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cdawall · Feb 5, 2011, 05:41 AM

windows thinks my chip is 5ghz whens its only 4.6 (i3 560) happens all the time if its working at the clocks it should than its working who cares what a badly coded program says if the performance is correct then its clocked.

Feb 5, 2011, 05:41 AM	#8
cdawall where the hell are my stars Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: some AF base Posts: 16,021 (6.42/day) Thanks: 457 Thanked 2,753 Times in 2,222 Posts System Specs	windows thinks my chip is 5ghz whens its only 4.6 (i3 560) happens all the time if its working at the clocks it should than its working who cares what a badly coded program says if the performance is correct then its clocked. __________________

System Name:	Deployment build
Processor:	Phenom II B97@4080mhz 1.6v (24/7 4800mhz max clock)
Motherboard:	Asus Crosshair V Formula
Cooling:	Coolermaster V10 96w TEC, Scientific Rulian fans
Memory:	4x4GB Wintec ONE 1800 9-10-9 1.62v (24/7)
Video Card:	Sapphire 7950 3GB 1150/1400 1.27v
Hard Disk:	2x32GB STT SSD's raid 0, 1TB Samsung F3's, 1.5TB Seagate 7200.11
CRT/LCD Model:	STi 22"
Case:	Thermaltake Commandar MS-I Epic Edition
Sound Card:	E07K USB DAC->Fischer FA-002W High edition
PSU:	Antec TPQ-1200
Software:	windows 7 ultimate x64