I have recently reformatted my computer , everything is running fine except from the CPU which is only running at 2.9ghz , i increased the Multiplier on BIOS to x21 which put it back up to 4.2ghz but? i feel this is incorrect , i bought my PC from overclockers as well about a year ago. Please can you help. From increasing my CPU hertz on the multiplier it has restarted a few times which insinuates to me i have done something wrong.

Please help guys i have:

motherboard: GIGABYTE - 78LMT-S2P

Processor: AMD FX Quad core 4.2ghz

Graphics card: Radeon HD series 6900 2gb

Ram: Kingston 8gb ram 1333mhz

Harddrive: 500gb

OS: Windows 7 64bit

Which FX Quad-Core did you buy?! FX-4100? FX-4300? FX-4170? FX-4130?

The CPU may be throttling because it overheating or something. Have you had a look at your idle and load temperatures? Use HWMonitor and take some readings. Use CPU-Z to make sure the chip is running at your indicated speeds.

http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html

http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

What Power Supply do you have installed in that system? Please provide the brand & model (i.e. Corsair TX650 650W).

 

Also, since you reformatted your computer, have you installed the motherboard chipset drivers, Ethernet drivers, USB drivers, etc?

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According to Gigabytes cpu support list your motherboard dose not support the 125W FX-4170 or any cpu over 95W.

 

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AMD FX 4170 , and yes i have already got both the CPU monitors downloaded and the temperatures are very low and this is  where i first discovered it was only running at 2.9ghz.

Yep installed all the drivers etc .

thanks.

this could be the reason why then slayer! so basically a new motherboard is needed right?

Yeap.

Maybe something with the 970 chipset or if your planning on running more than one gpu 990FX chipset would be even better

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If the BIOS is F5A then the motherboard should be fine.

 

I'd suggest contacting overclockers (assuming its the .co.uk one) and ask them, they're normally very helpful.

Well that's very odd...  What revision is your board because both Slayer and RedGreen are correct.

 

http://ca.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/cpu-support-popup.aspx?pid=4125

 

http://www.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/cpu-support-popup.aspx?pid=3833

 

http://www.gigabyte.com/search/search.aspx?kw=78LMT-S2P#pr-1 

 

So it seems we need more info to be able to help you

 

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sorry its :

AMD FX - 4170 4200MHz 1MB x 48MB Bulldozer 32nmB2 125W 5200

and

GA-78LMT-S2P ( rev x5 ).

hope you can help.

Indeed if it is Rev 5.x then your CPU is NOT supported.

 

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CPU: AMD FX-8350.||.Cooler: Corsair H80i
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Case: CoolerMaster HAF 932.||.PSU: Corsair HX750
GPU:HIS IceQ 5 Radeon HD 5770 Turbo 1GB.||.Audio: Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro w/ Logitech Z-5300e (5.1, 280W-RMS)
Drive: 2xMushkin Chronos 60GB RAID0.||.Storage: 6TB (4x500GB Caviar Black RAID0, 2TB Hitachi & 2TB Caviar Green)

so what would i say to overclockers.co.uk you have sold me a pc at which the motherboard does not support the CPU ghz :/ lol

For example , would this one work ?? if that the motherboard was the case: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-385-GI&groupid=701&catid=1903&subcat=

ok dude thanks for the help! at least now i know

hi would - AMD Bulldozer FX-4 4300 3.80ghz work on the motherboard!?

If they sold you that motherboard and CPU combo, then yes that is exactly what I would ask

this is what motherboard they are going to replace it with -

GA-78LMT-S2P (rev. 3.1)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-415-GI&groupid=701&catid=1903&subcat=1481

This one should work yeah?

 

This table is for Rev. 3.1

http://www.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/cpu-support-popup.aspx?pid=3833

 

The125W FX-4170 is listed as supported with BIOS F5a, so if the board comes with that bios, great, if not, be prepared to flash it.

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Thats a real noob mistake for guys who build pc's.

I wounder if the guy who built it had a hang over that day lol

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Bigger question: I wonder if they guy who built it realized Gigabyte boards have revisions.

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So do ASUS, and Foxconn, and MSI, and ASRock, and... etc. lol, he should know that.

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