E8400 clock stuck at 2GHz in CPU-Z

[geno2k3]

Hi i just recently installed a E8400 and i check on CPU-Z and the clock is stuck at 2ghz.

I look online and it tells me to turn off speed step but in my bios there is no option to do so.

My mobo is a 0RY007 from dell.

 

[hellokitty[hk]]

There is no need to turn off speedstep.
Put your CPU under load, there is probably nothing wrong.

 

[geno2k3]

Is there any way to get it to clock 3ghz no matter what? Cause when i was playing one of my games it was still clocked at 2ghz.

 

[geno2k3]

Even under 40% load and 40 c it still does not shoot up to 9x multiplier. While playing Call of Duty 4

 

[LinkedKube]

If its only hitting 40% then why would it jump up

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[geno2k3]

Even under 100% load the CPU does not go up to 3ghz.

Help me please.

 

[geno2k3]

anyone? bump.

 

[Ritwik7]

The only way I know is to disable the limiter from BIOS. Strange that the Dell BIOS ships without it.

 

[geno2k3]

Ok someone in another forum helped me. It now shoots up to 3ghz sometimes

 

[Ritwik7]

Ok someone in another forum helped me. It now shoots up to 3ghz sometimes

Sometimes as in? How did you get the limiter off?

 

[geno2k3]

Sometimes as in? How did you get the limiter off?

When it goes under load it goes up to 3ghz. Like when im playing games or doing anything that requires alot of the CPU.

I updated the BIOS now the multiplier is unlocked.

In call of duty 4 i now get 250 fps constant over 125. Amazing difference a bios update did.