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Hiyruu

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I'm using an E6600, and have been using it for almost a year now. It's always been fine, but today I noticed that things seem slower.

I just noticed today that loading times in games, and extracting files in Winrar is taking way longer than normal. Does anyone know what could be happening?

What's the best way to check that the CPU is running normally?
 
Open task manager and see if anything else is loading you computer.
 
I ran the Intel Processor Identification Utility, it shows the reported speeds to be normal for both cores. I then went to the "CPU Technologies" tab, and noticed that it said "no" next to "hyper-threading technology", is that normal?
 
What diagnostics or tests can I run to check if the CPU performance is normal?
 
Yes, that is perfectly normal for a C2D CPU. Hyper threading is a intel technology that sort of, without being to technical, emulates two cores on a single core CPU. This is not relevant for a C2D.
 
Hiyruu said:
What diagnostics or tests can I run to check if the CPU performance is normal?
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try superpi, run a 1m decimal run, with a stock e6600 you should run between 23-25 seconds (my e4300 does 23.9 running at 2.4)

otherwise, the sisoft sandra benches also offer a lot of comparison cpu's for you to check against
 
DrFreeze said:
try superpi, run a 1m decimal run, with a stock e6600 you should run between 23-25 seconds (my e4300 does 23.9 running at 2.4)

otherwise, the sisoft sandra benches also offer a lot of comparison cpu's for you to check against
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Ok, I ran super pi (super_pi_mod-1.5).

I don't know what you mean by "decimal run", I just ran the deafult 1M, and got an average of 21.5s
 
I noticed this with my e6600 as well

it was after that Microsoft update for Core2 CPUs.
 
Jay_oasis said:
I noticed this with my e6600 as well

it was after that Microsoft update for Core2 CPUs.
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Wasn't that update weeks ago?

My speed slowdowns just happened yesterday, the most noticeable slowdown for me is when extracting large files from rars.
 
First thing I do when the machine acts a little "off" is run spybot and ad-aware.
 
I've always encountered it as sort of a natural regression of my system's functionality in between reformatting my HDD. The only surefire way I know of how to fix it is to reformat.
 
krameriffic said:
I've always encountered it as sort of a natural regression of my system's functionality in between reformatting my HDD. The only surefire way I know of how to fix it is to reformat.
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Very good point.

If your OS install is a year old along with your computer then you should consider formatting.
 
should have a fancy name for it, but in my experience Windows OS comps slow down after awhile - bloatware, more apps in Startup, all the patches/udpates, etc. :rolleyes:

Run MSCONFIG too and check out the startups apps.
You can also clean up your Services you might have running.
I concur - run AddAware and Spybot too.
Update drivers.

I know some guys who do a format/fresh install of Windows XP 1x/year to keep their performance at higher levels.
 
Could be Windows, but really you should find what in Windows is making it feel slow if that's the case. Are your temps OK? I imagine the intel soft would let you know if the CPU was too hot or throttling. Are the RARs the exact same ones you've done in the past? They're not compressed with an "Ultra" compression setting which could be giving you different results than previous "Normal" compressed RARs?
 
Klinky said:
Could be Windows, but really you should find what in Windows is making it feel slow if that's the case. Are your temps OK? I imagine the intel soft would let you know if the CPU was too hot or throttling. Are the RARs the exact same ones you've done in the past? They're not compressed with an "Ultra" compression setting which could be giving you different results than previous "Normal" compressed RARs?
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OK, I got SiSoftware Sandra Lite.

The idle temps for both cores is around 49C, but keep in mind the room itself is quite hot. Is that an OK temp?

I don't really know how to check the Rar compression levels. There is a test I could do though, when you extract files with 7-Zip it shows you the transfer rate of extraction. Could someone who uses 7-Zip and an e6600 let me know what transfer rates I should expect to see there? Thanks.
 
The idle temps for both cores is around 49C, but keep in mind the room itself is quite hot. Is that an OK temp?
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Little high but as you say its a hot room. With stock heatsink its not out of line.


Defragment your disk.
 
BillParrish said:
Little high but as you say its a hot room. With stock heatsink its not out of line.


Defragment your disk.
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I will defragment later, and maybe do a format.

I noticed something else reported by SiSoftware Sandra... under the Mainboard info it says that the Mainboard temperature is too high. There is something called "Auxiliary Temperature", and it's at about 120C.

Does anyone know what this "Auxiliary Temperature" is about?

It's in Hardware Tab>Mainboard>Temperature Sensor(s).

The Motherboard is a P5B-D.
 
I've had similar experience with my e4300. Sometimes it runs great, somes doggy. Then I remembered @ throttling. It's Intel's way of running the cpu slower to prevent it from frying.

There are several programs that can tell if your cpu is throtting. cpu-z is one. It'll show the multiplier change from it's default # to a slower one...9 to 6 in my case. :mad: Strange thing is that I've got a Thermalright Si-128 heatsing with a 120mm fan blowing down on the cpu. No extra voltage either. I do have the fsb cranked to 333 though. Pretty bummed...it's like what's the point of oc'ing if it's gonna throttle down whenever it starts working?
 
Why do you people keep saying to reformat or other similar things? He had the problem suddenly without apparent reason. It did not happen over the course of months, it happened one day only.

The problem is easily fixed, but finding it will take a long time. Sometimes a format just saves time. I have only formatted three times in five years for windows XP due to motherboard changes. In those five years I have used the computer an average of eleven hours a day. The reason for a format is usually because the user installed crap on it to make it slow. It is probably not hardware... If you can, try a new install of XP on a new HD. This should take you one hour to install and test.
 
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