[d0od]

Hey all - another quibble. I was doing a crucial scan on my computer [outta boredom nonetheless!] and it says my Processor's speed is 1000mhz... Now that's 1ghz, yeah?

But my processor is meant to be 3ghz, or is it referring to FSB?

• Maximum Memory Capacity: 1048576 MB
• Currently Installed Memory: 4096 MB
• Available Memory Slots: N.A.
• Number of Banks: 2
• Dual Channel Support: Yes
• CPU Manufacturer: AuthenticAMD
• CPU Family: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6000+ Model 3, Stepping 3
• CPU Speed: 1000 MHz

[Carbon]

That's weird, but probably a glitch (and no FSB runs at 1000mhz :p). Just right click My Computer and hit Properties - that's an accurate check of GHz.

[d0od]

haha does it not... *hides lack of knowledge* What -is- the maximum FSb out of interest?

yeah i checked in the system box and it says 3.0Ghz. But i've noticed before in a programme i use that when i click on generate report about my computer the speed again varies from 1080ghz to 2000 something.

obviously i don't wanna be not getting performance that I've spent some slick bucks on... [well £90 lol]

[Carbon]

Maximum FSB doesn't exist, because it's always changing. I should have corrected myself: when you're talking about the FSB, there are two different numbers. There's a base MHz that the FSB is running at, and a number, four times that, that that represents the "quad-pumped" MHz the CPU is running at ("rated FSB"). If that wasn't confusing enough, the FSB is multiplied by the (aptly-named) multiplier to determine the CPU's speed.

For example, my E6400 is running at a FSB of 375.0MHz. That number is multiplied by 4 (quad-pumped) to get the rated FSB (1.5ghz). My multiplier is 8.0, so my final speed is 375.0 x 8 = 3 GHz.

So you can run at 1000mhz easily - the trick is that the rated FSB is the one running at that speed, not the FSB itself. However, if I remember correctly, AMD processors run double-pumped, so the FSB is only doubled to get the rated FSB. So to have a rated FSB of 1ghz on an AMD system, you'd need a regular FSB of 500mhz - possible, but not very easy (or common)!

The problem with your generate report button is that most new processors throttle themselves - they decrease stock speeds or voltage in an attempt to save power, when not being used. The way to fix this is by turning off the setting in your BIOS - the Intel one is called SpeedStep, I have no idea what the AMD equivalent is. What's happening is that when you're doing the test, the processor is sometimes doing tasks and sometimes sitting idle, which means its output is going to vary. If you run a demanding application when doing your test, you should get a proper number.

[Hybr!d]

Download and run CPUZ to get a second opinion.