Experiencing a stuttering issue

[stipalgl]

So my rig consists of:

Intel E8400
ASUS P5K-E Motherbaord
Corsair 750W PSU
1x4 GB DDR2 800 Mhz Mushkin Ram
Nvidia 8800GT Video Card
500GB SATA II hard drive

Now on to the problem. The system seems fine enough, but whenever I overclock the processor from stock at 3.0 ghz to something such as 3.6 ghz, stutter will appear in the form of lag/latency. As in, whenever I'm scrolling down a page or minimizing/maximizing windows, etc. while playing music, there will be terrible distortion and audio stutter.

Similarly, if I'm surfing a page such as Youtube and have a video playing while scrolling down the page, both the page will scroll slowly and the audio from the video will lag/stutter/distort horribly.

Anybody have any ideas what might be going on here?

 

[corkyg]

Too much OC.

 

[stipalgl]

Think so? So it's a problem with the processor then you're assuming?

I talked to a few individuals and they threw out the possibilities of having either a faulty PSU or damaged motherboard that could be leading to this.

When I overclock, I don't even have to up the voltage. I can keep it at stock and hit 3.6 ghz with ease.

When I run DPC latency checker and the aforementioned problems occur, I witness massive spikes through the roof.

 

[corkyg]

Not necessarily a CPU problem, but a timing problem between the CPU and the GPU. You can try two approaches - slow down the CPU or speed up the GPU.

Excessive OC'ing does create instability.

 

[mpilchfamily]

If its an OC issue its probably got more ot do with the RAM then the communication between GPU and CPU.

 

[stipalgl]

So if the case is the RAM, what's my best option in that case? Are you implying the RAM is defective or that it's clocked too high/too low?

 

[corkyg]

See if it works at the default speed. If it does, then you may be exceeding the RAM's speed limit.

 

[stipalgl]

Okay, but the thing is, my RAM has always been functioning at the default speed. I've never overclocked the RAM itself, only the CPU by upping the FSB to match the RAM's.

 

[Fardringle]

When you raise the FSB to overclock the CPU, you also overclock the RAM unless you specifically lower the memory speed ratio in the BIOS.

 

[RadiclDreamer]

Run prime95, bet it gives errors