Speedstep will not disable...

q011519

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I am having a problem where my speedstep will not disable no matter what I do and I am not sure if it is my mobo or cpu. I have a e6600 and an MSI SLI mobo (can't remember model, currently at work so I can't look it up.) I have disabled it in the BIOS but it still drops the multiplier to x6.

When I got the mobo and cpu awhile ago I overclocked it to 3ghz running on air cooling and disabled speedstep. It worked great for months. It would randomly crash maybe once a month but ran like a champ for hours on end while gameing. On day it crashed and when I rebooted and I got a CMOS error. It stated it was reloading back to default settings and sense then I have not been able to disable it. I have cleared the CMOS, Updated the BIOS, Reloaded windows, downloaded different programs to mess with the multiplier, messed with the power management settings, undo overclock and nothing seems to work.

This is the only problem it has, everything else runs fine. I have downloaded several cpu applications too make sure it is not a gliche in them just reading the multiplier wrong but they all show my mulitplier jumping from 6x to 9x.

Any help or ideas on how to resolve this would be great. I doesn't effect my gaming at all as the proc recognizes it is under load and stays at 9x but when I work in apps. like photoshop, it keeps jumping up and down and makes the application stutter when I work. Gets really annoying.

P.S. Sorry for any typos. Have to type fast and minimize window every time the boss walks by....
 

firewolfsm

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It saves a lot of power, and doesn't hurt performance at all, leave it.

If you can't, try clearing the CMOS and setting it again.
 

Bwd4

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go to cpu settings and turn C1e off also, that drops the multi down also when not under load.