Saturation Point?

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I have an IP35 Express MB, a 6750 Dual core, 2 Gb of PC-6400 ram and an 8800GTX. I clocked the FSB (Multiplier doesn't go above 8) and got the processor to 3.4GHZ with substantial gains in 3DMark 06. However, when I reached 3.5GHz, even though it was stable with a couple of voltage increases, my score was substantially lower.
I clocked back to 3.4GHz, thinking maybe that this was the sweet spot but cannot attain the high figures I previously attained. My high score was reduced by about 400 points. Anyone any ideas on this?
I also use ATI tool to overclock my graphics.
 
Could be that the CPU was getting warm and so thermal protection throttled it back. What are your temps like,a nd what are you using to measure them?
 
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