Temperature Monitor Applications not Recognizing Quad Core Processor
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Hello,
I just changed my old Intel Dual Core E6750 Core 2 processor for a Quad Core Q6600 processor. I just finished the upgrade and everything seems to be working fine, with the only exception that temperature monitor applications such as speedFan, CPUID HWMonitor and Core Temp don’t recognize the 4 cores but just 2 of them, 0 and 1. Core Temp goes as far as to say my processor is a Conroe E6600!. Even Nvidia System monitor sees only 2 cores, and a Vista Gadget, CPU Usage, only sees 2 cores also
The only one that seems to get it partly right is CPU-Z, which correctly recognizes a Kentsfield Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 as the processor but at the very end where it says “Selection” it says Cores 2, threads 2. I’ve seen CPU-Z print outs for Q6600 and they say at that section Cores 4, Thread 4
I flashed the BIOS to the latest version before installing the processor, also downloaded the latest nForce driver. The applications were running before I changed the CPU, so I uninstalled them and reinstalled them with the new quad and nothing seems to work, no way I can see the 4 cores.
What am I missing? Why I can’t see the 4 cores? What do I need to do? Below is a link to the CPU-Z print out, and my system specs
Mother Board: EVGA 680i SLI 122-CK-NF68
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
Memory: 4Gb Corsair DDR2 800 (PC6400), 2 sticks of 2 GB each
OS: Windows Vista 32 bits
GPU: EVGA 8800 GTS 640 MB (tomorrow upgrading to GTX-275 896 MB)
Your help is greatly appreciated
Charly
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I just changed my old Intel Dual Core E6750 Core 2 processor for a Quad Core Q6600 processor. I just finished the upgrade and everything seems to be working fine, with the only exception that temperature monitor applications such as speedFan, CPUID HWMonitor and Core Temp don’t recognize the 4 cores but just 2 of them, 0 and 1. Core Temp goes as far as to say my processor is a Conroe E6600!. Even Nvidia System monitor sees only 2 cores, and a Vista Gadget, CPU Usage, only sees 2 cores also
The only one that seems to get it partly right is CPU-Z, which correctly recognizes a Kentsfield Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 as the processor but at the very end where it says “Selection” it says Cores 2, threads 2. I’ve seen CPU-Z print outs for Q6600 and they say at that section Cores 4, Thread 4
I flashed the BIOS to the latest version before installing the processor, also downloaded the latest nForce driver. The applications were running before I changed the CPU, so I uninstalled them and reinstalled them with the new quad and nothing seems to work, no way I can see the 4 cores.
What am I missing? Why I can’t see the 4 cores? What do I need to do? Below is a link to the CPU-Z print out, and my system specs
Mother Board: EVGA 680i SLI 122-CK-NF68
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
Memory: 4Gb Corsair DDR2 800 (PC6400), 2 sticks of 2 GB each
OS: Windows Vista 32 bits
GPU: EVGA 8800 GTS 640 MB (tomorrow upgrading to GTX-275 896 MB)
Your help is greatly appreciated
Charly
Have you tried any other temp monitoring software. Maybe like Core Temp. That's whay I use to monitor CPU temps. If 2 applications are showing the same problem.
Core Temp gives a visual display of CPU usage as well. So if the temp isn't reading - you can at least see if 4 cores are being used on the display.
Core Temp gives a visual display of CPU usage as well. So if the temp isn't reading - you can at least see if 4 cores are being used on the display.
JessieJ said:
Have you tried any other temp monitoring software. Maybe like Core Temp. That's whay I use to monitor CPU temps. If 2 applications are showing the same problem. Core Temp gives a visual display of CPU usage as well. So if the temp isn't reading - you can at least see if 4 cores are being used on the display.
I have Core Temp installed and only shows 2 cores. It's even saying my processor is a Conroe E6600 which is not true. Could this mean the other two cores are not being used? What do I need to do so they're used?
Ok, the recognition of the 4 cores is resolved. I had to unistall the cores on the device manager and resintall new drivers for the CPU.
It works fine except for random freezes when I login into Vista with my ID (only happens with my ID), and they are freezes not BSODs, nothing works, not even C-A-D. I have to reset the PC using the button in the fornt and the it loads fine. It's like two boots are needed. What could it be?
It works fine except for random freezes when I login into Vista with my ID (only happens with my ID), and they are freezes not BSODs, nothing works, not even C-A-D. I have to reset the PC using the button in the fornt and the it loads fine. It's like two boots are needed. What could it be?
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