Stock CPU unstable

mattcho21

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So I've just put together this new computer and it seems like it's running much worse than it should be.
Build:
I7 7700 w/coolermaster V8 GTS
Asus 270e rog strix
Asus 1080ti rog strix
32gb(two 16gb sticks) ddr4 at 2133

I thought my games were lacking in frames so I went to the bios and did the asus auto overclock which seemed to make things worse. BSoD and scary green and purple lines made me think i killed my computer. So I took out the CMOS to reset the bios and then i ran an actual stress test and the stress test will crash less than a minute in on the stock settings and say the system is unstable. games aren't running well and crash frequently. Even browsing the internet my computer will freeze and the screen will go black and come back on.
I ran the computer with the solid states that I already had so I'll be reinstalling windows soon to see if that fixes anything.
 
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Is it right after installing Windows and basic drivers? Have you tried multiple drivers? If it was fine for a few days, it could be a driver version causing your issues. Temps fine? Usually odd colors, pixels, ect. are caused by drivers, temps, or failing/faulty GPU. A low quality power supply can causes issues as well.

mattcho21

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it's the 7700k and I updated the uefi. I booted up my computer today and now videos aren't playing right and the sound is distorted. doing a clean install
 

mattcho21

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OK! So i did the clean install and ran some stress tests on stock for both the cpu and gpu that seemed to be stable. It's now a couple days later and my computer is practically unable to play videos or playback audio. Youtube is all pixels and my computer crashes when it tries to load videos most of the time. Is my GPU toast?
 
Is it right after installing Windows and basic drivers? Have you tried multiple drivers? If it was fine for a few days, it could be a driver version causing your issues. Temps fine? Usually odd colors, pixels, ect. are caused by drivers, temps, or failing/faulty GPU. A low quality power supply can causes issues as well.
 
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