Tom's Hardware > Forum > CPU & Components > CPUs > I7. how many cores should be showing in my task manager

I7. how many cores should be showing in my task manager

Forum CPU & Components : CPUs - I7. how many cores should be showing in my task manager

Tom's Hardware: Over 1.4 million members in 6 different countries available to answer all your high-tech questions. Sign up now! Its free!
Ask the community Add a reply
Word :    Username :           
 
vincenta   06-13-2009 at 12:19:46 PM

Hi all

I built my own computer last month with an i7 2.67mhz cpu, since everyone was raving how good it was for rendering.
But I'm not sure I'm getting all the cores I should in my task manager
I read that I should be getting as much as 8 cores showing in my task manager, but I only have 2 being displayed, which is very disappointing.

Any advising on why this this the case would be great.

Thanks

Message quoted 1 times
Add a reply
Sponsored Links
Register or log in to remove.
Crashman   06-13-2009 at 01:33:09 PM

vincenta wrote :

Hi all

I built my own computer last month with an i7 2.67mhz cpu, since everyone was raving how good it was for rendering.
But I'm not sure I'm getting all the cores I should in my task manager
I read that I should be getting as much as 8 cores showing in my task manager, but I only have 2 being displayed, which is very disappointing.

Any advising on why this this the case would be great.

Thanks



Something is set wrong in BIOS.

Message quoted 1 times
Reply to Crashman
avatar_raq   06-13-2009 at 02:01:46 PM

More info is needed..Your specs? OS? Everything!

Reply to avatar_raq
mousemonkey   06-13-2009 at 02:08:58 PM

Crashman wrote :

Something is set wrong in BIOS.


MCP for OS support version perhaps?

Message quoted 1 times
------------------------------ [:mousemonkey:1] http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/5041/vr2009champ.jpg
 Reply to mousemonkey
Crashman   06-13-2009 at 02:17:48 PM

mousemonkey wrote :

MCP for OS support version perhaps?



If you disable multicore support in BIOS, you can overclock farther, so loads of boards let you either disable multicore or select the number of cores to enable.

I have to assume his OS is set up correctly...since he didn't say anything silly.

Message quoted 1 times
Reply to Crashman
avatar_raq   06-13-2009 at 02:27:20 PM

Wow its nice to see you Thomas participating in the forums! I wonder why no body helped me when I posted my last question..:(

Reply to avatar_raq
mousemonkey   06-13-2009 at 03:27:54 PM

Crashman wrote :

If you disable multicore support in BIOS, you can overclock farther, so loads of boards let you either disable multicore or select the number of cores to enable.

I have to assume his OS is set up correctly...since he didn't say anything silly.


I've often wondered what that did exactly as I've never actually played with it, cheers for that explanation, notes taken.

------------------------------ [:mousemonkey:1] http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/5041/vr2009champ.jpg
 Reply to mousemonkey
Ask the community Add a reply
Tom's Hardware > Forum > CPU & Components > CPUs > I7. how many cores should be showing in my task manager
Go to:

There are 1146 identified and unidentified users. To see the list of identified users, Click here.

Forum map
Bestofmedia Forum ©
2000-2009 Bestofmedia Group
Page generated in 0.427 seconds
Sponsored links
  • Ask the community now
  • Publish
Ad
Related Topics
See all relatives topics
They won a badge
Join us in greeting them