MULTIPLYER!?!?

[jockdisvdude]

Hey guys, I just got my new system, Epox 8K7A and a 1.2 GHZ Thunderbird. When I put in the processor, it says I only have a 900 mHz CPU! The defaults are all set just like i got the board new and thats what it said. I foudn that if you change the multiplier in the bios, it makes the CPU say its faster. but with the multiplyer set at 100 it says 900 MhZ. While I ordered a 1.2 ghz. Whats uP! ??

 

[Rand]

You have a 266MHz FSB 1.2GHz Athlon. The default multiplier for that processor is 9X. It is meant to be run at 9X 133MHz for 1.2GHz clock speed.
Thus when the FSB speed is set to 100MHz if you use the default clock multiplier then you will only end up with a clock speed of 900MHz.