Quote Originally Posted by Sangrak View Post
Most likely your cpu is holding you back. With my Q9450, I couldn't get it to Prime stable over 1710.

My Q9450 has a VID of 1.15, so I thought I had a good one, but never could get it to go any higher than that. Once I moved to a Q9650, I got it past 1710 with little difficulty. The voltage on my Q9650 is much higher, though.
I thought I was stable with 8-8-8-22 @ 1702, but last night Prime95 failed after 59mins on one core only. That was a major disappointment, I don't think I want 8GB if I have to run at less than 1702. Trying a few more tweaks tRRD 1 maybe 1.96 volts for example to see if I can get it 100% stable @ 1702. If not I may return it or go to a new CPU...grrr more $$$ on this rig. Oh the joy's of overclocking.