i think it must be my drive as it is still not burnning at those speeds.i will post the logs for the 6x and 8x if you could have a look for me that would be great thanks.
this is for the 8x
I 11:31:22 ImgBurn Version 2.5.5.0 started!
I 11:31:22 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition (6.0, Build 6000)
I 11:31:22 Total Physical Memory: 2,094,656 KB - Available: 933,084 KB
W 11:31:22 Duplex Secure's SPTD driver can have a detrimental effect on drive performance.
I 11:31:22 Initialising SPTI...
I 11:31:22 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...
I 11:31:22 -> Drive 1 - Info: HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDRH20N 0D04 (E:) (ATA)
I 11:31:22 -> Drive 2 - Info: ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ ÿÿÿÿ (F:) (ATA)
I 11:31:22 -> Drive 3 - Info: DWHQNEV XUJC9M7CLA 1.04 (L:) (SCSI)
I 11:31:22 -> Drive 4 - Info: DWHQNEV XUJC9M7CLA 1.04 (M:) (SCSI)
I 11:31:22 Found 1 DVD-ROM, 1 DVD±RW and 2 BD-ROMs!
I 11:32:39 Operation Started!
I 11:32:39 Source File: C:\Users\Sam\Desktop\Downloads\crysis 2\New Folder\MVc2.dvd
I 11:32:39 Source File Sectors: 3,827,488 (MODE1/2048)
I 11:32:39 Source File Size: 7,838,695,424 bytes
I 11:32:39 Source File Volume Identifier: DVD_ROM
I 11:32:39 Source File Volume Set Identifier: d0a44000MS UDFBridge
I 11:32:39 Source File Application Identifier: CDIMAGE 2.45 (12/06/2000 TM)
I 11:32:39 Source File Implementation Identifier: Microsoft CDIMAGE UDF
I 11:32:39 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.50)
I 11:32:39 Destination Device: [2:0:0] ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ ÿÿÿÿ (F:) (ATA)
I 11:32:39 Destination Media Type: DVD+R DL (Disc ID: MKM-003-00) (Speeds: 4x, 6x, 8x)
I 11:32:39 Destination Media Sectors: 4,173,824
I 11:32:39 Write Mode: DVD
I 11:32:39 Write Type: DAO
I 11:32:39 Write Speed: 8x
I 11:32:39 Link Size: Auto
I 11:32:39 Lock Volume: Yes
I 11:32:39 Test Mode: No
I 11:32:39 OPC: No
I 11:32:39 BURN-Proof: Enabled
I 11:32:39 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 11,080 KB/s (8x)
I 11:32:39 Optimal L0 Data Zone Capacity: 1,913,760
I 11:32:39 Optimal L0 Data Zone Method: Copied From Original Disc
I 11:33:00 Set L0 Data Zone Capacity Succeeded!
I 11:33:00 Filling Buffer... (40 MB)
I 11:33:01 Writing LeadIn...
I 11:40:08 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 3827487)
I 11:40:08 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 3827487)
I 11:40:08 Writing Layer 0... (LBA: 0 - 1913759)
W 11:46:38 Failed to Write Sectors 296512 - 296543 - Reason: Write Error
W 11:46:38 Retrying (1 of 20)...
W 11:46:38 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 11:46:38 Retrying (2 of 20)...
W 11:46:38 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 11:46:38 Retrying (3 of 20)...
W 11:46:38 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 11:46:38 Retrying (4 of 20)...
W 11:46:38 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 11:46:38 Retrying (5 of 20)...
W 11:46:38 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 11:46:38 Retrying (6 of 20)...
W 11:46:38 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 11:46:38 Retrying (7 of 20)...
W 11:46:38 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 11:46:38 Retrying (8 of 20)...
W 11:46:38 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 11:46:38 Retrying (9 of 20)...
W 11:46:38 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 11:46:38 Retrying (10 of 20)...
W 11:46:38 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 11:46:38 Retrying (11 of 20)...
W 11:46:38 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 11:46:38 Retrying (12 of 20)...
W 11:46:38 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
and this is for the 6x
I 16:46:45 ImgBurn Version 2.5.5.0 started!
I 16:46:45 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition (6.0, Build 6000)
I 16:46:45 Total Physical Memory: 2,094,656 KB - Available: 951,524 KB
W 16:46:45 Duplex Secure's SPTD driver can have a detrimental effect on drive performance.
I 16:46:45 Initialising SPTI...
I 16:46:45 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...
I 16:46:45 -> Drive 1 - Info: HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDRH20N 0D04 (E:) (ATA)
I 16:46:45 -> Drive 2 - Info: TSSTcorp DVD+-RW TS-H653B D400 (F:) (ATA)
I 16:46:45 -> Drive 3 - Info: DWHQNEV XUJC9M7CLA 1.04 (L:) (SCSI)
I 16:46:45 -> Drive 4 - Info: DWHQNEV XUJC9M7CLA 1.04 (M:) (SCSI)
I 16:46:45 Found 1 DVD-ROM, 1 DVD±RW and 2 BD-ROMs!
I 16:51:08 Operation Started!
I 16:51:08 Source File: C:\Users\Sam\Desktop\Downloads\crysis 2\New Folder\MVc2.dvd
I 16:51:08 Source File Sectors: 3,827,488 (MODE1/2048)
I 16:51:08 Source File Size: 7,838,695,424 bytes
I 16:51:08 Source File Volume Identifier: DVD_ROM
I 16:51:08 Source File Volume Set Identifier: d0a44000MS UDFBridge
I 16:51:08 Source File Application Identifier: CDIMAGE 2.45 (12/06/2000 TM)
I 16:51:08 Source File Implementation Identifier: Microsoft CDIMAGE UDF
I 16:51:08 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.50)
I 16:51:08 Destination Device: [2:0:0] TSSTcorp DVD+-RW TS-H653B D400 (F:) (ATA)
I 16:51:08 Destination Media Type: DVD+R DL (Disc ID: MKM-003-00) (Speeds: 4x, 6x, 8x)
I 16:51:08 Destination Media Sectors: 4,173,824
I 16:51:08 Write Mode: DVD
I 16:51:08 Write Type: DAO
I 16:51:08 Write Speed: 6x
I 16:51:08 Link Size: Auto
I 16:51:08 Lock Volume: Yes
I 16:51:08 Test Mode: No
I 16:51:08 OPC: No
I 16:51:08 BURN-Proof: Enabled
I 16:51:10 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 8,310 KB/s (6x)
I 16:51:10 Book Type Setting: DVD-ROM
I 16:51:10 Optimal L0 Data Zone Capacity: 1,913,760
I 16:51:10 Optimal L0 Data Zone Method: Copied From Original Disc
I 16:51:59 Set L0 Data Zone Capacity Succeeded!
I 16:51:59 Filling Buffer... (40 MB)
I 16:52:00 Writing LeadIn...
I 16:52:02 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 3827487)
I 16:52:02 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 3827487)
I 16:52:02 Writing Layer 0... (LBA: 0 - 1913759)
W 16:53:22 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 239104)
W 16:53:45 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level...
I 16:53:46 Writing Sectors...
I 17:00:50 Writing Layer 1... (LBA: 1913760 - 3827487)
W 17:10:25 Failed to Write Sectors 3801632 - 3801663 - Reason: Write Error
W 17:10:25 Retrying (1 of 20)...
W 17:10:25 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 17:10:25 Retrying (2 of 20)...
W 17:10:25 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 17:10:25 Retrying (3 of 20)...
W 17:10:25 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 17:10:25 Retrying (4 of 20)...
W 17:10:25 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 17:10:25 Retrying (5 of 20)...
W 17:10:25 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 17:10:25 Retrying (6 of 20)...
W 17:10:25 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 17:10:25 Retrying (7 of 20)...
W 17:10:25 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 17:10:25 Retrying (8 of 20)...
W 17:10:25 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write
W 17:10:25 Retrying (9 of 20)...