New CPU/RAM not posting at correct speed

[stops81]

Hi,

I just purchased some new hardware. Asus A7n8X, Athlon XP Barton 2600+, 512 PC3200 Corsair, and WD40GB HD. I installed everything and the computer booted and installed windows. However, the CPU is reading as 1.14 GHz as opposed the approx 1.9 it is supposed to, and the ram is running at 100mhz. Why are these clocking slower than they're supposed to. Also, the graphics are acting funny. When I scroll a web page for instance, it scrolls choppy and loads slow. The same happens when I move a window around the desktop. This didn't happen before and I'm using the same card (FX5200 - 128MB)

Can someone please help me?

 

[spyordie007]

Your CPU and RAM are running slow because you have the FSB set to 100 (it should be 166). Go into the bios and reset it.

The choppy graphics are probably not related to your CPU speed problem; for that I would start by ensuring you have the latest detonator drivers off Nvidia's Website

-Erik

 

[johnjkr1]

Also, did you completely reinstall windows after switching motherboards? Did you install the chipset drivers?

 

[spyordie007]

Originally posted by: johnjkr1
Also, did you completely reinstall windows after switching motherboards? Did you install the chipset drivers?

Neither of those is going to affect the FSB that the CPU is running at.

 

[stops81]

I'm gong to try the drivers. Didn't think of that. MY CPU external freq is sett to 100 so i'll trying changing that to 133. Thanks for those ideas.

The hard drive is new.

 

[stops81]

The drivers worked! Also, I set the external frequency(is that the bus) to 166 and the CPU speed came up to 1.91. Thanks a lot.

This chip by the way is supposed to be 333mhz fsb.?

 

[johnjkr1]

Spyordie,

"Also, the graphics are acting funny. When I scroll a web page for instance, it scrolls choppy and loads slow"....sounds like a possible windows problem. I never said it had anything to do with FSB.

Stops81, so I take it the slowness is gone? If so, great! And yes, the barton 2600 runs on a 333 bus.

 

[stops81]

if its 333 than what should my CPU External Freq be set to...right now its 166

 

[LTC8K6]

166X2=333=correct.

 

[spyordie007]

a less cryptic answer...

yes it's supposed to be set to 166, as LTC8K6 pointed out it's DDR so 2x166=333

-Erik