Did excessively overclocking my CPU affect the GPU?
Did excessively overclocking my CPU affect the GPU?
I had a previous 2600k build that I managed to upgrade recently, and I chose to push it overclock to check its limits after getting a hyper 212 evo. It was stable at around 4.5ghz with a little over 1.28v on air – quite impressive!
Now, I wanted to test further overclocking through MSI Afterburner. When I tried, my screen displayed white blocky patterns everywhere and it froze, turning black before attempting recovery. I had to restart it by power cycling the device in Windows, which showed a message saying "Radeon Wattman recovered from a serious error and restored to defaults."
This made me nervous about trying it again, as I wasn’t sure if my overclocking had damaged the GPU or if there was an issue with the PCIe slot. Should I try fixing it myself or should I just leave it alone?
The 1400 core and 2000 memory specs aren't a mild overclock for any GPU; those are extreme overclocks. Unless you meant 140/200, that's a bit more reasonable. It would be wise to watch some tutorials on GPU overclocking. Usually, you should adjust one setting at a time. Start with the core around 50 MHz until it stalls or crashes, then lower it back to the last stable setting. Repeat for memory. It's a gradual process. You might also need to increase voltage later.
Really? A 650w power supply isn't sufficient for a 2600k and an RX 570? Also, it only worked when I adjusted the sliders in afterburner at core clock 1400 and memory 2000, then clicked the check mark—no load or anything else because it would freeze. Sorry if I seem rude, but I'm trying to figure out whether the issue is software or hardware-related so I can't trigger it again.
The 1400 core and 2000 memory specs aren't a mild overclock for any GPU; those are extreme overclocks. Unless you meant 140/200, that's a bit more reasonable. It would be wise to watch some tutorials on GPU overclocking. Usually, you should adjust one setting at a time. Start with the core around 50 MHz until it stalls or crashes, then lower it back to the last stable setting. Repeat for memory. It's a gradual process. You might also need to increase voltage later.