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e6600 OC -- passed 12 hours on prime but BSOD on software installation

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As mentioned in title, my second PC passes 12 hours on prime but just gave me a BSOD on a simple software installation. Anyone have ideas on what the cause could be?

Some system info:

e6600 @ 3.2ghz (8 x 400FSB)
1.425 vcore in bios (1.384 in cpu-z)
1.4v on mobo (nForce 680i)

Thanks in advance.
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*ka24e*
What prime testing did you use? Small FFT's, Large FFT's or Blend?
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What prime testing did you use? Small FFT's, Large FFT's or Blend?
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I used small FFT's, the one testing "some RAM", but I also passed memtest for 12 hours.
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I'm not super familiar with Intel setups (someone correct me if I'm wrong) but if your passing small FFT and memtest, but still getting BSOD's, I would say you need a little more voltage on the chipset or north-bridge.

I would try bumping from 1.4 to 1.45 (or what ever the smallest jump is) and try to install whatever program you were installing.
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2thAche
Run blend for 6+ hours. It's probably your NB or RAM. Memtest is useless IMO.

Also run OCCT. More sensitive than Prime small FFTs and only takes an hour.
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