Need a little overclocking help :(

paradiss

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Picked up a EPOX 8RDA+, 1700+, 2x256 HyperX3500 ram

eveytiome i throw the oc to 200mhz fsb, windows crash's (stupid blue screen), even when i try to format and install, the install freeze

i have the cpu runinn 9.0x166 runnin stable... if i go any faster windows locks up. any idea?
 

paradiss

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the voltage has to do with windows crashing? il try it once i get home, im at ghetto work right now :\ ty for the tip. il let ya know what happends once i get home.
 

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Someone told me it has to do with running the RAM in dual channel mode. I have 2 sticks of Corsair XMS and it gives blue screens on anything over 200MHz no matter how high I set the voltage or how much I tweak the timing.