My cpu overclock is no longer stable

[stoggs1]

Hey guys,

So I am having an issue with my cpu overclock, for some reason it is no longer stable. I built my pc about a year ago and set my system to auto overclock my cpu and it set my 2600k to 4.3 ghz. I ran several test and everything was good.

However my pc started acting up a couple of weeks ago. I would get blue screens and random game crashes. I disabled the overclock and set everything to default and my system has been fine, but I would like to get my overclock back. So what would cause my overclock to become unstable all of a sudden? Is this a sign of failing hardware or something else?

My main specs are an I7 2600k, asus p8p67 deluxe, gtx 1070 and an 800 watt psu.

Thanks.

 

[eidairaman1]

Could be memory, board, psu, cpu...

What are your temperatures, what bsods were you getting?

 

[oxrufiioxo]

By using auto OC setting you likely degraded your chip due to too high a voltage.

 

[stoggs1]

Could be memory, board, psu, cpu...

What are your temperatures, what bsods were you getting?

0x0000004e, 0x0000001a and 0x0000000a are the 3 error codes i retrieved from blue screen viewer. It also has a couple of memory erros. I have ran memtest several times and it has passed everytime, but I may get a replacement kit in the near future.

 

[eidairaman1]

0x0000004e, 0x0000001a and 0x0000000a are the 3 error codes i retrieved from blue screen viewer. It also has a couple of memory erros. I have ran memtest several times and it has passed everytime, but I may get a replacement kit in the near future.

Troubleshooting Windows STOP Messages

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0x0000004e, 0x0000001a and 0x0000000a are the 3 error codes i retrieved from blue screen viewer. It also has a couple of memory erros. I have ran memtest several times and it has passed everytime, but I may get a replacement kit in the near future.

The first 2 certainly point at memory.

Check the built in event viewer and see if you can see anything right before it crashed

Blue screen of death (STOP error) information in dump files.

Displays information about blue screen crashes occured on your system. (MiniDump Reader)

www.nirsoft.net

 

[JackCarver]

Could be degredation like oxrufiioxo said. If so you need higher VCore voltage to get stable again.

 

[hat]

The OverClockers BSOD code list

BSOD codes for overclocking BSOD Codes for i7 x58 chipset 0x101 = increase vcore 0x124 = increase/decrease QPI/VTT first, if not increase/decrease vcore...have to test to see which one it is 0x0A = unstable RAM/IMC, increase QPI first, if that doesn't work increase vcore 0x1A = Memory management...

www.overclock.net

Could be memory controller, the memory itself, or the vcore now being too low...

 

[cucker tarlson]

could be anything,but I have experienced some degradation on my 2500k
it was running 5050MHz though,on air.

 

[Ruru]

My guess would be also degradation because of the auto volts. NEVER EVER use those damn auto-OC features just because of that.. :|

Also, Sandy Bridge overclocking just starts at 4.5GHz.

 

[stoggs1]

My guess would be also degradation because of the auto volts. NEVER EVER use those damn auto-OC features just because of that.. :|

Also, Sandy Bridge overclocking just starts at 4.5GHz.

Ok can you guide me with overclocking manually? I have attempted it myself but Im not very good at it and I seem to make things worse. I would check the event viewer but I havent had a bsod in sometime now since I have been running everything at stock for the past few weeks.

 

[Ruru]

Ok can you guide me with overclocking manually? I have attempted it myself but Im not very good at it and I seem to make things worse. I would check the event viewer but I havent had a bsod in sometime now since I have been running everything at stock for the past few weeks.

I have to admit that it's been a long time since I've played around with Sandy Bridge, I don't remember almost anything how to OC this platform so I need to learn it again.

I'm sure that someone else knows better.

 

[JackCarver]

According to your system specs you have the ASUS P8P67 Deluxe. First I would check the VCore with CPU-Z in idle and under load. VCore in idle should be higher than under load. After that set your VCore in BIOS to manual mode and set the VCore to the value you get from CPU-Z in idle. Check again with CPU-Z the voltages idle and load and if there is a huge drop from idle to load you can adjust it in BIOS with the option Loadline Calibration. Choose a value starting from value „regular“ that you get nearly the same VCore in idle as under load. Then it‘s time to test oc. Raise frequency and check if it is stable, if not then raise VCore a little till you get stable and so on. Raise also CPU Current Capability to 140% that CPU can draw more power.

Edit:
Also set long duration Power Limit and short duration power limit to max, max value should be 255 or 256.

 

[Vayra86]

7 years is kinda the golden number for electronics in my book. Pump more voltage through and you can extend the life a bit. Then start saving.

 

[JackCarver]

To test how far you can oc I would definitely use manual VCore first. After you know what your needed VCore is, for example to get 4.300 MHz stable, you can switch to offset mode afterwards.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Heres a good basic sort of guide but it explains a lot of the changes you'll need to make within the bios.

Vcore varies from chip to chip so 1.38v for my 2500k@4.9Ghz might take you 1.40v

if youre using the stock intel cooler, you'll want to throw that away and get yourself like a coolermaster Hyper 212 or a Snowman T4 or T6 from aliexpress if youre willing to deal with the shipping from China. (search on youtube for Snowman CPU coolers) Reviews have been extremely positive as far as i have seen and they are damn cheap compared to the bigger more well known brands that charge almost 2-3x more for their products.

This post here can kind of be an outline for a lot of the tweaking, especially when it comes to limits on voltages and temperatures. You can use it to cross reference my first link against this one but for Sandy Bridge. Keep it under 1.40v as much as possible on the vcore.

SB was super easy to OC - I had my 2500k at 4.9Ghz within hours of building it.

 

[lexluthermiester]

The first 2 certainly point at memory.

Or the memory controller.

My main specs are an I7 2600k, asus p8p67 deluxe, gtx 1070 and an 800 watt psu.

Help us out with the specs of your OC. What are your voltage settings for your CPU, RAM and whathaveyou. These would be helpful.

 

[khinh]

no one said anything about overheating? the component he have is decent just wonder the cooler he have

 

[stoggs1]

I have a thermalright 5 heatpipe tower style heatsink with an 140 mm fan.

I will have to check my voltages and get back to you guys.

And the auto oc would set my ram to 1680 mghZ. I tried to push it higher but when I did my system wouldn't even boot.

I also had my ram at 1600 mghZ which was more stable but for aome reason I can't set it back to that speed.

 

[eidairaman1]

I have a thermalright 5 heatpipe tower style heatsink with an 140 mm fan.

I will have to check my voltages and get back to you guys.

And the auto oc would set my ram to 1680 mghZ. I tried to push it higher but when I did my system wouldn't even boot.

I also had my ram at 1600 mghZ which was more stable but for aome reason I can't set it back to that speed.

Thats fine for you considering I use a Scythe Ashura with the fx 8350 at 5.0G.

Have you pulled the cpu to verify any damaged/burnt pins, have you replaced the cmos battery?

 

[JackCarver]

Disable your auto oc and do it manually. Do it first only with cpu to see how far you can push it and leave RAM with default settings. If you have your cpu stable then you can push your RAM higher. Watch always temperatures and VCore when you do stress tests with Prime95 or similar.

 

[khinh]

you need apply manual overlock forget auto oc and leave your ram to stock speed, sometimes your xmp profile is enables if can disable it, the overclock cpu carry overlock ram frequency as well. hope this help.

 

[stoggs1]

Disable your auto oc and do it manually. Do it first only with cpu to see how far you can push it and leave RAM with default settings. If you have your cpu stable then you can push your RAM higher. Watch always temperatures and VCore when you do stress tests with Prime95 or similar.

I have tried to in the past and wasn't successful, can you help or point me to a guide?

 

[FreedomEclipse]

can you help or point me to a guide?

Hello???

Heres a good basic sort of guide but it explains a lot of the changes you'll need to make within the bios.

Vcore varies from chip to chip so 1.38v for my 2500k@4.9Ghz might take you 1.40v

if youre using the stock intel cooler, you'll want to throw that away and get yourself like a coolermaster Hyper 212 or a Snowman T4 or T6 from aliexpress if youre willing to deal with the shipping from China. (search on youtube for Snowman CPU coolers) Reviews have been extremely positive as far as i have seen and they are damn cheap compared to the bigger more well known brands that charge almost 2-3x more for their products.

This post here can kind of be an outline for a lot of the tweaking, especially when it comes to limits on voltages and temperatures. You can use it to cross reference my first link against this one but for Sandy Bridge. Keep it under 1.40v as much as possible on the vcore.

SB was super easy to OC - I had my 2500k at 4.9Ghz within hours of building it.

 

[stoggs1]

Hello???

I apologise, I didn't see your full reply since I'm on mobile.

I will try what you suggested when I have some free time. For now I am going to leave everything at stock but I plan to overclock sometime in the future.

 

[khinh]

Run everything at stock until your computer boot up stable everytime consistently for about a month or longer. best to leave the overclocking, this is my best advice to you so you can maintain the system with longer running lifespan.

Apply this when overclocking
Disable your auto oc and do it manually. Do it first only with cpu to see how far you can push it and leave RAM with default settings. If you have your cpu stable then you can push your RAM higher. Watch always temperatures there should a limit best to not go over 70- 80c if it run consistent over 50 or just 60 above then leave it, and of course lower the temp the better it is and VCore when you do stress tests with Prime95 or Aida64. so temp if the system run on full load and struggle with it, best to get it lower temp even the overclock is not 4.3.
And remember stress test everytime you apply a new overclock.