I don't know why the score is low for the CPU

essenbe said:

KhajiitDovakiin said:

essenbe said:

Try this just so we can see what is happening. Open cpuz to the CPU tab. Go to start, in the search box type cmd, on the entry for cmd, right click it and select 'run as administrator'. In the window that appears after giving permission, copy and paste this into the window. sfc /scannow and press enter. While the scan is running for a few minutes, take a screenshot of the cpuz opened to the CPU tab. Also, a screenshot of the scan window when the scan is complete. The scan will put enough stress on the CPU to put it into turbo mode. The cpuz screenshot will show what it is doing while in turbo mode..

I have done that and attatched the screens.
At first it was getting about 3000+ Mhz then dropped down to the numbers as the scan went on

I will try to get pictures of inside my PC. I have asked someone with a camera to come and they haven't got here yet.
I have switched the GPU to PCIEx16 in the bios but it still says x1 in the CPU-Z

In the screenshots, your Vcore is way low. you are showing 0.88V and it should be around 1.228. I don't understand Gigabyte bios, but it appeared your Vcore was set to 0.9V in bios. Also, while the CPU should be in turbo mode it is showing a multiplier of X27 and it should be X37. The multiplier may be because the CPU is not getting enough voltage.

Performance Enhance
Allows the system to operate at three different performance levels.
Standard Lets the system operate at its basic performance level.
Turbo Lets the system operate at its good performance level. (Default)
Extreme Lets the system operate at its best performance level.


Oddly enough I reran the assement and got those results but I haven't adjusted any settings besides from IDE to AHCI and turning it from PCI to PCIEx16

Performance Enhance
Allows the system to operate at three different performance levels.
Standard Lets the system operate at its basic performance level.
Turbo Lets the system operate at its good performance level. (Default)
Extreme Lets the system operate at its best performance level.
This is in the manual for the Motherboard. Should I leave it default?

essenbe said:

Make sure your monitor is connected to the 6970 card. disable on board graphics. Also make sure your graphics card is set in the pcie X16 slot. I asked you earlier about the 8 pin CPU power connecter. It appears your board only has a 4 pin CPU power connecter. You can see it in this picture just above where the CPU is installed. The graphics card should go in the 1st blue slot labeled pcieX16.

Ok. I am running 32" LCD TV how do I make sure my graphics card is connected to the TV?
This is my first PC so I havent done this before as you can probably tell. What do I do with the connectors?

Solarstarshines said:

KhajiitDovakiin said:

essenbe said:

Your motherboard has cable connections on the back for the monitor. The graphics card has connections also. You should be able to look at it and tell which is the graphics card connections. If not, look at where the graphics card is in the case and the ones you need will be where the rear of graphics card is attached to the back of the case. But, I am fairly sure that is where it is already connected, just make sure before you disable on board graphics.

Thank you. I have found out what is wrong with the GPU. The GPU is set in the PCIEx4 slot. The watercooler is installed just above the PCIEx16 there is not enough room for it to even go there.
I also have seen that the CPU cooler(corsair H80) fan and the fan at the top of the case is not working and the button on the watercooler when I press it doesn't respond.

I rang the person who sold me the PC. He said he still has the warranty on it from the place he bought it from and he is going to help me send it back to where it came from so they can make the changes to the PC and get it sorted out.

Thank you to everyone who helped with everything. Once everything is sorted out I will come back and let you know how things have gone. Mods please close the thread. Thanks again everyone.

Looks like you're almost home free with your Unit good job

There should be a area that has marked thread as solved after that the mods will take care of the rest

I do think it is a good idea to leave this post open though due to the fact this was a new kinda issue never before encountered which should be a good read for future issues like this one

I would like to take the time to Thank everyone who responded to the call of our Forum Brother +1 everybody who helped

I have edited my post. If this is a potential issue for other people then I wouldn't want them to go through it so I hope it stays open.

Ok. I talked to my brother and he suggested that I look into a program call msconfig. So I did and this is what I found. Is this causing problems if so what should I change?