Problem with OCing and Random BSOD!!

KrAzZiiHaMzZii · Mar 25, 2014

Well I'll start by putting my specs on here i have:

Asus z87 Sabertooth Motherboard
Intel i7 4770k Processor
Samsung 840 256gig SSD
Seagate 2TB HDD
Silencer Mk II 750W PSU
EVGA GTX 780 (Main GPU)
EVGA GTX 570 (Phyx GPU)

Now my first problem is that everytime i try to OC it starts off with a BSOD and then restarts perfectly fine... but after awhile it goes back to BSOD again. I did not manually OC it, i just went to the BIOS and clicked on "Performance".

Second problem is that my motherboard has loose capacitors and one of them is bent... don't ask how it happen i just recently noticed it myself lol.

Third problem is with BF4, today when i was playing BF4 it just went straight to BSOD and it said "Uncorrectable Hardware Error". Any idea what that was all about?

gamerguy319 · Mar 25, 2014

It sounds like it is a motherboard. What type of frequency is the CPU running at and what is the Vcore?

JimF_35 · Mar 25, 2014

If you have bad capacitors on your motherboard then this could be your problem if they are used by the Voltage Regulation Module (VRM) because you need good clean voltage when over clocking to maintain your CPUs stability. You could try to raise your Vcore voltage to compensate for the noise on your voltage or you may want to consider getting a new motherboard because raising your voltage will just be a patch that will fail later.

KrAzZiiHaMzZii · Mar 25, 2014

I don't know the Vcore I will check it once I get home but yea the motherboard I knew I had to change once I saw the capacitors. I've been thinking about getting the MSI z87 GD65 and replacing my processor as well with an i5 4670k, what do you guys think? I mean money wise I think the 4670k is perfect for gaming.

gamerguy319 · Mar 26, 2014

first off if your cpu is still warranted and it is the thing determined to be broken(almost definently not) you would be wasting money the I7 is better. than with the motherboard is an amazing motherboard i would talk to asus to get a replacement

KrAzZiiHaMzZii · Mar 26, 2014

gamerguy319 :

Already talked to Asus, took me days to finally talk to a person who can actually talk to me about warranty and how its gonna work, they were just being dicks and said "capacitors don't just get dented to loosen up" I was like damn... Time for a new Mobo... Asus is a good brand but man the customer service i got was pathetic. Lol one of the guys actually started telling me how to put a new capacitor on and everything lol i liked him he was cool. I'll try contacting Intel about this processor though thank you for that advice.

gamerguy319 · Mar 26, 2014

RMAing both seems to be a little unessesary. processors rarely have a problem. but that MSI board will serve you well. i would Get the new motherboard and if it does turn out to be fine you now have one without loose caps and then u could rma the processor which will probobly not need to happen due to the ridiculously low failure rate of intel cpu's

KrAzZiiHaMzZii · Mar 26, 2014

gamerguy319 :

Well i could be one of those 1 percents lol

gamerguy319 · Mar 26, 2014

with the way the problem is presenting itself it overwhelmingly seems like it is the motherboard. however, RMAing both isnt a horrible idea it just seems that it would be a waste to do both when there is no definite way to tell that the cpu is bad, that is onless you have a second 1150 socket cpu or mobo laying around

KrAzZiiHaMzZii · Mar 26, 2014

gamerguy319 :

I wish i still had my 2700k lol i sent that off to my cousin once i bought the 4770k lol any other way to check the CPU?

gamerguy319 · Mar 26, 2014

even if you had the 2700k it wouldnt work because it is a diffrent socket, but if you can keep it stable at stock freqencies/ voltage you could run prime 95 or somthing of that sort to give it a load, sadly that wouldnt even be definitive because if it does crash it could be because of bad power delivery. now that i think about it can i get you to download a program called hw monitor and tell what voltagesyou are seeing?

KrAzZiiHaMzZii · Mar 28, 2014

gamerguy319 :

Dude its the goddamn processor lol i just switched the mobos and it still won't OC i switched from the Asus z87 Sabertooth to a MSI z87 GD65 and clicked the OCGENIE key and it said windows failed to startup or something like that and then it restarted from back to the bios screen where you have to click DEL to get in the bios lol i'm calling Intel tomorrow to replace it and theres no physical damage and it has a 3 year warranty lol so lets see

RobCrezz · Mar 28, 2014

Overclock manually following a guide (theres one in the overclocking forum). Doesnt mean your CPU is bad, just means it might need more voltage than the auto clock is providing. What CPU cooler do you have?

KrAzZiiHaMzZii · Mar 28, 2014

RobCrezz :

I'm using a Corsair H100i

RobCrezz · Mar 28, 2014

KrAzZiiHaMzZii :

OK so temps are unlikely to be an issue, but you should monitor them anyway if you are overclocking. Try following the Haswell OC guide.

KrAzZiiHaMzZii · Mar 28, 2014

RobCrezz :

KrAzZiiHaMzZii :

OK so temps are unlikely to be an issue, but you should monitor them anyway if you are overclocking. Try following the Haswell OC guide.

Is there a link to that?

RobCrezz · Mar 28, 2014

KrAzZiiHaMzZii :

RobCrezz :

Is there a link to that?

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-1722630/intel-god-quick-dirty-guide-4ghz-haswell.html

KrAzZiiHaMzZii · Mar 28, 2014

RobCrezz :

I don't know man I've been trying to replace this processor for quite some time now but never got around to do it lol but yea I checked out the link and my cousin tried that method couple months ago and the farthest we went was 4.2ghz with 1.25 volts any further and BSOD start popping but I didn't have the water cooler than tho... Hmm... Ima try that tomorrow actually lol let's see but if it doesn't work than I'm RMAing this and reinstalling windows cuz I got shit running in the back that I don't even know the name of lol thank tho everyone

love this site

RobCrezz · Mar 28, 2014

Thats the silicon lottery unfortunately, some overclock great with hardly any extra voltage, others need more and can just hit a wall.

gamerguy319 · Mar 28, 2014

This may send everybody for a loop. but it may be your OS. If you change the motherboard with an OEM version of an OS installed you will need a new liscence key because the key ties into the motherboard and it its not replaced with identical board it freaks out because it thinks you are putting the OS in another PC. Luckily microsoft with a freindly call will more than likely give you a new key if you explain the issue to them.

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