Could this be anything else than a heat problem?

Anior

I've recently taken up the task of installing gentoo again. Been stuck in XP for a while becouse of unsupported hardware.

When I compile heavier programs my machine will spit out a random segfault at me. Since the errors seemed to be random I assumed that it where a overheating problem. I had some trouble with heat the last time I installed gentoo but that where resolved by buying a new cpu fan. However I do have a new mobo and I've switched to passive cooling of my graphics card. I've also bought some more ram.

To lower heat I opened up my case and placed it in an open window. I also changed the FSB from 133mhz to 100mhz and set all memory timings to the most conservative possible.

I try to install again but the segfaults still appear. I check the temps by touching the heatsinks of the graphics card, the cpu and the northbridge, all cool. I'm going to run a memtest when I get home but I'm running out of ideas here. Anybody else?

System specs:
AMD Athlon XP 2200+ (cooled by a NorthQ Silent Ice, claims that it can handle up to 3000+)
Matsonic MS8147CR (Apollo KT400)
3*512mb ddr pc2700 ram
ATI Radeon 9700 pro (cooled with a ZALMAN ZM80A-HP)
2 * Diamond Max 9 120Gb (Promise raid 0, I don't have the chipset in my head but it's supported)
SoundBlaster Audigy2 Platinum eX

Anime_Fan · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2003 1:02 pm Post subject:

Could you state the brand of the RAM you have?

Your system seems (really) similar to mine before my third mem-stick died last December... Do run the memtest.

*Laughs*... You can actually touch the northbridge? No extra fan there?

Anior · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2003 8:25 pm Post subject:

Some cheap noname memory ;)

I have removed the low quality modules now. Gonna test installing with only my old ram that I know works.

If it doesn't work it can run memtest all night...

Anior · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2003 12:30 pm Post subject:

Removed the new ram and everything compiled smoothly with no underclocking and aggressive memory timings.
So now I haveto decide if I will go back to the store and persuade them to let me switch to some Kingstone memory instead or if I'll keep the mem and put it in another machine.

puggy · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2003 1:17 pm Post subject:

Moving to Hardware & Laptops. Puggy
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