My processor is 1.2GHz but DxDiag says that it is running at 1.0GHz.Is this normal?

id pm mac or someone like that. there really good with comps and stuff

As odd as this might sound there should be a little black switch on your motherboard which you'll need to flip. I had that problem, mine was going at 1.4Ghz and should have been 2.0, flipped the switch all taken care of. (don't ask specifics it's late and I don't recall off the top of my head)

how to find out at what speed its running??

FaKToR[NDI]]As odd as this might sound there should be a little black switch on your motherboard which you'll need to flip. I had that problem, mine was going at 1.4Ghz and should have been 2.0, flipped the switch all taken care of. (don't ask specifics it's late and I don't recall off the top of my head)

Wait so I should take off my computer's casing?

Don't flip the black switch.It shuts down your computer.Nice try faktor

FaKToR[NDI]]As odd as this might sound there should be a little black switch on your motherboard which you'll need to flip. I had that problem, mine was going at 1.4Ghz and should have been 2.0, flipped the switch all taken care of. (don't ask specifics it's late and I don't recall off the top of my head)

There are many motherboard manufactures, and not always may there be little black switches to control your processor speed. Sometimes there are switches for multiplier settings which you configure to select which processor is install. The manual the motherboard with show these settings and what to set them too. Also if the motherboard supports different cpu's with different front side bus speeds there may be a jumper for that as well. Some motherboards you configure the processor speed and front side bus in your bios.

 

As for your processor, if it is advertized as a 1.2ghz, that doesn't mean it will run at 1.2ghz. It will run a little slower that 1.2 unless it is overclocked. I'm not sure what type of processor you have but 1.0ghz sounds about right for normal configuration. For example an AMD Athlon 2.4ghz under normal conditions will run at 2.0ghz

you should be able to see what prosseser is running when you first start computer ,and mabe a setting is off in bios,what OS are you running

With regards to a processor, what processor is it? (AMD)?what is the actual number suplied with that processor (ie 1200+)?

Ya, AMD doesn't make the name of the processor the same as the speed. +2400 doesn't mean 2.4ghz. It runs, base, 1.8 or so. But even then, like my Pentium 1.8 runs at 1.82 or 1.79, it varies.

Your µp run at the base speed, you can make the up the speed in the bios of the motherboard without overclocking it : the multiplicant is lower than the real speed : like the AMD +2400 run at the base speed = 1.8. Changing his multiplicant in the bios, you can run it at 2200 to 2600 or 2800 by overclocking.When done, it type the right speed of your µp when you turn on your computer at the first screen it type the "AMD Athlon XP +2400" there is the µp turn at his real speed, if you don't see that, it's there your µp turn in the base speed until the "+2400" appear at the screnn : check it too in the "system" from the "config panel" from Win xp to see this real speed.Egidio.

Hey I wasn't trying to mess him up, I'm very serious that is what I did. I was too lazy to check on it, maybe the switch was white I don't remember, I'm not gonna open my tower, but that is what I did. Runs at 2.0Ghz instead of 1.4Ghz, I was not trying to be malicious, besides you shouldn't have your comp on when you do this. When I have free time I'll take a look at my board and tell what switch it is.

intel celeron

It may be a 1.2Ghz but is running at 1.0. You may need to overclock a bit.

Processors never run at the advertised speed under normal conditions. Also the fact that you have a celeron 1.2 probably means your running the slower sdram 133 memory which will limit you. If you want to overclock it, the motherboard must have the features to allow it. If you overclock, be carefull especially with heat, and keep in mind the processor may have a shorter lifespan due to stress. Be cautioned with temperatures over 50 degrees Celcius. If you overclock do it in small increments until the system starts to become unstable, then back off. To control heat better you may need a better fan and use a high quality thermal compound on the heat sink, like Artic Silver 3.

you guys know alot bout comps

Download this.

 

http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

 

Run it and let me know waht the CPU says.

 

What the mobo says.

 

Give me everything it says. You can write it to a text file.

Yes, i've read that amds, which cost less, have slightly cheaper materials, and don't always run at their "rated" top speed, for your sake, so they last. also read of people overclocking them 25 % and frying them.read that intels, have been successfully overcloaked up to around 33% more, safely.if it were me with amd, most i would try is changing bios from default optimum to high performance setting, if bios has that. it does warn though that the high setting is not guaranteed to not lock up after on for awhile, then requiring reboot.