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    Question about real cpu speed

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Truballa2k3, May 10, 2004.

  1. Truballa2k3

    Truballa2k3 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey i know that under properties the computer reports your speed and ram, but is that real time or accurate or anything. Is there a program that reports the real cpu speed ur clocked at and the ram also?
     
    Truballa2k3, May 10, 2004
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    srdhkl Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    Go to http://www.diefer.de/i8kfan/index.html

    It's a nice little program that tells you what temperature your computer is running at, and one of the options you can choose will show your real time speed.

    I don't recommend playing with the "fan settings" options. I just use the program to see my computer's temperature and speed.

    The speed listed by Windows XP can be very inaccurate. This program actually obtains the speed from the BIOS.

    I don't know of a program that reads RAM speed. Sorry.
     
    srdhkl, May 11, 2004
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    that program works for the 1150 to?
     
    Truballa2k3, May 11, 2004
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    srdhkl Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    It should work (even though it's not listed on the comptability sheet because it's a newer machine, but since it's similar to the 1100, it should be fine) I just wouldn't mess with the fan setting stuff if I were you.
     
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    cool program, cpu speed never dropped bellow 2401 and went up to 2410 couple of times.
     
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    i clicked system info is that the option for the real time speed?
     
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    nope dosent work, for current cpu speed on the front page it just says ---
     
    Truballa2k3, May 11, 2004
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    You can try dowloading SpeedSwitch XP from the same website...that should defintely work, at least reading the CPU part of it,...
     
    srdhkl, May 11, 2004
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