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OP20 · Rated PG

Ok so i searched and read everything i could. Im a bit of a overclocking noob. I overclocked the Q6600 from 2.4 to 3.0 and it POST and gets to windows just fine. After reading 4-5 guides and a ton of forum i still cant get my pc to last 5 min on a stress test. It ussualy last maybe 10sec and crashes to a blue screen that says its dumping memmory.
I am however able to run 3dMark06 all the way though.

Also for some reason when i set my ram to 1066mhz in the bios SiSfoft Sandra still reads it as 800mhz. My mobo by default sets it to 800 but in the handbook it said the board also supports 1066 you just have to change it in the bios. Im also not sure how to make CPU-Z read my ram as 1:1 ratio.

I took SS's of everything i thought was needed for someone with more experience to figure out what is wrong. After reading through the other Q6600 threads on this board i still cant figure this stuff out.

I used this guys guide. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/240001-29-howto-overclock-quads-duals-guide

Thanks for taking a look at all of this.