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January 30, 2014 4:56:01 PM

Basically i wanna ask if my game freezing/crashing could only be result of an unstable overclock. It has been happening hours after I've been playing. I'm using integrated graphics as well. Could this be my GPU crashing? Do i have other options to fix this issue other than lowering my clock speed?
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Jake

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January 30, 2014 5:09:05 PM

Yes an unstable clock could be your issues. Did you test your OC with Prime95?

Integrated graphics could also be the issue. FC3 requires a dedicated GPU to play (specifically a 880GTX or greater GPU).
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January 30, 2014 6:08:11 PM

I only ran Prime95 for about 3 hours, but had no errors in that time. My integrated graphics are actually pretty decent too. It is a Radeon HD 7540d. Game debate says my integrated graphics beat out the minimum requirements(Geforce 8600 GT) by about 75%. Not bad for integrated graphics even though that card is extremely old and honestly trash. I do have to run the game on low settings which is not ideal, but it's temporary until i can save a little and pick up a decent card. I'll prolly pick up something a little older like a radeon 5770 for $50-70. Real cheap for performance comparable to modern cards going for $200.
Anyway, You think i'll definitely have to lower my clock?
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January 31, 2014 3:33:35 AM

Jake_Green said:
I only ran Prime95 for about 3 hours, but had no errors in that time. My integrated graphics are actually pretty decent too. It is a Radeon HD 7540d. Game debate says my integrated graphics beat out the minimum requirements(Geforce 8600 GT) by about 75%. Not bad for integrated graphics even though that card is extremely old and honestly trash. I do have to run the game on low settings which is not ideal, but it's temporary until i can save a little and pick up a decent card. I'll prolly pick up something a little older like a radeon 5770 for $50-70. Real cheap for performance comparable to modern cards going for $200.
Anyway, You think i'll definitely have to lower my clock?


You may not need to lower the clock just yet. What are your CPU temps at idle and under load?

And I think you are a being a little generous with your optimism with the 5770. The 5770 is just a tad bit weaker than a 7770. A $200 would be a 660 GTX or a 7870 HD and they probably have double the power a a 7770 HD. A very big difference in performance. But the 5770 would be a nice jump from integrated graphics.

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February 1, 2014 2:44:07 AM

Yeah. Optimism's a good thing though. :p . I actually found a XFX 7770 black edition for about $40 on ebay and might scoop that. My temps are really low. 32C idle. 44C under 100% load running prime. I'd honestly like to get my clocks higher than they are. I'm only at 4.2 right now(lowered from 4.55 since i had some crashing) and my voltage is at 1.449V which seems high to me for such a low clock. Can i raise the Voltage even higher to gain stability at higher clock speeds? Can i hurt my processor if the voltage is raised too high or will it just affect my temps?
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February 1, 2014 6:59:34 AM

Increasing voltage can help with stability but over volting can damage a CPU. One thing you need to understand is each chip is different. A little luck is needed when overclocking to achieve high clocks. Some chips just hit a certain point and no matter what you do, you've hit the max OC for that CPU.

What CPU do you have again?
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February 1, 2014 8:58:35 AM

I have an A6 5400k. Google doesn't have much on overclocking this specific processor, but CPUBoss.com says 4.2 is a definite and it can go higher and i think i read on a forum that someone hit 4.8 stable. I'm hoping i can get mine a little higher. You think it would be unwise to rise the volatage a bit more and try to rise the multiplier back up?
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February 1, 2014 9:09:11 AM

The way you overclock is by raising the multiplier until you hit crashes when testing. Then you raise v-core a little. Test again. If stable, increase clock. Then the process repeats.

I do think it's unwise to press the CPU that high simply because of the small return you'll get from OC it.
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February 1, 2014 10:37:26 AM

Yeah alright. CPU is pretty quick anyway. I really just need to pick up a video card. Thanks for your advice man. Appreciate it. (:
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