AMD Phenom X4 955 BE UNSTABLE

[ninipanzzu]

MY AMD PHENOM X4 955 BE IS VERY UNSTABLE

I DID NOT EVEN OVERCLOCK THIS AND IT GOES DOWN TO .8GHZ AND

GOES BACK UP TO 3.2GHZ AGAIN. AND IT KEEPS RECYCLING.

ANY IDEA TO FIX THIS???

 

[cjl]

It's not unstable. It's downclocking itself to 800MHz to save power when you aren't putting it under any strain. Try putting a heavy load on it and you should see it go to 3.2GHz and stay there. If it were unstable, your computer would be freezing or crashing.

 

[apache_lives]

SOME SECTORS FELL OUT OF YOUR COMPUTER...

LOL!

on a more serious note, google "speedstep" and "AMD cool and quiet"

 

[medjohnson77]

your Processor is fine, this nice little feature saves you money on your electric bill, enjoy!

 

[mindless728]

and please, no yelling (all caps) its very rude

 

[WR2]

Does you're CPU run @ 3.2Ghz while gaming?
If so you don't have a problem.

 

[WR2]

What motherboard are you using? Which version of MB BIOS are you on?

 

[ninipanzzu]

im using ASUS M4A79 Deluxe and the version is 1602 it says.

and no my cpu stays in 800Mhz during gaming. if you might wanna call during lagging.

 

[WR2]

He said it he disabled it in another thread.

 

[ninipanzzu]

and i also disable quiet and cool. any idea??

 

[WR2]

I suspect you've made errors in your BIOS choices.
I'd reset your bios to the original settings.
CnQ really isnt a bad thing, but if you want to alter the BIOS make sure it doesnt have you stuck @ 800Mzh

 

[ninipanzzu]

so you suggesting to get different version of BIOS ??

 

[WR2]

No. Just reset your BIOS to its default settings. Check the motherboard manual on how do that.

 

[ninipanzzu]

i tried reseting the BIOS but it still stuck at 800Mhz... omg

 

[WR2]

Reseting the BIOS might not be the same thing as loading the BIOS default values.
How did you "reset" your BIOS? Did you use the "Load Setup Defaults" option?

 

[ninipanzzu]

yes that is what i did i couldnt find the way to do it thought that is the one.

any idea?

 

[sighQ2]

you think any idea will fix your pc?

your problem is with Windows Power Management SETTING.

I forget what it's called - I think with cnq on you used BALANCED or MINIMAL. I think it's MIN - that tells vista to let cnq do the job of managing the power; cos windoze will screw it up.

Try them all - one of them does what you want. cnq saves power by downclocking to several various frequencies depending on how busy 955 is - it also lowers voltage.

But you want to see it instantaneously speed up when the load gets big.

If you are on xp, you might have other issues.

There's nothing wrong w the hardware.


and after I tweak my pc - reset to defaults in bios is the last thing I want to do.

 

[Pscott]

http://www.vista4beginners.com/power-managementI had the EXACT same problem. Read this. All you have to do is change the power setting to high performance.

It is Quient n Cool trying to save power. My frequncy is stable now...

 

[rebus_forever]

im having the same problem after using amd fusion, i get stuck with a x 4 multiplier on ma phenomII 955 resulting in 800mhz x4 i have c1e and c&q disabled, the fact is my bios settings are being completely ignored, ive tried altering my power management options, also to no avail.
the only way i get my 3.2 back is through amd overdrive, i cannot effect any changes to my cpu via my bios, so it seems.
i had my own post on the subject i also have the M4A79 deluxe with bios3501
i have win 7 64bit. did u find a solution nini?

 

[rebus_forever]

i fixed my issue with asus board by brining my bios up to date, the 955 wasnt fully stable before a certain bios resulting in the multiplier dropping to x 4, if u got this issue check to see if the 955 is compatible with your version of the bios. if this helps anyone i am very happy, i found it really frustrating with everyone saying it must be c&q or c1e despite me stating that wasnt the case. gl

 

[Mousemonkey]

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