My 5200+ is running @ 1 ghz... HELP!!!

[HawkeyeEG]

Hi guys,

I'm new to this forum and the whole overclocking thing in general. I had been searching on google for how to overclock my processor (AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+), and I came across this guy with the same processor;

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/242237-29-post-5200-overclock

Apparently, he's overclocked his core to over 3.1 ghz...

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=211205

Meanwhile, here's my exact same specs:

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=374299

Yeah, I'm running at a WHOPPING 1.0 ghz.

What I want to know is:

1) If I'm doing something wrong

and

2) How to overclock, or at least make it faster.

Any and all help would be GREATLY appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

HawkeyeEG

 

[RizzyWho]

AMD cool'n'quiet technology mate,

Go into BIOS and make sure you disable it, u can also do it in control panel by going to power options and changing your power to "always on" or another simular setting.

-rw

 

[HawkeyeEG]

Thanks Rizzywho, I switched power settings and now it's running at a constant clock.

I don't understand why they even have a friggin gaming rig default to energy conservation mode... wtf...

 

[arson94]

Because there's no use in processing at a frequency of 3Ghz when all the computer is doing is nothing, even for a gaming rig... It doesn't dip down into 1Ghz range while you're playing a game, just while the computer isn't doing jack$h!t. It might take an extra second to start a program, but once you start the program you're at top speed as long as the computer is doing something. It just saves alot of electricity/money. It will still be overclocked though when it comes out of conservation mode.