Can't Oc my CPU
Can't Oc my CPU
Hello everyone,
I'm facing an issue after replacing my PSU (it failed due to rain). I swapped in a new Dell PSU, but the problem persists. When I power on my CPU (Q6600, a popular overclocking board), the PC freezes briefly, becomes unresponsive, and then crashes with a BSOD before failing to start. I managed to boot again after disabling multicore in BIOS. My case is a Dell OP 755 MT.So I'm using setFsb to control the CPU. Current idle temperature is between 36-40°C, and stress test reached a maximum of 52°C.
I boost fsb using setfsb(Software) and managed to reach 3ghz at 62'c under stress, it was quite stable. Now I can't even go past 2.6 ghz. I don't recall the specific model, but it was the PSU that came with this Dell Op, and after swapping it with another Dell PSU, I'm still experiencing issues.
It seems like you're trying to convey that you haven't much experience with overclocking or high-frequency components, especially given the limitations of older hardware. You're also pointing out that the board and power supply weren't built for such demands. This isn't unexpected, particularly with 12-year-old equipment. What made you pick this setup?
I don't have much experience with this, which is why I'm here. I got this system because I didn't have enough money at the time, and this is the system I'm still using. Can you help me understand why it crashes? Thanks!
I believe it could be one of these issues:
Motherboard can't manage the frequency
VRM on the motherboard isn't handling the high power demand
Memory isn't capable of the higher frequency - increasing FSB also raises memory clock speeds
PSU isn't able to support the higher frequency
If any of these apply, you're likely in trouble.
If I had to estimate, it's probably the memory, given that you mentioned stable at 3GHz. Are you using DDR2 or DDR3?