Did Newegg send me the wrong CPU?

[weshuang]

I just received what should have been an Athlon XP 1700 from Newegg. It's on a Biostar 7VKD mobo, which has a 266 mhz FSB and SDRAM.

Anyway, the CPU works fine, but I ran WCPUID, and the clock speed is shown as 1.1 ghz, as opposed to 1.4 ghz that it should be (I think). I don't really know what to look for in the BIOS settings to see if there's a setting in there that is slowing down the CPU, I would welcome anyone's help. The manual is frankly written for someone more familiar with these things than I am.

More importantly, is there a way to positively identify the CPU? The CPU name string says unknown CPU type. I just want to know definitively whether I got the wrong CPU.

Thanks,
Wes Huang

 

[idea]

#1 Go to your motherboard manufacturer's website, and update your BIOS to current version.
#2 Make sure BIOS settings are correct. I believe the accurate settings for your CPU is 10.5 multiplier, 133 FSB (10.5 * 133 = ~1400mhz)

I know that my motherboard (abit), even when updated to latest bios, sets my CPU as 1ghz (it's 1.4ghz, also) but a quick tweak to the above settings sets it straight again.

 

[PliotronX]

The board is running at 100MHz FSB.

1700+ = 11 x 133 = 1466MHz stock

11x100 =

As for how to change it, usually it's in the BIOS but some still require jumper setting.

To identify the CPU, you need to take the heatsink off to inspect the CPU face, since it is probably a Thoroughbred core, it should have a black label on the side between the pads with white text that start with something like 1700AXPD*T3C. If the first few digits are not 1700 then it's not the CPU you paid for.

 

[ChampionAtTufshop]

just d/l wcpuid
if you get 681, or 680, then its tbred b

also, go to bios,change cpu frequency to 133 and you should be set
...unless board has a onboard jumper that automaticallydefaults to 100 (i know one or two boards, atleast, have this "feature")

 

[weshuang]

Yup, that was it. I was running at 100 FSB. There are jumper settings on the board to override. I believe that it is supposed to autodetect, but changing the jumper settings did the trick.

Can someone tell me how I would overclock? Biostar's website says that I can run at 266 mhz FSB. How can I tell if it's possible to overclock on this board? The BIOS has a CPU speed setting, but it has a bunch of stuff that is not straight-forward to me, and I'm nervous about screwing around.

Also, are there utilities in Windows to monitor CPU temp?

 

[lobadobadingdong]

settings for your CPU is 10.5 multiplier, 133 FSB (10.5 * 133 = ~1400mhz)
XP 1600+ uses those settings.

 

[ChampionAtTufshop]

Originally posted by: weshuang
Yup, that was it. I was running at 100 FSB. There are jumper settings on the board to override. I believe that it is supposed to autodetect, but changing the jumper settings did the trick.

Can someone tell me how I would overclock? Biostar's website says that I can run at 266 mhz FSB. How can I tell if it's possible to overclock on this board? The BIOS has a CPU speed setting, but it has a bunch of stuff that is not straight-forward to me, and I'm nervous about screwing around.

Also, are there utilities in Windows to monitor CPU temp?

you are at 266fsb
133 cpu freq TIMES 2 (cuz its built that way....ddr cpu) = 266front side bus

 

[weshuang]

I see... clear as mud...

I remember an older system using a Celeron 450 and an Abit BH6 board. It was very intuitive to OC the CPU without using jumpers. I take it that I would need to buy a different mobo to do it with this CPU? One capable of a higher FSB speed?

 

[ChampionAtTufshop]

lol
you can go to bios maybe and see if its avaialbe (cpu freq) and if you can change it
if not, look for dip switches that needs to be changed to alter freq, or jumpers

 

[Soulkeeper]

not another one....
hehehe

 

[nick1985]

just go into bios and change the FSB from 100 to 133, what the heck is the problem?

 

[weshuang]

Already had the FSB up to 133. However, I did find the ability to change the CPU speed in the BIOS, I'm running at 1540 mhz now.

Is there anyway in windows to tell the temperature of the CPU?

 

[ChampionAtTufshop]

motherboard monitor 5
if it works....it should...