Greg,
Thanks. I figured it was normal and nothing to worry about. BTW, thanks
for the push to C2D and the newer Intel chipset(s). All 3 sets are running
completely solid!
Best,
Duncan
At 17:26 01/10/2009 -0600, you wrote:
Yep, that's Intel's Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) technology at work.
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> fp,
> I just do not know ATM. I can wait for Greg to chime in on this one.
> It could well be the EPM-6 engine thingy of the m/b. I did sit and
> watch
> the new tool for several minutes, and, there were several times the CPU
> speed jumped to 3.0GHz for a short spike and then back to ~2.0GHZ.
> As I said, this is not a big deal. The new machines are much quicker
> overall now.
> Best,
> Duncan
>
> At 13:13 01/10/2009 -0700, you wrote:
> >do the new intel cpu's throttle up and down like the amd chips do ?
> >fp
> >>Now, I get to research why my new E8400's seem to loaf along at only
> 2.0GHz
> >>instead of 3.0GHz. Not really a problem because otherwise these
> machines
> >>"feel like" they are visually quicker that the previous AMD Barton
> 2500+
> >>cpus. Very happy with this upgrade.
