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Illusion Of Progress · 05-30-09

Listen to some of the suggestions on here, (Re-format), sounds like a good idea..
There are tons of other things that could be the problem without jumping to the conclusion that your CPU is faulty.

AmgMake · 05-30-09

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Originally Posted by PwnageSoul

My main concern is choppiness. Everything's choppy including videos streaming on Youtube to video game camera panning, to menu screen animations.

I don't think that would be caused by faulty CPU, it would rather BSOD or restart etc. A few years back I had a virus that did exactly the same you are describing, so I would start by reinstalling Windows. Some viruses are really hard to remove completely...

dennyb · 05-30-09

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Originally Posted by PwnageSoul

Like I'm practically sure it's the CPU because the CPU's the only thing that I've been ****ing around with (OC). I don't have any artifacts with GPU. Like when I first got my cpu to 3.0 it almost never crashed and then the frequency of crashes increased over time and now when I try to OC back to 3.0, it almost immediately crashes (few minutes). However, now it only crashes once every two days or so now that it's back at clock speed. I may have installed the cooler or applied the thermal gel improperly. It's possible my ram may be faulty though. How do I test the ram?

My main concern is choppiness. Everything's choppy including videos streaming on Youtube to video game camera panning, to menu screen animations.

Not trying to be disrepectful or rude,but i don't think you have a sufficient knowedge of how to overclock a computer successfully. The guys here will go all out to help you if you will play along. Please enter your system specs so we know what we are dealing with. Then we can tell you what voltages to set and how to test

Kamikaze127 · 05-30-09

If the CPU is broken it won't POST.

Html33 · 05-30-09

For one i've never seen a Q6600 break. These are the clock masters. Do some of what the other members here have said, after all you came here for help and advice, dont turn it down.

I personally think it's RAM or PSU. Chances are it's PSU if it just happend. What brand is your PSU?

wheth4400 · 05-30-09

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Originally Posted by Kamikaze127

If the CPU is broken it won't POST.

Now that is what I am talking about...

A CPU rarely ever has any issues if it boots, it is more likely going to be the RAM that is causing your issue or SW corruption in windows.

Do the memtest first, make sure your ram passes atleast 3 passes before you say it is good,
and if it does pass all three rounds time to reformat and reinstall windows

MintMouse · 05-30-09

If you want to test the CPU then shove a different one in your comp, if the problems stop then you're right, if they don't - you're wrong.

PwnageSoul · 05-31-09

Nah I made it unlinked, so the RAM fsb stays the same while the CPU fsb goes up. Anyway, how do I test the ram hardware just in case?

MadCatMk2 · 05-31-09

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Originally Posted by PwnageSoul

Nah I made it unlinked, so the RAM fsb stays the same while the CPU fsb goes up. Anyway, how do I test the ram hardware just in case?

CPU =/= RAM =/= FSB

You can test for stability using Linx.

I suspect some software issue though.

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