Random crashes in Windows while OCing with E6600 OC

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demingo

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Hello,

I keep getting random crashes in windows while my system is overclocked. IE will sometimes crash, othertimes I get CRC errors when installing software (such as 3dmark 06). When running world of warcraft it sometimes crashes a few minutes in, othertimes, not at all.

My cpu is an E6600. It is OCed from 2.4ghz to 3.2. Using Geil ram at 400mhz 5-5-5-15 which is what it is rated at. Now here is the interesting part. Orthos is stable for 8 Hours 33 Min (stopped the test then) on Small FFT. Right now I am running a blend test and it is 26 Minutes in and not a single problem. While it still may crash, assuming it goes beyond the 4 hour mark, why would an intense test like Orthos crash while generally stressless activities like browsing the net or installing software cause the system to crash?

Using a Gigabyte 965P-DS3 board.

400mhz x 8 = 3.2ghz
5-5-5-15 on the memory 1:1 divider
1.35vcore 2.1v on the ram
 
temps are at 58C underload


to add confusion, i was running the orthos blend test at the same time i was running the installer for burning crusade.

The BC installer crashed, the Orthos stress test is still kicking away find on the blend test 1hr 15 min in
 
Sounds like a software issue, or a hardware conflict (if there's still such a thing :) ). I'd try reinstalling windows with everything at stock... maybe your windows install is corrupted. One of updates might have gone wrong, who knows :rolleyes:
 
For what it's worth, my friend and I tried the same settings, and it was lack of vcore that did it. Significant Vdroop made me think we were about to fry the CPU when it wasnt enough in actuality.

At 1.575v Vcore and 2.0V memory seems to be working fine at 400x9 (3.6Ghz).

WinSAT scores
5.8
5.9
5.9
5.9
5.6
 
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