Alright, i havent been able to figure out what the hell is wrong now. I used to have my opty @ 2.8 with some other crappy value ram. Now i have g.skill value @ 2.5-3-3-6 and if i even can get into windows running at 2.8ghz i get nothing... At 2.6 i can get into windows but after a while of playing css i get a send error report. Right now i am at 2.4 and everything is stable, but im craving for more power since i know this can do 3.0ghz. When i go up to 2.8+ i lower the ram to ddr266 and when it does boot its right around 200mhz, so what could it be? I have done a bios update from a modded bios to the newest stock and i was thinking about going back to the modded. If anyone could help me that would be great. Right now my ram is running a 218mhz and everything is fine