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    overclock information?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by ClarePenn, Dec 9, 2007.

  1. ClarePenn

    ClarePenn Notebook Guru

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    I just ran pc wizard looking to figure out about my monitor and at the same time ran into something I've never heard of before.

    First, it said my monitor was T45251154WU1 followed by about 6 characters of a square and other symbols I could not reproduce. I put just the above, what I could read, into google and got a 'not found'. Any idea what I should do?

    Second, what is this? I clicked on 'overclock information' and I guess it is reporting discrepancies because it said 'Frequency: 598.04 MHz - (initial : 2000 MHz) which doesn't look good! Could someone tell me about this?

    Thank you!
     
    ClarePenn, Dec 9, 2007
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    I don't know about the screen.

    However, having your CPU running at a lower-than-rated frequency is normal for all current Intel (And AMD?) processors. Basically the SpeedStep technology lowers the CPU clock speed while it isn't under load in order to conserve power.

    Now if you're running some benchmark or something and the CPU is still running at 600MHz, then you have a problem...
     
    Commander Wolf, Dec 9, 2007
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  3. PhoenixFx

    PhoenixFx Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yes, as Commander Wolf said, CPU is automatically throttled down when not needed. It is done to save power and keep the CPU cooler. Don't worry , it will switch to full speed whenever you run a CPU intensive application.

    To check the LCD model, go to Device Manager > Monitors > Generic PnP Monitors > Properties > Details > Hardware IDs.
     
    PhoenixFx, Dec 9, 2007
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