AHA! i just had a look in my erm... something (before you load up windows) and it said my cpu frequency is 166. so, is what that other dude says right? about the multiplier being wrong (or something...

erm... how do i check they are running at full speed? and ram timings?

nope. its a desktop... got it from the local pc guy about nov 04, but i think the b****d sold me short... last night i read the invoice i got for the comp, and it says he sold me a 3Ghz processor!!!...

ok... so... after running this everest thingy it says that i AM running a 1.1 processor. well... that be a bit weird then...

right... so, what would you advise the best thing for me to do... buy a...

well... im not sure exactly what chip im using... is there any way of finding out?

well, first of all i must say that i am pretty much completely computer illiterate, so you're gonna have to REALLY spell it out for me.

well, quite simply the problem is this, my processor is...