opteron 165 faulty core

[turok_t]

HEy guys,

My opteron 165 is acting a lil bit weird after i formatted. I have a feeling that one of the core is messed up. Here are the symptoms:

1) I downloaded CPU-ID and under the main tab (CPU tab), at the bottom where it says "Selection", the option is greyed out and it says "Processor #1". Before I formatted, i remembered that I can select between Core 1 and Core 2, but now its greyed out. But next to it the number of cores says 2. In MBM, it says that both cores are receiving voltage though. Attached below is a picture to illustrate my lil problem.

2) My 3dmark06 mark has gone down from 9986 -->9846.. it can be a driver issue, but im not sure if a faulty core can reduce it by 140 points.

3) well my opty 165 @ stock is 1.8Ghz, and i can oc it to 2.9Ghz. Before i needed around 1.54V for it to be 24hr stable using the tortue test in prime 95. But now, all i need is 1.43V!!!! i have only used it for like 3 months, and I know that burning in your cpu can occur, but i doubt this is the case. so im scared that one of the core has died, as thus, requires less voltage..

[LordofDoom]

I think it's fine. The Processor1 Lock is something weird with cpuz 1.36.

[sephiroth8748]

The newest version of cpu-z doesn't let me choose the drop down thing either. Also, I wouldn't trust software voltage readings because they are usually not accurate. Bring up your task manager and see what performance shows.

[Rickster_64]

Do you have all of the X2 drivers and such reinstalled properly?