Auto Overclocking CPU- Windows 7

[eslfish]

A friend of mine upgraded to Windows 7, anytime he plays MW2 his CPU overclocks and shuts down his PC, does anyone know what to do??

Here are his PC specs-

Computer Profile Summary
Operating System System Model
Windows 7 Ultimate (build 7600) 32-bit
Install Language: English (United States)
System Locale: English (United States) HP-Pavilion GZ729AA-ABA a6317c
System Serial Number: MXX80901CS
Enclosure Type: Desktop
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
2.20 gigahertz Intel Pentium Dual
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache
64-bit ready
Multi-core (2 total)
Not hyper-threaded Board: ASUSTeK Computer INC. Benicia 1.01

Bus Clock: 200 megahertz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 5.17 01/17/2008
Drives Memory Modules c,d
610.14 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
350.59 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-H653N [CD-ROM drive]

Generic USB CF Reader USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 3
Generic USB MS Reader USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 5
Generic USB SD Reader USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 2
Generic USB SM Reader USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 4
ST3250823AS [Hard drive] (250.06 GB) -- drive 1, s/n 3ND1QR6P, rev 3.03, SMART Status: Healthy
ST3360320AS [Hard drive] (360.08 GB) -- drive 0, s/n 6QF3XM6C, SMART Status: Healthy
3072 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory

Slot 'DIMM0' has 1024 MB
Slot 'DIMM1' has 512 MB
Slot 'DIMM2' has 1024 MB
Slot 'DIMM3' has 512 MB
Local Drive Volumes

c: (NTFS on drive 0) 360.08 GB 209.32 GB free
d: (NTFS on drive 1) 250.06 GB 141.27 GB free


Display
Bus Adapters ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series [Display adapter]
Generic PnP Monitor (19.1"vis, s/n F6RZ54328084U, May 2005)
HP w2007 [Monitor] (20.0"vis, s/n CNN8030BLK, January 2008)
Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R/DO/PCH SATA RAID Controller
Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2934
Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2935
Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2936
Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2937
Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2938
Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2939
Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 293A
Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 293C Multimedia
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ATI Function Driver for High Definition Audio - ATI AA01
Logitech Mic (Pro 9000)
Realtek High Definition Audio
Norton AntiVirus Version 3.5.2.11
Virus Definitions Version 12/28/2009 Rev 25

 

[foothead]

It auto overclocks? disable it.

sounds like a power issue though, what psu does it have?

 

[eslfish]

It's the stock for whatever the computer he has (some where in the specs)

 

[foothead]

Are you sure this isnt speedstepping? (its downclocked before and then it raises to the full clock when needed) which would make a lot more sense. If its true overclocking, disable it in the BIOS.

 

[eslfish]

How do you disable over clocking in the BIOS? He doesn't ever overclock, right when he installed Windows 7 it would auto overclock.

 

[foothead]

what is it overclocking to, and what is the original clock? I still dont think this is overclocking by default.

 

[Remeniz]

I think this is the computer. And these are the specs.

If the above is correct then I don't see how the OS can OC the CPU.

Doesn't the motherboard have to allow an OS to overclock the CPU?

Also it states here something about lock-ups and restarts when playing large 3D games. It says that the computer is installed with 3GB so I doubt thats the problem. If he's using the onboard GPU then I reckon a new PCIE GPU and a PSU will overcome this.

 

[foothead]

I'm fairly sure it's speedstepping and your friend is just very confused about it. The difference is that instead of overclocking when you need it, speedstepping underclocks when you don't need the cpu at full clock.

MW2 is a very intense game and it, with the 4800 graphics card and the cpu at full clock overdraws the power supply, causing a reboot.

That's my best guess, but I cannot confirm until I know what graphics card and PSU it has.

 

[eslfish]

He doesn't want to risk going in the BIOS and messing things up.

 

[Mutant Corn]

There's not a whole lot you can mess up on an OEM computer...