An unintentional surge of voltage caused damage, but the exact cause remains unclear.
An unintentional surge of voltage caused damage, but the exact cause remains unclear.
Hey everyone, I wanted to share what happened with my i5-3570k after overclocking it to 4.1 at 1.2 volts. I went through many guides and videos, knowing each chip behaves differently, but I was cautious since I was new to this process.
I noticed my CPU temperature stayed between 40-50°C during idle, so I decided to lower the voltages and study more thoroughly. When I tried to set it to 1.190, I accidentally entered 1.9 and it crashed. After resetting the PC and trying to boot again, I encountered an overvoltage warning in my BIOS and had to fix it manually.
Once everything loaded slowly on my desktop, I tested Chrome to see if it froze. The issue persisted even after restarting, so I reverted to factory settings for both CPU and RAM. I also checked RAM, GPU, SSD, and hard drive, even reformatting Windows 7.
My computer only works when I open a browser. After stress testing the CPU for about five minutes, it didn’t crash. This made me wonder if the problem was with the power supply, CPU, or motherboard.
After reformatting, I tried downloading drivers again but kept getting strange errors. When I exited the message, the drivers still ran fine from the disc.
This experience was a big deal for me. I made a serious mistake and am really disappointed because this machine is important for my hobbies. I really appreciate any advice or insights someone can offer.