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I do indeed have a C0 stepping (No matter how detailed I made the post, I knew I'd forget something lol).
For your voltages, are you talking about what you put in BIOS or read in CPU-Z? I've been pretty hesitant about going over 1.365v, but only in CPU-Z. It takes me around 1.4v in the BIOS...
I posted this over in the memory section, but only because it stemmed from a shorter question I had. That thread died down, so I'm editing my post to move it to this more applicable forum in search of help getting my system stable at 4.0Ghz.
I built my computer, or rather the majority of...
Let me give you a longer, but more complete history on this build. Like I said earlier this topic may be straying a bit from memory overall, but as I already have the thread here, I may as well elaborate. I'll highlight the direct answers to your questions since this is a lot of info.
Short...
I couldn't do 4.0ghz on 1:1 divider (890) without BSoDs in practical usage, just the same as 1068. What is weird is that in neither case have I been getting any errors in memtest or even prime95, only in daily use, particularly when watching streaming videos or loading up a game.
Dropping my...
Passed 4 memtests (not that long I guess) at +.2v MCH with the CPU overclock. Then had a BSoD in Windows while browsing firefox. Set it back up to +.3v and firefox has been occasionally crashing, but no BSoDs. I dunno, maybe I just can't get stability at 4.0Ghz on this e8400 + p35-ds3l system.
Yeah I was more or less just hopeful that it could help. I know for sure that my memory can do its rated timings when my CPU is not overclocked, as I just passed memtest86+ for 8 hours this morning at standard clocks.
I guess I'll make a more comprehensive thread in the overclocking section...
I have this RAM: Corsair Dominator 2x2GB 1066Mhz (TWIN2X4096-8500C5D)
Just a short question. Is it safe to go beyond 2.1V (the specified voltage) on this RAM? For instance, up to 2.2V? Might this help with stability in an overclocked system, even if the memory is running at 1068Mhz (only...