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memtest is for DRAM, not your VGA RAM, i trust you know that? its not your system RAM that is the problem, if that was unstable you would be blue screening during 3dMark, this skipping is the core reaching slowdown threshold, with temps dancing around that level, hence the repetitive skipping - this will be removed with third party cooling. The stock cooling on the 6800GT is renound for its crappness, the stock HS also dries up on it, that wont help your temperatures now or in the long run. clock back if your not prepared to get third party cooling. OR try re-installing the AGP VIA for your mobo OR re-install/update your forceware drivers, the latest is 83.40, what i run on my GT. The skipping may also be down to peaking temps of your VGA RAM, that in my experience is dam sensitive to temp changes. Run the RAM on stock setting and CORE OC'd to see if it does it, if not, run vice versa to determine for sure whether it is your RAM or your CORE, you may just have a bad overclocker, it happens. Could it be your CPU even?, if its an AMD you have, turn off Cool 'n' Quiet. The most likely cause is temperature related, what other cooling do you have, a case fan? what is your case ventilation like?