Q9450 - x48-dq6 (fluctuating multipliers?)

[kirel123]

Thanks to the folks who helped out on this thread. ( I'm a newb, but learning)

http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2186983&enterthread=y

I've got a few more questions, but the important one right now is...

After leaving prime95 running, with cpuz and realtemp/coretemp running for 5 hours with no issues, I figured I was in the clear. When I got home tonight - computer was dead. Reset the Cmos - everything is running stock now.

However - CPUz is reporting fluctuations in the multiplier.

I keep watching it and it goes down to 6 and stays there - alot.

#1 - is this normal?

As soon as I put load on it ( such as prime95 ) it goes back to 8.

 

[myocardia]

You'll want to read this thread.

 

[kirel123]

Thank you! I hadn't seen that before.

 

[graysky]

speed step, it's normal... read my overclocking guide for more

 

[bryanW1995]

turn off eist/speedstep while overclocking. it's ok to turn them back on after your oc is finalized, however, in fact many extreme oc'ers use these to reduce the stress on their computer during everyday usage.