Prime95 problem

I built a new computer recently, and I was thinking of overclocking it. I'm a total beginner though.

Specs are:
i7 920
asrock x58 extreme
ocz 6gb gold ddr3 1600

I have been trying to test the stability of my system before trying to overclock it. Using Prime95, I can run one hour on the small ffts before I stop it, but when I try to run the blend test, half of the workers encounter errors due to hardware failure within 10 seconds and just stops the test. All my BIOS settings are at default. I have been playing a few games and nothing really goes wrong when I play however. So..., any ideas?

I have the EXACT same problem with the EXACT same specs. I honestly believe it may be the OCZ Ram refusing to play nicely with the MB. For some reason the memory will not get stable no matter what settings are used.

I RMA'ed the RAM and have ordered some G.Skill 1600 instead. It should be in tomorrow so I'll give it a try and let you know the results.

Did you make sure your ram is getting enough volts? Sometimes you have to manually increase the voltage for what they were designed for. (1.65) What is the ram divider set to? What does it say it's running at in bios? You could be having problems if your ram is running above spec.

I'd also be looking at ram voltage, when I built my new rig a week ago, I noticed that my ram was running at only 1.5V when its rated at 1.6V. Im also using OCZ ram.

I'd also suggest manualy setting the latency timings, could help with stability.

Just to update, I replaced the OCZ RAM today w/ G.Skill 1600 and EVERYTHING is stable. Passed Prime95 for several hours (as opposed to failing w/in seconds w/ the OCZ) and I think that the RAM was 100% the problem bc it doesn't get stable w/ this board.

Good work mate.
But did you check the RAM voltage before replacing? Default I beleive is 1.5 and posts above indicate it should be at 1.6V, which will cause instability with memory if not changed.

Glad to hear it's resolved though