Silly question time

[BBx]

Originally Posted by MarcLister

I'm sure you'll be just GGGGGGGGGREAT!

Lol thanks the packet was sealed so no nasties would have gotten in there.

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[semi-pro waster]

Originally Posted by Wossi

I might just be being stupid here, but how come my clock speeds on my E7200 are different to each other? 1 reads 2.4 the other 2.53

I'm afraid I've got to ask the stupid question here, are you sure that they are both E7200s? i.e. does it say on both that they are and where are you reading the clock speeds from?

2.53ghz is correct for an E7200, 2.4ghz suggests that a bios setting might be incorrect, one of the chips isn't right (or mis-sold as it is actually an E6600 say) or possibly that one is overheating as Justsomebloke suggests.

[Wossi]

Originally Posted by semi-pro waster

I'm afraid I've got to ask the stupid question here, are you sure that they are both E7200s? i.e. does it say on both that they are and where are you reading the clock speeds from?

2.53ghz is correct for an E7200, 2.4ghz suggests that a bios setting might be incorrect, one of the chips isn't right (or mis-sold as it is actually an E6600 say) or possibly that one is overheating as Justsomebloke suggests.

Tbh I have no idea, the chip says E7200 on it that's all I know, apparently after a bit of googling at 6am this morning I found out that because the 7200 is relativity knew, motherboard bios's (if that's a word) aren't sure about it, hence they have a tendency to read the temps wrong, there are currently to bios's that can read them properly.

I re-sat the chip last night and the temps dropped a few degrees just waiting on the fan clips so I can mount a fan to it so that should drop it again.

[divine]

Originally Posted by semi-pro waster

I'm afraid I've got to ask the stupid question here, are you sure that they are both E7200s?

I think he means that the two cores of his single E7200 chip are at different speeds, he doesn't have two E7200s.

[Wossi]

Originally Posted by divine`

I think he means that the two cores of his single E7200 chip are at different speeds, he doesn't have two E7200s.

That's what I meant ^^

Should have worded it better really.

[semi-pro waster]

Originally Posted by divine`

I think he means that the two cores of his single E7200 chip are at different speeds, he doesn't have two E7200s.

Whoops, early morning reading and trying to give advice doesn't work too well.

In that case it might be worth upgrading to the latest bios if there is a newer one, if not then there probably isn't too much you can do about it at the moment.