Checking if overclocking affects Windows 10's startup performance is a common concern.
Checking if overclocking affects Windows 10's startup performance is a common concern.
Hi,
Recently I performed an overclock on my CPU and GPU, with an i7-8700K running at 5Ghz and a voltage of 1.35 Volts. Following a YouTube tutorial, during long gaming sessions it has worked well—no freezes or bluescreens. I also upgraded my GTX 1080 Ti to 150+ Core Clock and 550Mhz with memory, gradually reducing the clock and now switched it off because I’m unsure what’s causing the startup freeze.
In short, when I turn on the PC everything seems normal—either I log in or the screen doesn’t appear at all. After a few minutes it freezes or shuts down completely, making it hard to recover. Restarting resolves the issue and allows me to continue gaming without interruptions.
I’m not sure if this is due to overclocking or something else, as the problem seems to occur after long periods of inactivity (like studying at college) and disappears once I restart. It’s inconsistent, so it’s hard to pinpoint the exact cause. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
your overclock might be too high, try reducing it and overclock the cpu or gpu separately until the system starts up smoothly.
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I recently performed an overclock on both my CPU and GPU. My i7-8700K is running at 5Ghz with a voltage of 1.35 volts. I followed a YouTube tutorial, and during long gaming sessions it has worked well—no freezes or blue screens. I also increased the GTX 1080 Ti’s core clock to 150+ and boosted its memory frequency to 550MHz. Over time, I gradually reduced the settings and eventually turned everything off because I wasn’t sure what was causing the startup freeze.
When I turn my PC back on, everything seems normal—either I can log in or the screen appears, but after a few minutes it freezes or shuts down completely. I force restart it, and it works fine afterward. I’m unsure if this is due to overclocking or something else. The issue often occurs after long periods of use at college or when the system is left off for too long; restarting seems to resolve it.
I’m not sure what’s behind the problem, as it doesn’t happen consistently. One moment it’s present and the next it disappears. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
It might be unwise to overclock both the GPU and CPU at the same time—there could be another factor involved. For now, I’ll disable the GPU overclock and lower the CPU overclock by 25MHz gradually. I plan to test it with Prime95 Small FFT for six hours to see if it boots up without freezing.
Recently, I've increased the overclock settings on both my CPU and GPU. My i7-8700K is running at 5Ghz with a voltage of 1.35 Volts. I followed a tutorial video online, and during long gaming sessions (all day), it has performed well—no freezes or blue screens. I also upgraded my GTX 1080 Ti to 150+ Core Clock and 550Mhz with memory at 11GB. Over time, I gradually reduced the settings and have now turned it off completely because I’m uncertain about what might be causing the startup freeze.
When I power on the PC, everything seems normal—either I log in or the screen doesn’t display at all. After a few minutes, it freezes or shuts down instantly, making it hard to recover. A forced restart resolves the issue, and I can continue gaming without interruptions.
I’m unsure if this is due to overclocking or something else. The problem often occurs after long periods of use (like studying at college) or when the PC is left off for too long. Restarting seems to fix it. It’s tricky to pinpoint exactly what’s wrong, as the issue appears intermittently—sometimes present, sometimes gone.
I’m not sure if overclocking the GPU and CPU together is safe. If possible, I’d recommend disabling the GPU overclock temporarily and lowering the CPU clock by 25Mhz at a time until it boots up without freezing. Then test it with Prime95 for six hours.
I suspect one of these steps might help. Also, I noticed that after reviewing my BIOS settings, not all changes were saved, and some recommended features remained enabled during overclocking. I had turned off the GPU overclock at that point, restarted the machine, and everything worked fine.
I’m hoping this will clarify the problem.
keep it in the non crash mode, which is the highest level you can reach.