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From: Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Random segfaults with kernel 2.6.27
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:59:04
Message-Id: 492615DF.9000006@gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Re: Random segfaults with kernel 2.6.27 by Nikos Chantziaras
1 Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
2 > Andrey Falko wrote:
3 >
4 >> When I had the symptoms you described, it turned out that my RAM
5 >> voltage needed to be raised in the BIOS.
6 >
7 > Hmm. My system *is* overclocked (I'm one of those "enthusiast" guys).
8 > I'm running an E6600 that runs 2.4GHz stock at 3GHz with a good
9 > aftermarket cooler (temps never go above 48C at full load). The CPU
10 > is overclocked and *undervoltaged* (1.29V from its 1.35V stock). The
11 > RAM is both underclocked (to get an FSB:DRAM ratio of 1:1) and
12 > undervoltaged. The system has been confirmed stable though; 8 hours
13 > Prime95 stress test with no errors, which is much more of a stress
14 > test than any real application can pull off. It also passes memtest.
15 >
16
17 I used to overclock some too until I started running folding. Folding
18 just doesn't like overclocking. I'm not sure what prime95 does but it
19 could still be a problem even though it passes. Just a thought.
20
21 Your Mileage May Vary.
22
23 Dale
24
25 :-) :-)

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[gentoo-user] Re: Random segfaults with kernel 2.6.27 Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@×××××.de>