BSOD occurs following the process of reversing overclock on an Asus Z77 Sabertooth i7 3770k.
BSOD occurs following the process of reversing overclock on an Asus Z77 Sabertooth i7 3770k.
I'm just starting with overclocking and recently attempted to boost my CPU for better performance while streaming, especially because I was experiencing some encoding errors. Initially, I used the auto overclocker in my BIOS, but my CPU became extremely hot during Prime95 tests, showing high temperatures on real temp. After switching back to the default settings, I manually adjusted the voltage to 1.225V and the multiplier to 42. Running Prime95 for an hour kept temperatures around 75 degrees, which was stable in games and even during a long overnight test with a peak of 81°C. The next day, I encountered a BSOD for the first time on this rig while playing Rainbow Six Siege, mostly when loading actual games. I assumed it was just the game since my temps were okay and the load was only 30%. Earlier that day, I also played CSGO without issues. Later, it happened multiple times in ARK, which I had just installed. I removed the overclock and returned to default settings on my motherboard, but still faced BSODs when playing demanding games. How can I resolve this?
It seems there might be some confusion about the RAM settings. The issue could be related to checking your RAM configuration. The OC mentioned that the same board was swapped with an XMP version, so it's important to verify that RAM V is set to auto and RAM speed is also auto.