Vista - Spread Spectrum

I recently built a new PC. Asrock p45 mb, e8500, WD 250 sata2 hd, ddr3 1333. Does anyone know if spread spectrum should be enabled in bios? In the past it was recommended off. Default setting on this board is auto. Are there any problems with system stability, or performance issues.

Hi EasyRider and welcome to the forums

There should be no problems with leaving this set to Auto in the BIOS, however I have disabled it in mine. Note that Auto is the equivalent of Enabled in many BIOSes for this item. If you are having stability issues with it Enabled (Auto) then set it to Disabled, which is the setting that I use for this item. Note that there might be more than one entry in your BIOS pertaining to this. Treat them all the same. For further information, check out the link below.
Dwarf

Spread spectrum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thnx Dwarf I'll see what happens, leaving it set to auto "enabled".

....... spread spectrum & PCI-E spread spectrum
are a pointless use of resources
it has something to do with dissipating electromagnetic energy emitting from the case. (i think)

the only reason you might need it was if the rig was placed next to a telescope or something else that's very sensitive

for overclocks its a ''must disable'' but if not leaving it enabled wont visually change performance