I7 920 with unlocked CPU Multiplier?

[ensigndaniel]

I built a computer with an i7 920 and a Gigabyte ex58a-ud3r. When I went into the bios i found i could move the cpu multiplier up and down. I moved the multiplier from 20 to 21 and I am now running at 2.8 ghz instead of 2.66. I will experiment more when I get a bigger heatsink as soon I can find the one I want in stock, but is this a known "bug"? Or did I get a $1000 Processor for 300?

-Dan

 

[saaiello]

21 is turbo mode if you turn turbo off will be a 20 multi.

 

[DarthPiggie]

LMAO , the noob got excited.
It's ok, it happens to us all at some point.

 

[saaiello]

Yea he thought he got something nobody has LOLs

 

[Keiki646]

LMAO , the noob got excited.
It's ok, it happens to us all at some point.

I"d remember the time (1998) when I got excited on my first build

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Put it back on "Auto" and load up CPU-Z and prime 95...it will go to 21 all by itself.

 

[yunggeh]

Put it back on "Auto" and load up CPU-Z and prime 95...it will go to 21 all by itself.

how do i do that?? i got i7 too

 

[ensigndaniel]

LMAO , the noob got excited.
It's ok, it happens to us all at some point.

No, I definitely set it to 21 because i only have the stock heatsink, i just popped it to 23 and it works at 3.06 ghz. Thanks for the troll though, didn't realize this was a high school forum.

 

[ensigndaniel]

I"d remember the time (1998) when I got excited on my first build

I've built over 30 computers. I spent the last two years in Iraq and have been out of the loop for a while, so this is my first build since Q6600 was the newest thing.