No luck.  I'm up against the same wall even with only 1 core and 1 thread running using MsConfig and using 1600MHz RAM.  Huh.  Well, I will bench it around the 160MHz base clock region and see if I can pick up a few more spots.

what are your timings for the ram set at now?
nvm, got it.
YOU
CPU Arch : 1 CPU - 4 Cores - 8 Threads
CPU PSN : Intel Core i7 CPU Q 720 @ 1.60GHz
CPU EXT : MMX, SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2), EM64T, VT-x
CPUID : 6.E.5 / Extended : 6.1E
CPU Cache : L1 : 4 x 32 / 4 x 32 KB - L2 : 4 x 256 KB
CPU Cache : L3 : 6144 KB
Core : Clarksfield (45 nm) / Stepping : B1
Freq : 3378.25 MHz (160.87 * 21)

MB Brand : PEGATRON CORPORATION
MB Model : G60JX
NB : Intel DMI Host Bridge rev 11
SB : Intel HM55 rev 06
GPU Type : NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M
GPU Clocks : Core 600 MHz / RAM 2000 MHz
DirectX Version : 11.0
RAM : 8192 MB DDR3 Dual Channel
RAM Speed : 804.3 MHz (2:10) @ 9-9-9-24
Slot 1 : 2048MB (10700)
Slot 1 Manufacturer : Kingston
Slot 2 : 2048MB (10700)
Slot 2 Manufacturer : Kingston
Slot 3 : 2048MB (10700)
Slot 3 Manufacturer : Kingston
Slot 4 : 2048MB (10700)
Slot 4 Manufacturer : Kingston

 
ME
CPU Arch : 1 CPU - 4 Cores - 8 Threads

CPU PSN : Intel Core i7 CPU Q 720 @ 1.60GHz
CPU EXT : MMX, SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2), EM64T, VT-x
CPUID : 6.E.5 / Extended : 6.1E
CPU Cache : L1 : 4 x 32 / 4 x 32 KB - L2 : 4 x 256 KB
CPU Cache : L3 : 6144 KB
Core : Clarksfield (45 nm) / Stepping : B1
Freq : 3420.51 MHz (162.88 * 21)

MB Brand : Asus
MB Model : G73Jh
NB : Intel DMI Host Bridge rev 11
SB : Intel HM55 rev 06
GPU Type : ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870
DirectX Version : 11.0
RAM : 8192 MB DDR3 Dual Channel
RAM Speed : 814.4 MHz (2:10) @ 9-10-10-25
Slot 1 : 2048MB (10700)
Slot 1 Manufacturer : Kingston
Slot 2 : 2048MB (10700)
Slot 2 Manufacturer : Kingston
Slot 3 : 2048MB (10700)
Slot 3 Manufacturer : Kingston
Slot 4 : 2048MB (10700)
Slot 4 Manufacturer : Kingston

I don't know.  The thing has a mind of its own.  Now it isn't even stable at what it could do before without the added voltage.
 
This laptop skunks me over and over again.  Sometimes it will do this, and I will go away for half a day and then come back and all the sudden it overclocks like crazy.

John, I can see his pics.
 
nvm, I see you found the issue.

Q56_Monster

John, I can see his pics.

nvm, I see you found the issue.

yeah, i was a bit hasty in that reply

ty_ger07

I don't know.  The thing has a mind of its own.  Now it isn't even stable at what it could do before without the added voltage.

This laptop skunks me over and over again.  Sometimes it will do this, and I will go away for half a day and then come back and all the sudden it overclocks like crazy.

so turn it off...let sit for a few minutes...then cut it back on.
jump to 150. then work your way up..2 mhz at a time...which im sure your already doing....
 
 
i just got mine back right now and it went up to 165, but froze right there.

Finally got my top 1000 achievement took forever...
Oct 22, 2010: You gained a new achievement: Reach top-1000 of Overclockers League - source - archive.

Congratz! Good job!

Ok, since i have so many different bench OSs (6 to be exact), i wanna ask this before i install a bajillion on my system. What are the best OSs for what benches?
 
I assume XP or Server 2k3 for 2D. What about 3D benches though.
 
BTW, if you guys don't have em, or didn't know about them, this is where i got all my bench OSs: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=246346

XP for 2d and 01/03/AM 3 <-- I think anyways
7 for 3d

Halo_003

XP for 2d and 01/03/AM 3 <-- I think anyways
7 for 3d

And '06 for XP.
 
(coming from a noob [I could be wrong])