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Old 1st April, 2003, 03:38 AM
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In frequency and voltage control is it better to have the spread spectrum enabled or disabled ? Thanks for the input, Bodyman
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Old 1st April, 2003, 04:55 AM
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Enable it if you can as it supposedly helps with overclocking and provides a cleaner clock signal as to make things more stable.
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Spread spectrum will slow your PC down, to reduce EM (eletro magnetic) interference, as far as I know.

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Do not enable it unless the neighbours are complaining about interference.
It will reduce your performance.
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Spread Spectrum will modulate the clock frequencies.

What this actually means, is that the clock generators will vary the frequency up and down slightly. This has the advantage that it reduces the EMI "footprint", and hence interferance with other devices (esp radio/TV). It also means the average clockspeed will be what you selected.

Some claim this helps overclocking, some claim it hinders. I claim it helps reduce EMI.

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Certain I heard it reported that it sets some of the settings back to default. Have to admit have not tried it though.
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Hey all
Well after all the mixed replies, I just plain tried it. My benchmark went up by 39 with it enabled over being disabled. So I guess its not much but it did help.
So thanks to all, I guess I should have just tried it. With a faster system it might even do better yet.
Just for fun the people who said DONT do it, try it benchmark it and let us know your results good or bad. I guess it worked for me:-D, Bodyman
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Spread Spectrum should be disabled at all times, except when you are getting interference from your PC.

It reduces stability, and it reduces overclocking potential.
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Re: Hey all
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Well after all the mixed replies, I just plain tried it. My benchmark went up by 39 with it enabled over being disabled.
Given what spread spectrum does, your benchmark will fluxuate quite a bit. I still leave it disabled on all my boxes save my pvr box. (tv interferance)
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I enabled it and my FSB which was set up @ 215 shows up as 199 in sandra, MBM and wcpuid
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