Shuttle OC + OC = unstable in games... help!

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ddoud

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I've got a Shuttle SN41G2 original model, with a locked Barton 2500, a 9600AIW Pro, and some Geil memory at 2,3,3,5.

The shuttle board will only allow me to OC the fsb from 166 to 200, which is fine, because that lets me put the Barton at what would be a 3200 with no problem.

I only run into problems when I game in HL2, or UT for some extended time - the computer locks up and freezes. I can run prime95, or whatever else for days, but during games, it borks out.

I was thinking the problems could be one of two (fixable, hopefully) problems:

1. The power supply isnt enough to support the OC and the gpu during intense sessions.
2. The voltage on the cpu needs to be bumped up - and I cant. (?)

There is a more powerful shuttle power supply available, but its about 60bones and I dont want to pick one up if its not going to help any, and since the website says the actual 3200 is OK to run, it leads me to believe that number 2 is most likely the problem.

So, my question is: is there a modified version of the nvidia OC tool, or something I can do to bump up the voltage to the cpu? Wire mods or something? Something easier?

I was also thinking that heat might be a problem, but I've run the comp next to my window (here in Michigan) and since things a pretty cold here, I thought that would cool it more than any liquid or over the top air cooling would... and it still locks up.

Thanks for any help!
-Dustin
 
ddoud said:
I've got a Shuttle SN41G2 original model, with a locked Barton 2500, a 9600AIW Pro, and some Geil memory at 2,3,3,5.

The shuttle board will only allow me to OC the fsb from 166 to 200, which is fine, because that lets me put the Barton at what would be a 3200 with no problem.

I only run into problems when I game in HL2, or UT for some extended time - the computer locks up and freezes. I can run prime95, or whatever else for days, but during games, it borks out.

I was thinking the problems could be one of two (fixable, hopefully) problems:

1. The power supply isnt enough to support the OC and the gpu during intense sessions.
2. The voltage on the cpu needs to be bumped up - and I cant. (?)

There is a more powerful shuttle power supply available, but its about 60bones and I dont want to pick one up if its not going to help any, and since the website says the actual 3200 is OK to run, it leads me to believe that number 2 is most likely the problem.

So, my question is: is there a modified version of the nvidia OC tool, or something I can do to bump up the voltage to the cpu? Wire mods or something? Something easier?

I was also thinking that heat might be a problem, but I've run the comp next to my window (here in Michigan) and since things a pretty cold here, I thought that would cool it more than any liquid or over the top air cooling would... and it still locks up.

Thanks for any help!
-Dustin
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The PSU is more than enough for what youre running. At a quick glance it appears you may not have enough voltage for the cpu but you say you can run prime95 for days without any errors which is strange. I looked at the manual for your shuttle and in the bios there is a option called "CPU Ratio/Voltage Control" that lets you change the voltage supplied to your cpu. But because you said you run prime95 for days it seems like the problem is not your cpu. Whats overclocked in your system? Have you tried returning everything to stock settings to see if the games still crash?
 
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