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Shuttle SB51-G and RAM - what are my options for speeding things up?

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spdorsey

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Shuttle SB51-G and RAM - what are my options for adjusting RAM?

Hello

I was overclocking and got the CPU up to 3.257 MHz by adjusting the BIOS. I was wondering what my options are (if any) for adjusting RAM? I'm new here, so please bear with me!

I have a Shuttle SB51-G with an Intel P4 3.06 GHz processor. I have 2 hard drives, and an optical CD/DVD drive. I have 2 512MB ram sticks - I don't know what speed they are. I'm also running an Albatron GeForce 4 Ti 4600.

My machine's specs are:

Dimension
(L)300*(W)200*(H)185 2.85Kg (N.W.)
4.65Kg (G.W.)

Front Panel
USB * 2,
Line-out/Headphone * 1,
MIC * 1,
1394 *1,
SPDIF * 1

Back Panel
PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse * 1,
Serial Port * 2,
1394 * 2,
USB * 2,
LAN * 1,
Parallel Port * 1(optional)

Extension Bay
5.25" * 1,
3.5" * 2

Mainboard
FB51

Form Factor
Small Form Factor

CPU
Socket 478 400/533MHz FSB

Chipsets
North bridge:Intel 845GE
South bridge:ICH4

Memory
DDR 200/266/333 * 2

VGA
Intel 845GE, performance 256-bit 3D engine

Audio
AC ’97 (supports 5.1 channel), Support Digital SPDIF In/Out

Expansion Slot
PCI * 1 AGP * 1

IDE interface
ATA-100

Power
200W (PFC)

Hot Features
TV-Out Support (Option),
USB 2.0,
Aluminum Chassis
Hyper Threading support,
Shuttle I.C.E. heat-pipe technology
 
As it's an Intel system, you only option is to raise the front side bus speed. The level to which you'll be able to raise the FSB is dependent on your board and memory. You can also tighten the memory timings to make the memory subsystem run more efficiently. Lower values are better.

~THT
 
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