975x PUE & Overclocking Help

Hey guys,
I have an Intel core 2 duo 6600, MSI 975x PUE mobo, 4gb ddr 2 corsair ram. I followed the several guides on overclocking, and currently have my CPU FSB at 333, the CPU Voltage is set at auto (according to PC Wizard 2008 it's running at 1.28V), my ram multiplier is at 1:1, ram voltage is at 2.1, ram timings at 4-4-4-12 Everything so far seems stable, idle temps are in the mid 30's (celcius), however i have one problem, When i restart my PC, the computer does not post, my screen just stays black. I have to reset it again for the bios to post and the computer to boot. Anyone know what causes this and how I can resolve it? I appreciate any help!

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First of, PSU corsair VX 550, cracking PSU and single rail. Would say mid budget range.....
Did you set PCI express timings to 100 instead of Auto?
Disabled spread spectrum
Also, disable SPD and maually set to 5-5-5-15
memory voltage as per manufacturers website
Do not up voltage of cpu to start with......
And lastly.......... was system stable before you started OC work?
I researched my PSU and found nothing but great reviews, it's basically the same PSU as the OCZ GameXtream 700W PSU.
PCI Express frequency is on 100
Spread Spectrum is Disabled
Memory Timings are already manually set at 5-5-5-12 as per the manufacturer (I also tried 15 but no change)
Memory voltage is at 1.9 per the manufacturer
CPU Voltage is set on Auto since upping the voltage made no change.
My System is completely stable on default settings, and its' completely stable when overclocked to 3ghz, however when i restart the computer it will not do a warm boot, I have to hit the reset button. It's more of an annoyance then anything.
Right now I have my CPU running at 2.84 and memory at 667 w/multiplier on 1.25 and my computer will do a Warm boot Just fine. I'd really like to keep it at 3ghz though.

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