auto... i booted and it failed.. so i set it back to 2.4 stock again. i ran cpuz and bam... it says its running on 2 cores???? wat happpened!??! help!!

Just one reason among many others why you should run with
manufacture defaults.

Sorry. I don't believe in overclocking.

There is absolutely no reason why someone needs to overclock.
Your systems default settings run fast enough to play any game
presently on the market full tilt.

 

[pr2thej]

pfffff Overclocking is fine with a bit of knowledge....means more value to the customer.

raynr1387 have you actually done as reynod suggested or are you just going to keep posting the same question?
If 2 cores were "broken" then the chip wouldnt fire up. Its just a reporting issue most likely.

 

[raynr1387]

i dl the program. and ran it. it still says the 2 cores.. sorry for the repost. its just that being my first oc. just a little anxious and worried. could it really jsut be a reporting issue?

 

[Reynod]

It is an E6600 then ... a dual core ... not a quad core.

End of story.

 

[pr2thej]

Couple of things:

XP SP2 and earlier might not recognise more than 2
Check BIOS for some kind of Multi Processing option
Is BIOS updated to latest version?
See what this diagnosis tool says
Might need a Windows reinstall.....but thats a final option.

Whats your motherboard, and BIOS version?

 

[pr2thej]

It is an E6600 then ... a dual core ... not a quad core.

End of story.

:lol:

 

[Reynod]

Ignore Enigma ... he is having a bad day prolly.

Does the coretemp report it as a Q6600 but then only show w cores?

If so then you might have broken it and it trully was a quad.

Otherwise you might have been had and it only is a Q6600 in the first place/

U sure it is a Q ??

 

[Reynod]

Bluddy edit function ... I meant E6600 in the second to last sentence.

Sorry

 

[raynr1387]

yea it is for sure a Q6600.. i wouldnt get that wrongg. before i was ocing i actually had it at idle 2.4ghz stock and cpuz did say 4 cores and 4 threads. now it only says 2.. every program i dl to verify it such has core temp, cpuz, and hw monitor all says 2 cores.. everything is running fine.. i have an asus p5n-d mb with the bios version 0701

 

[blackpanther26]

clic run, Type msconfig, click boot options, click advanced options, Make sure the number of processors is not checked. Restart windows and see if that helps.

 

[djcoolmasterx]

Open up task manager, look at the performance tab.

CPU Usage history should be divided into 4 sections.

 

[gamerk316]

BIOS could have disabled two of the cores...

BTW, what were you thinking trying to OC with voltage set to Auto? Your lucky you still have a CPU to begin with...

 

[womble]

Well not 100% how these cpu id progs get their information. If they go through windows calls it could be a misreporting issue. Was going to say check control panel/system etc for multiprocessor but since you report 2 that part sounds ok.

Wonder if it is worth just resetting the BIOS back to default, just in case it has disabled two cores somewhere in there.

On the overclocking front, I'd tend to stick with stock voltage and increase in smaller chunks. There's plenty of info about, but obviously not your most urgent problem at the moment.

Good luck and hope you get a positive outcome.

Karl

 

[jamesgoddard]

Looks like you have blown the chip tbh - you numpty

 

[Reynod]

If he doesn't then a half dead Q6600 is a bit of an enigma if it is true ... MU would want to test it under a microscope and bench it.

Intel might be interested ... never heard of a core dying and not taking out the other one ... surely the MCM interconnect wouldn't be able to buffer it and let the other core run ... surely?

Must be one of the above reasons .. windows went wonky or the bios.

Remove, clean, regrease and reseat the Heatsink anyway - check the chip and see if it smells burned up?

You should be able to RMA it anyway ... tell em where you bought it that it just died ... don't tell them you OC'd it.

 

[Reynod]

How many have you smoked up then??

I have a few "kills" to my name ... heh heh.

 

[rangersig]

try benching it to see if you have lost performance, if you have not then it is a reporting problem.