Stability Suggestions?

[redrocksout]

So last night I decide to up my SHUTTLE AN35N settings to "Aggressive" and seems Prime95 doesnt find it very stable anymore. I need suggestions at what I should do to make it a bit (or A LOT) more stable.. here are my specs and what settings theyre currently on:


AMD 2400+ Mobile @ 2.2Ghz (200x11 -- 1.7V)
Mushkini pc3200 512mb @ 2-2-2-7
350W PSU
Tt Silent Boost HSF
4 80mm 2/out 2/in
Slot Fan
Radeon 9800 Pro Stock

The only thing I changed for this change were the RAM timings which were (2.5-3-3-8) at "optimal" settings. Putting the CPU and RAM timings at "Aggressive" made the pc a WHOLE lot faster rather than "Optimal". How is that?

Whats the difference between 2.2G/2.5-3-3-8 Optimal (Stable)
and 2.2G/2.5-3-3-8 Aggressive (unstable)

 

[redrocksout]

no ones?

 

[mtb856]

Well, I have no idea what "Aggressive" does to your computer.... I'm guessing it's like a no-brainer overclocking setup, in which case, it's probably lowering your memory timings and/or overclocking your cpu. Usually, overclocking using these things doesn't work very well, b/c the settings don't know your setup and they don't change the vcore and vdimm to match the settings.... it just increases the speed.

What I'd recommend is to drop everything to "Default" or whatever default is called on your board and just use the FSB and multipliers to overclock your cpu.... I've never had good luck with the "Turbo" or "Aggressive" options in BIOS.