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I'm wondering if the overclock on the bus speed is causing CnQ to not work. The CPU may be running close to its default speed of 2.8 GHz, but to get there the bus speed should be at 200 and the multiplier at 14; not the 232 and 12 that CPUz is showing. The one setting in the bios of yours that could be the cause of it not working is Nvidia's own setting called "Linkboost",
which only shows up in the bios when 2 specific Nvidia video cards are used, the 7900 GTX and the 7950 GX2, one of which happens to be listed in your specs.
Ideally it shouldn't make any difference as mine is overclocked from 2.8 GHz to 3.3 GHz and CnQ works as it should with the CPU speed falling to 940 MHz when at idle, then again I also don't have a Nvidia chipset which again ideally shouldn't make any difference.
From the PDF manual for the motherboard. Section 4.4.5, page 4-27 to be precise.
I must apologize to those of you who have dedicated time and effort to help me resolve this problem. I apologize because the problem that I have been attempting to deal with is not Cool'and'Quiet as I stated but rather with PC Probe II.
As I watch the performance characteristics in the bios, I can see that Cool'and'Quet function are being performed. I do not have them visible on the desktop; this is the function of"ASUS PC Probe II" and NOT "Cool'and'Quiet".
Do yourself a favor and get rid of PC Probe, especially if it is from either the driver disk or the antiquated version (from 2007and for Vista) that Asus has available for download for your board. Personally I avoid it since the time I tested it and it couldn't read the voltages on my motherboard, not a good thing to have happen with the manufacturer's own monitoring software. If it is one of those old versions, that is probably also what is causing the hanging problems.
There are quite a few better and free alternatives you can use to monitor temps/voltages/etc,
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Thanks, I downloaded CPUID and it seems to be doing what I need. I gotta watch temperatures for a day or two to make sure they are not too high.
In fact, I need to study some to decide what is the correct (safe) range of temperatures. I have spent some time in the forums for overclockers. This has shown me a few things about clock rates and temperatures but I still have a lot to learn.
Now that I understand Cool'n'Quiet objectives, I have decided I want COOL even if it is not QUIET. I think my core temperatures could be lowered and I am willing to hear the fans if that is necessary.
Thank you Stormy and GEWB. You have been great educators. Thank you for responding to my low tech questions.
Last edited by dustywoodworker; 01 Sep 2011 at 07:06.