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It didn't boot the OS when I went too far; didn't even post. However, I will run the Vista system files integrity check to verify. Thanks for your suggestion - it's a good one!

My board was running great at 335Mhz FSB with 1.45vCore for a few weeks, well I decided to try and get a little more out, so I increased it until it wouldn't boot up anymore. I reset the BIOS using the jumper, put in the exact settings I was using previously, and now it is VERY unstable! I even...

My board was running great at 335Mhz FSB with 1.45vCore for a few weeks, well I decided to try and get a little more out, so I increased it until it wouldn't boot up anymore. I reset the BIOS using the jumper, put in the exact settings I was using previously, and now it is VERY unstable! I...

My conclusion is that it was indeed the Flex memory issue (really the issue of me inserting the ram sticks into the wrong channels) that was causing my odd behavior. For whatever reason, when this mobo runs in Flex mode, it makes the memory VERY finicky. As I type this I'm running at 320mhz...

Well as it turns out I had the memory modules installed incorrectly. By swapping two of them, I was able to remove the message that said "Memory runs at flex mode" and now it says "Memory runs at dual channel interleaved." Which is a good thing. Edit: By upping CPU volts to 1.48 I was able...

I'm using a Gigabyte mobo, and in the BIOS the memory multipliers are somewhat odd, it has 2 (which really means 1:1), and the next step up is 2.5. By changing to 2.5 it wouldn't even boot! I don't understand this since by reducing FSB to 320 this *should* mean the memory is running right at...

I put it in [1GB][1GB] [512][512]. I'm not 100% sure this is correct however the mobo manual really didn't help much. CPU-Z reports I'm running in dual channel. I notice when the computer boots that it says "Memory running at Flex Mode." Here is the screenshot you requested: (Note that I...

I thought about the 3GB being an issue, but running Vista, I don't think I'd want to run any less RAM than 3gb. It's 2x1gb and 2x512, but all of the same stuff.

Yes I hit the 3.4Ghz on 1.4v very stable... but that was with the mem ratio at 1:1, so my memory was only running at 340Mhz... too slow. When I increased the mem ratio to the next step (2.5 as listed in bios), it would not even boot (even after reducing FSB to 320Mhz resulting in RAM at 800Mhz...

I've updated my sig to reflect the system... I had maxed out all voltages except CPU which was at 1.4, and RAM which was at +.4v. I will try increasing it to see if it helps...

That was my goal too, unfortunately I'm stuck at 340mhz.

Thanks for the replies... I didn't mean to come off as ignorant on the overall issues... I've been doing this stuff for quite awhile (been a member of this site for 6 years). The reason I asked is because I just made the switch to Intel after going with AMD for almost 10 years. And now I'm...

Can someone explain how the RAM speeds work in relation to the FSB on these C2Ds?

If I'm viewing a photo in Vista photo viewer, when I resize the window it will flicker black while I'm dragging the edge. Is this normal behavior or a video card/driver problem? I'm using a 7600GS w/ 512MB. Similarly, whenever the UAC confirmation window pops up, my entire screen will turn...