Found a tool in my googling....for setting clocks on each core. :)http://sourceforge.net/projects/phenommsrtweake/

Haha, what a coincidence. Well, that should work, actually you may get away with it by simply setting the multi to 17.5 and still enjoy C&Q since it's a good thing to have it enabled. Try one thing at a time, and better be cautious and start with a 14 multi or something like that, then work your way up from there.Lol, I can see you overclocking it in the end... you could probably hit 3.8GHz on stock volts your call of course

Found a tool in my googling....for setting clocks on each core. :)http://sourceforge.n...henommsrtweake/

That's better done in the BIOS. You don't want different clocks in each core anyway, it's no use, and setting the multi is a single 2 second tweak in the BIOS. Don't rely on software for a good OC, never

Also found the AMD Overdrive tool that I can use to monitor temps and such after I apply BIOS settings.It can over-clock as well, but I am not going to use it for that.

That's better done in the BIOS. You don't want different clocks in each core anyway, it's no use, and setting the multi is a single 2 second tweak in the BIOS. Don't rely on software for a good OC, never

Also found the AMD Overdrive tool that I can use to monitor temps and such after I apply BIOS settings.It can over-clock as well, but I am not going to use it for that.

Keep in mind OC is a very low level thing. Overclock from the OS with a 3rd party tool and you might be bypassing critical BIOS checks/protections performed at boot time. there's tons of reasons to avoid OCing in the OSis it that tool monitoring temps for each core among other stuff? you should ignore those temp "readings" because Phenoms have no core temp sensors, that's an estimated value and often much lower than the real CPU tempdownload HWMonitor and search for CPU temp, TMPIN0 or TMPIN1

I googled it and it looks like those TMPINx readings are also available in AMD Overdrive, Board Status tab

AMD Overdrive didnt work for the 970.I set Multiplier to 17.5 in BIOS, and CPU-Z STILL reports 800Mhz for core speed. :( (200Mhz X4.0 multiplier)I am beginning to get very peeved by this thing. I have built systems before, WHY is this thing being like this?Should I try a LOWER BIOS for this board?

I googled it and it looks like those TMPINx readings are also available in AMD Overdrive, Board Status tab

Pretty sure I have a bad CPU in my hands. Plugged the OLD 9850BE back in, and it's fine, running at 2.5Ghz like its supposed to. RMA tomorrow with NewEgg, all I can think to do now.NOTHING worked for the 970. :( And I KNOW this board supports this chip. Sigh, oh well, at least video is working.

Pretty sure I have a bad CPU in my hands. Plugged the OLD 9850BE back in, and it's fine, running at 2.5Ghz like its supposed to. RMA tomorrow with NewEgg, all I can think to do now.NOTHING worked for the 970. :( And I KNOW this board supports this chip. Sigh, oh well, at least video is working.

Yes, it must support it. It's in the compatibility list and I found several guys in the internet running 125W Phenom II CPU's with no issues, even overclocked to 4+GHz, with that same motherboard.What happens if you raise your multi just a little bit to, say, 6 for 1200MHz?And what have you tried exactly? tried playing with the different Cool & Quiet options?

Seriously tried everything; voltage, multiplier, BIOS downgrade, BIOS CMOS battery pull to wipe and reset settings, none of it worked, each and every setting showed 800Mhz in CPU-Z.Chip is mailed this morning back to NewEgg. Will advise more when I get replacement chip back. For now, my trusty 9850BE Phenom will do. :)

Yes, it must support it. It's in the compatibility list and I found several guys in the internet running 125W Phenom II CPU's with no issues, even overclocked to 4+GHz, with that same motherboard.What happens if you raise your multi just a little bit to, say, 6 for 1200MHz?And what have you tried exactly? tried playing with the different Cool & Quiet options?

Seriously tried everything; voltage, multiplier, BIOS downgrade, BIOS CMOS battery pull to wipe and reset settings, none of it worked, each and every setting showed 800Mhz in CPU-Z.Chip is mailed this morning back to NewEgg. Will advise more when I get replacement chip back. For now, my trusty 9850BE Phenom will do. :)

John, I mentioned C&Q because I found one of the Asus support forum threads where you posted and some guys got it working by setting C&Q to auto, or disabling it, can't remember, so that didn't work either? damn, too bad. Hope the replacement CPU works man

Chip should be back this week. I'll get it working, and then report back what I did. :)

ITS ALIVE!!!!! :) Hitting 3.5Ghz now, but I had to go into Nvidia Control Panel, and set the multipler there. As SOON as I applied it, BAM, CPU-Z reports 3516.0Mhz :)Going to run Cinebench10 now...will report in a min results....

good to go! :) Results:4007 on single13808 on quad! :)THANKS FOR ALL the help on this....looks like that nvidia tool to the rescue! :)

SOLVED!!!! Got a New BIOS updated from ASUS last night installed, and the problem is now resolved. CPU-Z finally shows the correct speeds without any trickery. :)

SOLVED!!!! Got a New BIOS updated from ASUS last night installed, and the problem is now resolved. CPU-Z finally shows the correct speeds without any trickery. :)

Great stuff John! glad to hear that. So now you can overclock in BIOS? 4GHz in the end? EDIT: duh! I didn't remember you don't want to oc hehe. sorry

Edited May 13, 201115 yr by dazz