On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 9:01 AM, Thanasis <[email protected]> wrote: > on 02/19/2009 06:53 PM Paul Hartman wrote the following: > > On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 10:46 AM, Thanasis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > on 02/19/2009 06:23 PM Justin wrote the following: > > > Thanasis schrieb: > > > > # uname -a > Linux wolfdale 2.6.28-gentoo-r2 #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Feb 18 13:53:22 EET > 2009 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz GenuineIntel > GNU/Linux > > Overclocked the core 2 duo (E8400) from 3 to 4GHz using motherboard > BIOS settings. In mswindblows I can see the overclocked frequency > (when cpu is under load), in linux /proc/cpuinfo never shows beyond the > stock 3GHz value. > > Q: Is /proc/cpuinfo showing the actual frequency? > > > > > Do you have frequency scaling active? > > > Yes, but the /proc/cpuinfo I showed, was with the max frequency ever > displayed (under load). > > > FWIW I am not using frequency scaling (and my cpuinfo shows the OC > speed). Every overclocking tutorial I've ever seen starts off with > "disable all power saving/frequency scaling" :) > > Right. That's how I started too. But since the OC works (at least as shown > under windoze) with frequency scaling enabled, why disable it?
What brand motherboard do you own? I think thats the determining factor here as different manufacturers seem to implement clock speed reporting differently. Wil
