I was wondering why when I run pc wizard 2006 it says my processor is a AMD sempron 3200+ which has 1800 mhz but PC wizard says it is only running at 1004.60 mhz. i just added 2 512 sticks of ram to make my total ram of 1536mb. I was wondering why my processor won't run at advertised speeds?

Check your FSB in your bios and make sure it is up to what is should be. most likely should be at 333mhz. your ram that you purchased to carry that speed should be at least DDR333 also known as PC2700 ram.

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actually it should say 166mhz not 333mhz, the 333 is what your DDR ram is. you possibly could overclock it to be 200mhz also.

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can you explain what a fsb is in the bios when i went into the bios screen it said the cpu was at 200 and also my ram is pc 3200

Before making any changes, run CPUZ & report back what your CPU & RAM settings are:

http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

yes where it said your cpu was at 200 is the fsb that's correct.

try to do as jam askes, but also do this

go to start>control panel>System and on the right side there it should say your type of processor and the speed it is currently running at and the amount of ram you have. what does it say?

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ok this is what i found out, the control panel thingie says amd sempron 3200+ 994 mhz with 1.50gb of ram.as for the cupid thing this what it says.under cpu.
amd sempron 3200+
code name plaermo brand id 38
technology 90nm volt 1.088v
family-f model-f stepping-2
ext. family-f ext.model-2f revision e6
core spd-1006.2mhz multiplier x5.0
bus spd 201.2 mhz ht 804.8mhz
L1 64kbyetes
L1 code 64kbyetes
L2 256 byetes. hope I done this right

ooh yeah also the memory says there is 1536mb of ddr with dual channels with 201mhz frequency and a fsbdram-CPU/5

Since the Palermo Sempron 3200+ runs @ 1800MHz (200x9), the problem is with the multiplier. You notice CPU-Z show x5 and that should be x9.

Go into your system BIOS and fix it.

can you tell me how to change the multiplier i got into the bios but didn't find anything about a multiplier thanx

Pull up your manual or download it from Acer, funnily I noticed Acer on their website list the T160 as having **up to 1GHz FSB** - makes one ponder if have they did manipulate the Sempron CPU in the T160?

thanx to all you guys for trying to help me with the processor speed.I guess I am to stupid to understand what yall r talking about.guess i will just leave it alone as it is not running slow at all and i am not a extreme gammer and i don't want to mess up the warrinty. I am however going to replace the oem psu to a 500 watt unit could that possibly be the problem? also i went to acer's website to get a manual and it is the same one that came with the computer and no info on how to change multiplier speeds. anyway one last thing i downloaded a program of the net called rm clock i tried to delete but said access denied to make sure it wasn't right protected or disk wasn't in use how can i delete this from my computer?

man i am glad there is a place like this to get answers to qestions a big dummy like me have.i just thought that if a computer is advertised at 1800mhz then that is what it should run at. anyways thanx again for your time to try and help me with this issue.guess i will settle for what i have. up until a few days ago when i started messin around looking at things i didn't know the diffrence anyway. thanx again for your trouble this is a very helpful web site