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Is my old pre-built computer running at its correct speed?

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That's an energy saving feature. You should see the clock change when under load. So, if you really wanted to.. Run a game or some other application in the background while validating.

 

 

Btw, you don't have to validate it. You'll be able to see the clock change from stand alone cpu-z.

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Hi, my old PC has an i5-2320 quad core processor, which is supposed to run at 3.00 ghz?

 

http://puu.sh/3WXzJ.png

 

 

In that screenshot its running at 1.6 GHz? Is that right or....

 

any help appreciated

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That's just Intel SpeedStep doing its job, it'll ramp the multiplier up when needed.

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That's an energy saving feature. You should see the clock change when under load. So, if you really wanted to.. Run a game or some other application in the background while validating.

 

 

Btw, you don't have to validate it. You'll be able to see the clock change from stand alone cpu-z.

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That is Intel Speedstep. It allows your CPU to lower it's clock speeds when the CPU is not under a heavy load, this leads to a more energy saving oriented PC along with the ability to generate less heat.

 

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That is Intel Speedstep. It allows your CPU to lower it's clock speeds when the CPU is not under a heavy load, this leads to a more energy saving oriented PC along with the ability to generate less heat.

 

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I just launched arma2 and now alt-tabbed, and it is still running at the same speed?

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I just launched arma2 and now alt-tabbed, and it is still running at the same speed?

Reset your CMOS by taking out the battery on the motherboard.

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Reset your CMOS by taking out the battery on the motherboard.

 

Erm what lol? Is there any other way to do that? 

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There should be a battery on your motherboard, just take it out and put it back it.

Thanks for responding

 

Just tried and it seems completely lodged in with a 'gate' around it, maybe because its pre-built? Is there any other way? 

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Thanks for responding

 

Just tried and it seems completely lodged in with a 'gate' around it, maybe because its pre-built? Is there any other way? 

Can you take a picture?

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