conclusion
since the changing of the voltage to the CPU from 1.15v to 1.34v (+.215v), i have not received a hardware error BSOD. Before changing the voltage, I couldn't launch Prime 95(
http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=205) without getting a BSOD as soon as the application performed its self test.
Now, after the change, I can run benchmark test, and also a stress test.
For the future system builders who read this blog, or the general knowledge seeker, I will summarize the steps I took to get the components listed previously in this thread to "play well" together.
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1.installed Vista Home Premium 64bit, updated the bios for my motherboard with the update utility for the Biostar TA790GX A2+, then reinstalled windows (windows didn't like the bios update, so i just reinstalled windows)
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2. next I updated any driver I could think of, in this order
a)ATI GPU drivers for my Raedon HD 4670
b) NIC and sound drivers from Realtek site
c) chipset and and any non-NIC, non-display, non-sound drivers from Biostar(NOTE: the Biostar DRivers weren't used for the NIC and sound, because they were older versions at the time)
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3. changed the voltage to the CPU from 1.15v to 1.34v (i can't take credit for this idea, i found the suggestion here.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...=False&VendorMark=&Keywords=(keywords)&Page=2)
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I have received 1 BSOD since the voltage change and it was due to my ATI display driver, but since I removed my readyboost usb stick, and haven't gotten another. I also updated the driver with a hotfix that I have come to realize doesn't apply to my card.(I need to be a better reader
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