My new build keeps crashing under Prime95 clocked at 3.1GHZ, I suspect the culprit is either my RAM settings or my PSU. I ran memtest and it came out fine, so the PSU might be it? In any case here are my system specs:
Should be an easy OC. PS looks good for just the board, a card and ram and cd/disk, etc.
Disable transaction booster and static read control. They do things to the RAM.
Set the North bridge voltage to 1.40, Dram voltage to factory spec, manually enter it. Turn on Load Line Calibration.
Disable all the CPU options for now.
I'd try for at least 3.2, should be able to get 3.6ish... Its FSB reliant.. Hmm...
Do the ol' 400 FSB x 8 for 3.2 and see how it goes. With Load Line Calibration enabled, you should be able to pick a VCore and hit near it, I hope! It's fully enabled on my Maximus formula, and they are pretty close, right?
Do you know your processors VID? Run Core temp and find out!!
What is a processors VID? When I find it in Core Temp is it supposed to tell me something or am I supposed to enter it somewhere.
A stable 3.2 would be GREAT. I am thinking my PSU is the problem, and since I am running crossfire soon I might as well get the Corsair 620 I have been thinking about.
Doing 400 x 8 is good idea. Set vcore to a setting that's stable by overshooting the vcore a little. Then set your ram to it's rated settings and voltage.
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I have the same CPU, motherboard, and RAM. Try manually setting the RAM's voltage to 2.04v (the mobo overvolts, so there should end up @ 2.10-2.11v. I might want to also set your NV to 1.45v.
I'm currently 3.2Ghz with 8GB of the Reapers, but I've had it up to 3.5 reliably.
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Next time you get the chance, look to see what your CPU voltage is set to in the Bios. if you are at stock, you can manually select that 1.1500, then boot into windows and look with CPUz and see what it's been reduced to.
Then run Prime 95 small ffts torture test on all cores and list it's reduced value.
(If it has it, LLC may correct for vdroop totally, and limit your VDrop to like .0250. You'll have to test to find out.)
Halcon, good to know someone with my setup has had better luck.
That only furthers my suspesion that I am having a PSU issue. I reset my bios yesterday and torture tested my machine, it rebooted after 5 hours at STOCK. As I feared this Cooler Master PSU is not very reliable. Going to order a Corsair 750W that should rule that out as the cause of the failure. Will also get a water cooling solution from Thermaltake, I will let you guys know how it turns out.
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