CPU-Z or is it my Computer?

[mrnervus]

Trying to overclock my old, Athlon 64 x2 4200+ on a Epox Nforce MF570 SLI board. It's running a ghost bios with no updates. Haven't been able to find an update on this board in ~5 years.


Anyways!!

Overclocked from 2.2ghz to 2.35ghz, start up bios read its right. I get onto my desktop and CPU-Z show's it back to default; but my computer>properties will show it as 2.35ghz also


Is CPU-Z wrong, or is it my OS that's reading it wrong?

 

[beltzy]

Could you post a screenshot of your CPU-Z?

 

[xtreme5]

cpu-z often gets fool.

 

[geekapproved]

No idea but I wouldn't lose any sleep over 150mhz.

 

[xtreme5]

that's cpu-z fault a guy who have same problem to you last 2 months.

 

[mrnervus]

I'm doing 150mhz to start it out, I've been having issues with the CPU-Z not reading my correct clock. I knew that it would always show correct overclock on the bios read/post data read...and I just realized it shows up on the properties as the right speed also.



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[Dogsnake]

Just for a laugh try an under clock value. Bet CPUZ shows stock speed.

 

[mrnervus]

Another note, Core Temp, CPU-Z, and NVIDIA Monitor all read 2.2ghz.

Post Bios/Computer Properties are now all reading the correct overclocked state.

Could my motherboard be too old for these 3 top programs to recognize it correctly?

Mind you Epox stopped making MBs ~5 years ago and I had it before then.

 

[justinxtreme]

It's possible you could have Cool n' Quiet turned on or Enhance Halt State, both of which downclock the processor when idle

 

[mrnervus]

Cool n' Quit is disabled, Halt State...not sure if this MB even has that. I'll Check.


Halt state it's called? Would it be under anything different in the BIOS?