OK friends, here is one to scratch ur brain over (i'v almost pulled my hair out in frustration)
Goal was to try and get to 3Ghz with my Q6600, before i get into what happened, here is a low down on my system specs:
Processor: Intel Quad Q6600 (G0 Stepping) with retail Intel Heatsink
Mobos: GIgabyte P35 DS3R & DQ6 (read detail down)
Ram: 2*1GB Crucial Ballistix PC 8500 (1066 Mem Speed)
Graphic Card: Xpert Vision Radeon HD2400 Pro (I know.. this machine is for audio production, no games)
Power Supply: Cooler Master Real Power 550W
I first got the machine with the P35 DS3R and succesfully had it running at 2.99Ghz (333 FSB) for the first week without much difficulty and the system was stable through some Prime95 tests and some other test apps. Then I had some power issues around my area and my system started acting up, my RAID configuration crashed on me, so a complete re-install was needed and my machine would now not go past FSB280 (2.5 Ghz) no matter what i try it wouldnt!
I thought it might be due to a corrupt BIOS and had my MB checked, the service center did confirm a possible corruption with the MB and since they didnt have stock of DS3R (it was only 15 days since i bought it) they replaced it with a DQ6 (i know, lucky me). SO now i thought, i should be able to get back to my 3Ghz, but with no luck!! I'm still stuck at the same 280FSB!! and whats worse is that I tried a friends B3 stepping Q6600 on my machine and even that wouldnt go past FSB 280!
What I cant understand is how come I was able to run at 3Ghz the first week and then now I just cant seem to get the exact same CPU to run at those speeds irrespective of the Mobo?
This is just sooo frustrating and I would really appreciate you guys offering some help to try and track down the issue...
Thanks!
Goal was to try and get to 3Ghz with my Q6600, before i get into what happened, here is a low down on my system specs:
Processor: Intel Quad Q6600 (G0 Stepping) with retail Intel Heatsink
Mobos: GIgabyte P35 DS3R & DQ6 (read detail down)
Ram: 2*1GB Crucial Ballistix PC 8500 (1066 Mem Speed)
Graphic Card: Xpert Vision Radeon HD2400 Pro (I know.. this machine is for audio production, no games)
Power Supply: Cooler Master Real Power 550W
I first got the machine with the P35 DS3R and succesfully had it running at 2.99Ghz (333 FSB) for the first week without much difficulty and the system was stable through some Prime95 tests and some other test apps. Then I had some power issues around my area and my system started acting up, my RAID configuration crashed on me, so a complete re-install was needed and my machine would now not go past FSB280 (2.5 Ghz) no matter what i try it wouldnt!
I thought it might be due to a corrupt BIOS and had my MB checked, the service center did confirm a possible corruption with the MB and since they didnt have stock of DS3R (it was only 15 days since i bought it) they replaced it with a DQ6 (i know, lucky me). SO now i thought, i should be able to get back to my 3Ghz, but with no luck!! I'm still stuck at the same 280FSB!! and whats worse is that I tried a friends B3 stepping Q6600 on my machine and even that wouldnt go past FSB 280!
What I cant understand is how come I was able to run at 3Ghz the first week and then now I just cant seem to get the exact same CPU to run at those speeds irrespective of the Mobo?
This is just sooo frustrating and I would really appreciate you guys offering some help to try and track down the issue...
Thanks!
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