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Hi Built a system using a second hand motherboard but everything else new. Worked great for a week than on a reboot code 51 appeared which is something to do with memory but my Ram sticks are brand new. Took it to a store and they worked on it but no joy. CPU was reseated as well Is the...

Go for a ssd/hdd hybrid.. faster load times and they are pretty cheap

Any of the ROG boards that fit into that range. https://www.asus.com/ROG-Republic-Of-Gamers/Motherboards-Products/?_ga=2.149870070.1138379290.1520687320-1934842345.1519199438

this looks ok for the price http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/msi-z370-tomahawk-intel-motherboard,5411.html

Just made a breakthrough. I kept my 4.2ghz OC settings from when it used to be stable and just increased the BCLK to 100.5 and got a 1 hour bench with OCCT Can someone explain to me why a totally unstable system is restored by adjusting BCLK? Is this an indicator that something is failing ?

Hi Thanks for replying. OC stopped working about 12 months ago full system specs maximus iv gene-z/gen3 1 2500k sandy bridge factory 3.3hhz and turbo boost 3.7ghz Gtx 780 corsair 650w (new) 8g sniper DDR 3 2x ssd 2xhdd Peripherals,just mouse and keyboard. I stopped worrying about the BSOD...

i 2500k maximus gene iV z68 mobo GTX 780 One day my OC failed (4.8 ghz) and have not been able to keep even a mild OC stable anymore. Temps are good .All symptoms suggested a PSU problem so replaced that but no joy. Ram is ok with memtest and swapping sticks The cpu a i 2500k can run at...