Performance power management features freezing system.

Hello everyone. I have a very interesting problem with my PC running Windows7 that I have never had before. Begining yesterday afternoon, my PC will randomly freeze whenever I use any intensive programs. No blue screen, no auto-restart, or anything of this nature. When I press ctrl+alt+delete nothing happens.

In my event logs, the following error is listed for every processor:

Performance power management features on processor 1 in group 0 are disabled due to a firmware problem. Check with the computer manufacturer for updated firmware.



I have done extensive searching online for a solution and have yet to find any. Hell, I even called the IT staff for the first time to ask them and they have no idea... I have messed with the Intel Speed Step in Bios, the power options in the control panel, and my CPU temps are in the low 30s and high 40s under heavy loads.


My system specs are:
Intel i7 920
EVGA x58 SLI
EXGA 295GTX
6gig DDR3
HAF932 case /w the V10 heatsink


If anyone knows of any solution or where I can find one, I would really appreciate it. As a GFX designer, I really need my PC to preform and as it stands now, it is basically unusable.

Thanks again,

Wes

yup and I tried testing the ram aswell....

Is there any way to completely turn off any Windows Power Management functions in Windows7?

Not a problem! any other ideas anybody?