Does the 5GHz 9600K OC experience crashes in TW3 when voltage fluctuates?
Does the 5GHz 9600K OC experience crashes in TW3 when voltage fluctuates?
I increased my i5 9600K to 4.9Ghz with 1.29V Vcore and LLC Turbo, and it worked well for Realbench, AIDA64 FPU, and Prime95 without issues. But when playing The Witcher 3, it often crashes during a light cutscene where the CPU is almost idle and the VCore is low. I even tried 1.32V but still experienced crashes after about 30 minutes. Could it be that one game is extremely demanding? Also, I haven’t reached the VCore I set in the BIOS—currently I’m at 4.8Ghz and 1.3V, with the highest voltage I’ve seen being 1.26V. No matter if the CPU is idle or under heavy load from Prime95, the voltage stays between 1.2 and 1.26V. All Witcher 3 crashes seem to happen during light cutscenes or when opening the main menu, which shouldn’t be due to Vdroop since CPU usage was low. Any advice on achieving more stable voltages and improving Witcher 3 stability compared to Prime95?
If your HDD or SDD experiences pulling, it might be connected to the same rail as the CPU, leading to vdroop issues. Similarly, hitting your graphics card during loading can also trigger vdroop. Motherboards aren't ideal for voltage testing, so avoid using excessive salt. My advice is to try going up to 1.33v...and see if it improves things.
If your HDD or SDD experiences pulling, it might be connected to the same rail as the CPU, leading to vdroop issues. Similarly, hitting your graphics card during loading can also trigger vdroop. Motherboards aren't ideal for voltage testing, so avoid using excessive salt. My advice is to try going up to 1.33v...and see if it improves things.