Can speedstep be made to not use higer multipliers

[Comdrpopnfresh]

I've overclocked my e7200 to 3.83Ghz using a 1700mhz FSB and 9x CPU multiplier. I can run 9.5x at that FSB, but it requires higher voltages and produces temperatures I am not content with, and will give it ago after I have time to lap the ihs.
When using C1e the processor throttles to the base 6x multiplier... although I'm unsure if this is vista's power management doing this, or having c1e enabled in bios. This is my first intel build, and am used to my previous s939 amd system I had for 4 years.

 

[disports]

It's the c1e enabled and speedstep in bios used to save power.

 

[Comdrpopnfresh]

Right.... I have c1e enabled, but not speedstep, because it'll set the multiplier to 9.5x when usage increases, and I have my voltages set alongside a manual 9x, so if it does that, it'll freeze + reboot-> what I'm trying to avoid

 

[soccerballtux]

Have you played with RMClock? I use that, haven't used it to limit the multi, but I do believe it can do this.

 

[Comdrpopnfresh]

I'm weary of basing clocks off of an os-run program, although I'm fine w/ messing with multies that way. Does rmclock modify the clock-generating module?

 

[error8]

Originally posted by: Comdrpopnfresh
Right.... I have c1e enabled, but not speedstep, because it'll set the multiplier to 9.5x when usage increases, and I have my voltages set alongside a manual 9x, so if it does that, it'll freeze + reboot-> what I'm trying to avoid

Why don't you just use the 9.5X and a lower FSB, for the same core clock? There is simply no sense in using the 9X multiplier, only if you want to overclock your ram maybe. After you set your oc for a 9.5X multiplier, you can activate speedstep, C1 and everything will run as it should.

 

[Comdrpopnfresh]

To get the same ~3.8ghz I'd have to have the fsb in the 1600-1650mhz range. Oddly enough, I can run the fsb at 1700mhz w/ NB voltage of 1.2V and Vtt=1.2V. In that 1600-1650mhz range, NB voltage needs to be 1.36V and Vtt=1.32V. C1 is on now, but not speedstep. I was going to remedy the problem by using crystal cpuid, like I mentioned, but it doesn't read the voltage ranges on my motherboard for vcore properly, and something- vista or the motherboard- makes the 3-tiered multiplier level-setting in crystal cpuid nearly useless; it reads cpu usage inversely too- so at idle it kicks it up to the highest speed. Hopefully an update to cry. cpuid comes out soon.