Phenom 9500 w/ MSI K9A2 Platinum

[KTE]

Don't really know, I can only speak on what we experience.
I have a problem where high MHz and overclock makes the VGA unstable, not load up of give BSoD's too. Even though the oc be Prime95 stable.

[Mathos]

Don't really know, I can only speak on what we experience.
I have a problem where high MHz and overclock makes the VGA unstable, not load up of give BSoD's too. Even though the oc be Prime95 stable.

See thats the thing I don't get with mine. I was completely stable at 2.7ghz 1.262v VID 1.248v actual on the cores 2.0ghz 1.1v VID on the NB. Then after upgrading from the 2600XT to the HD3870, suddenly I'd get a machine check BSOD in games like Civ IV with the graphics set to high on 1680x1050 res. I'd get graphic corruption, then either that machine check bsod, or I'd lose video and have to reset the computer twice. Some times when it would come back up after the first reset, the windows splash screen would be way dark and not load beyond that, but after a second reset it would be fine, until putting a heavy graphics load on it, and that continued to happen even with everything at stock. Now I'm back on the 2600XT with no problems at all, had to RMA the 3870.

The bad thing about the machine checks was it never mentioned the video card. It always listed Processor, Power supply, Memory, or system board, even though I knew for a fact that the bsod's didn't start till after putting the 3870 in. I probably could of got a dud vid card, but like I said, it still doesn't rule out a weak psu. Won't be able to fix that part till either my quarterly bonus from work, or the $110 in rebates comes back from Raidmax.

[Daveburt714]

Whats the stepping on that 60Ghz Phenom KTE!!

That is wierd man! You think it's a software problem? Seems like if it was an actual problem with the clocks it would have crashed long before that....