Got a new Phenom 9600 BE and can get it to run at 2.6GHz

Good luck on that, 3GHz is gonna be tough.

was able to hit 3.0GHz to get into Vista and take a screen shot before I had a BSOD about the secondary CPU. I was able to get 2.9GHz with 1.2875v but the third core failed to be stable and 4hours after raising the VID again I decieded to go back to 2.8GHz to burn in more sence there is where I think I need to be right now.

That's an excellent OC, considering it's a Phenom B2. Could you run 3dmark06 for stock settings and then OCed settings?

Quick question, do you have Cool and Quiet disabled in Bios, and do you have spread spectrum disabled in bios? I noticed the odd clock speed, that usually points to spread spectrum. Disabling them both usually nets more stability at lower voltage.

well I had to go back to 2.8GHz sence at 2.9GHz I think I was running into a problem with keeping my system up when I was playing Dawn of War. Where I got an error on the secondary CPU core clock. "A clock interrupt was not received on a secondary processor within an allocated time"
Error 0x101

I do have a 600 Watt rosewill PSU powering an 8800 Ultra as well. So when I get money I'm going to get a 800 Watt PSU.

I returned the CPU to the reseller and got mine in 5 days from the time I shiped it out.

temps at 2.9GHz load was at 41c with the tunic tower. I'm thinking of lapping my CPU and heatsink so I can hoppfully get to 3.4GHz.

2.9GHz benchmark link. http://service.futuremark.com/...8 [...] ultType=14

I don't really know where to find spread spectrum but Cool n' Quiet is disabled.

on Ebay some one claims to get 3.2GHz out of his Phenom and is for sale. Every CPU is different.

it is disabled. I think it happens to be that my PSU is out of juice to get 2.9GHz stable under stress. I can boot to Vista to but trying to get into Vista the status bar goes across the screen but no hard drive movement.