Also, here's something odd to throw out to you guys. This cpu, for some reason, doesn't like it's default multiplier (12x) at these higher frequencies. It requires much more voltage at 12x to run any kind of bench. On the other hand, 11x seems to be much more of a "sweet spot" @ 3.0+Ghz for the chip. It seems to run more smooth and with less heat and vcore than both 12x and 10x.