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System Name | Dire Wolf IV |
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Processor | Intel Core i9 14900K |
Motherboard | Asus ROG STRIX Z790-I GAMING WIFI |
Cooling | Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280 |
Memory | 2x24GB Corsair DDR5 6667 |
Video Card(s) | NVIDIA RTX4080 FE |
Storage | AORUS Gen4 7300 1TB + Western Digital SN750 500GB |
Display(s) | Alienware AW3423DWF (QD-OLED, 3440x1440, 165hz) |
Case | Corsair Airflow 2000D |
Power Supply | Corsair SF1000L |
Mouse | Razer Deathadder Essential |
Keyboard | Chuangquan CQ84 |
Software | Windows 11 Professional |
Hi guys,
I am running into an annoying issue with my Q9650 system. I can get the system stable at say, 4.1Ghz. By stable I mean it can pass 20 minutes worth of Linpack stress with all but 200MB of RAM utilized and then a couple of hours of Prime95 with massive RAM utilization. It can pass any number of MemTest rounds you can throw at it, as well.
The problem is that Mass Effect 2 just keeps CTDing on me. Since on lower clocks/stock it doesn't happen, the issue has something to do with the OC.
I am currently running 1.24vcore (But I've tried up to 1.3v and I get the same effect), 1.25 vtt, 2.2v on the DDR2 (Damned A-DATA RAM). The NB is getting 1.28v (And I've tried 1.3v as well), currently. Current FSB is 450, running a x9 multiplier for 4050Mhz. RAM is set at a rather horrible 5-6-6-21-2T at 900Mhz.
What am I doing wrong ? I have the nagging suspicion that the issue is caused by the FSB failing under serious load (For example when there are plenty of memory accesses and also CPU-GPU communications going on, and it glitches), hence the failure in a game, but not in synthetics (3DMark has no issues also, but it doesn't eat up as nearly as much memory as a game).
I'm gonna go and get a new set of RAM later today, because I am sick of those A-DATA sticks, and hope a good 1066Mhz set will help - If not, what should I do ? Crank up the NB voltage to 1.35v ? Throw in more VTT ? Is my chip at its FSB limit (Which would suck) ? Is the board running out of breath (I hope not, just bought it to improve my OCin' on this Q9650) ?
I am running into an annoying issue with my Q9650 system. I can get the system stable at say, 4.1Ghz. By stable I mean it can pass 20 minutes worth of Linpack stress with all but 200MB of RAM utilized and then a couple of hours of Prime95 with massive RAM utilization. It can pass any number of MemTest rounds you can throw at it, as well.
The problem is that Mass Effect 2 just keeps CTDing on me. Since on lower clocks/stock it doesn't happen, the issue has something to do with the OC.
I am currently running 1.24vcore (But I've tried up to 1.3v and I get the same effect), 1.25 vtt, 2.2v on the DDR2 (Damned A-DATA RAM). The NB is getting 1.28v (And I've tried 1.3v as well), currently. Current FSB is 450, running a x9 multiplier for 4050Mhz. RAM is set at a rather horrible 5-6-6-21-2T at 900Mhz.
What am I doing wrong ? I have the nagging suspicion that the issue is caused by the FSB failing under serious load (For example when there are plenty of memory accesses and also CPU-GPU communications going on, and it glitches), hence the failure in a game, but not in synthetics (3DMark has no issues also, but it doesn't eat up as nearly as much memory as a game).
I'm gonna go and get a new set of RAM later today, because I am sick of those A-DATA sticks, and hope a good 1066Mhz set will help - If not, what should I do ? Crank up the NB voltage to 1.35v ? Throw in more VTT ? Is my chip at its FSB limit (Which would suck) ? Is the board running out of breath (I hope not, just bought it to improve my OCin' on this Q9650) ?
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