Possible System Instability

[Deadpixel]

So, since I got my Artic Pro 7, I have gone farther with overclocking.

Today, I pushed my Core 2 Duo E6420 (2.13GHZ) to 2.3GHz, and it seems that Windows XP just freezes. I am wondering if it is because I'm overclocking to far, or if I have a virus.

My emps are also normal, below 30 most of the time.

im going to run a virus scan and ad-aware scan right now, but I hope its not the overclocking that is casuing this.

 

[phucng_10]

There's no need to run a Virus Scan or an Ad-Aware scan. You need to run Orthos. It seems like your system isn't stable.

 

[nerdygeek]

Just up the voltage a little

 

[Nagasama]

it is the overclocking, in a manner of speaking.
i dont think there is any way that cpu needs more voltage to overclock 170mhz...its your ram. i bet, hmmmm 90/10 odds. specs, please. cant tell anything else without your complete system specs (at least, the cpu, ram (speed, maker, model etc), motherboard, and maybe the graphics card and psu.

 

[Deadpixel]

it is the overclocking, in a manner of speaking.
i dont think there is any way that cpu needs more voltage to overclock 170mhz...its your ram. i bet, hmmmm 90/10 odds. specs, please. cant tell anything else without your complete system specs (at least, the cpu, ram (speed, maker, model etc), motherboard, and maybe the graphics card and psu.

P5NSLI

Regular PSU w/ case (upgrading to Seasonic soon)

Core 2 Duo E6420

Kingston PC 5400 (i think its underclocked) 2GB

 

[Nagasama]

5400 is ddr2 667
okay, so what speed is your ram running (mhz)?
i bet it isnt underclocked unless you did that inadvertently....but i could be wrong.
what speed does cpuz memory tab show you?

 

[Deadpixel]

5400 is ddr2 667
okay, so what speed is your ram running (mhz)?
i bet it isnt underclocked unless you did that inadvertently....but i could be wrong.
what speed does cpuz memory tab show you?

When ever I changed my FSB my memory would change. Right now, it says speed is

267.2

 

[Deadpixel]

it started to happen again, i just put everything back on stock speeds, and mem speeds.

 

[Nagasama]

sounds like some kind of file corruption, i dont know too much about that man. i just know overclocking and ram. it could be a ram problem...have you tried running memtest or orthos at stock speeds?
start with orthos, if it fails, run memtest. it could definitely still be a ram problem...but you are correct, your ram is underclocked.

 

[Deadpixel]

sounds like some kind of file corruption, i dont know too much about that man. i just know overclocking and ram. it could be a ram problem...have you tried running memtest or orthos at stock speeds?
start with orthos, if it fails, run memtest. it could definitely still be a ram problem...but you are correct, your ram is underclocked.

I ran orthos when I had it overclocked to 2.2GHz, and it ran fine. its prolly my ram b/c its the valueram crap?