I've recently 'managed' to get 64bit vista installed. I've gone through all the updates that I Can, up untill the point where it wants to install Service Pack 1, which is causing issues. However, that's not (yet) what this thread is about.
Basically, I've come accross a few BSODs that say that a "clock interupt was not recieved by a secondary proccessor." or words to that effect.
Basically, after some googling I've discovered that there is a design flaw in the 9600 (or rather, any phenom) in that the third core basically craps out when performing above certain speeds, causing the BSOD.
The 'solution' (other than to send it back to AMD, which I eventually will) is to underclock the third core to around 2ghz, thus it never reaches the stage where it craps out.
However, all these people who've recieved that suggestion have then just posted "I tried underclocking the third core and it worked a treat!" and I just can't seem to find a clear guide on how to underclock a single core out of 4.
I've found guides about overclocking etc - which I roughly get. I also found an official AMD utility for overclocking, however it's not compatible with my system.
If it helps, I'm running the latest availabe BIOS for the ASUS Crosshair motherboard.
So, short version How do I underclock a single core on an AMD Phenom 9600, connected to an ASUS Crosshair MOBO?
I hate computers.Statistics: Posted by Mole — Sat Jan 10, 2009 12:09 pm
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