Quote Originally Posted by flexy View Post
Add: forget *bootable* DOS memtest. Its really only good for checking whether ram is defective.
Sorry but that's BS... I've been using Memtest Boot-CDs for a long time now, as does the company I currently work for.
Works a treat, after 2-3 passes you can be sure it's not your mem holding u back.

Anyway, for 8GB of ram you might need to increase NB Voltage to higher levels and/or tune NB GTL differently.