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    CPU isn't overclocked?!

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by shabadashawama, Aug 10, 2010.

  1. shabadashawama

    shabadashawama Notebook Consultant

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    So an Alienware Aurora desktop that just arrived was supposed to come equipped with an overclocked cpu. When I go into system preferences and check the specs it says the i7 is running at 2.8ghz when I ordered it to run overclocked at 3.36.

    Does this mean that the cpu just isn't overclocked or will I have do I have to download and install some third party software in order to verify it?
     
    shabadashawama, Aug 10, 2010
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  2. MaxGeek

    MaxGeek Notebook Evangelist

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    You need to download a third party tool. Windows doesn't always show the actual speed.

    Try CPU-Z
     
    MaxGeek, Aug 10, 2010
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    newsposter Notebook Virtuoso

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    is the OP confusing overclocking with turboboost, failing to understand either?
     
    newsposter, Aug 10, 2010
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    xxERIKxx Notebook Deity

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    No i think Maxgeek is correct. When I overclock my CPU windows never reports it but CPU-z does.
     
    xxERIKxx, Aug 10, 2010
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  5. Nick

    Nick Professor Carnista

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    IDK how you missed it, but this is called laptopreview.com(NBR). That means its for laptops ONLY. You obviously have a desktop, check out http://www.desktopreview.com/
     
    Nick, Aug 10, 2010
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  6. shabadashawama

    shabadashawama Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks The Joker I must've missed that... The reason I posted is because I'm pretty sure the problem I am describing could happen to both a laptop and a desktop.

    Newsposter - No, I'm not mixing the two up. I ordered it OC'd to 3.36.
     
    shabadashawama, Aug 10, 2010
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  7. nikeseven

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    Windows reported my Phenom running at 3.3ghz when its oc'd to 3.6 so CPU-Z is a more accurate idea of your real ghz
     
    nikeseven, Aug 11, 2010
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  8. Nick

    Nick Professor Carnista

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    Ok thats no problem, lots of people accidentally post desktop stuff here.

    Sorry if I sounded rude in my 1st post :)

    But like others have said, download and run CPU-Z and tell us what it reports.
     
    Nick, Aug 11, 2010
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  9. Syberia

    Syberia Notebook Deity

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    Yeah, Windows probably reports based on what the CPU says it's supposed to be running at, without checking the actual clockspeed. You need CPU-Z or a similar program.
     
    Syberia, Aug 11, 2010
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  10. thinkpad knows best

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    Yeah Windows only reports the maximum factory clock, i don't think Alienware would chince out on a simple matter of overclocking CPU's...
     
    thinkpad knows best, Aug 11, 2010
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  11. shabadashawama

    shabadashawama Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks for all the input guys, I ended up talking to an Alienware tech support guy before downloading CPU-Z and he showed me the overclock speed in the BIOS.
     
    shabadashawama, Aug 11, 2010
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