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Failing to play after 20 hours of stability testing caused a crash during gameplay.

Failing to play after 20 hours of stability testing caused a crash during gameplay.

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Palmox
Member
134
05-16-2025, 06:57 PM
#1
A few days back I re-overclocked my CPU after installing a new GPU, aiming for better performance. The process went smoothly, reaching nearly 4.5GHz after 20 hours of stability testing with AIDA64. Believing it was safe, I continued gaming and played Battlefield 4 for about an hour before encountering a crash (BSOD).
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Palmox
05-16-2025, 06:57 PM #1

A few days back I re-overclocked my CPU after installing a new GPU, aiming for better performance. The process went smoothly, reaching nearly 4.5GHz after 20 hours of stability testing with AIDA64. Believing it was safe, I continued gaming and played Battlefield 4 for about an hour before encountering a crash (BSOD).

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KingChase12354
Junior Member
45
05-18-2025, 04:55 AM
#2
Yoave717 :
Yeah, definitely boost the voltage or cut down the clocks. It's quite simple.
But why is it still crashing even though it was stable for 20 hours without any interruptions?
I faced the same problem when switching to Aida64 after moving to OCCT.
No matter which program you run—real-world stability testing (using your actual apps/games) matters most.
As Verbrannt mentioned, raising the Vcore by 0.010V should help as long as temperatures stay under 80°C.
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KingChase12354
05-18-2025, 04:55 AM #2

Yoave717 :
Yeah, definitely boost the voltage or cut down the clocks. It's quite simple.
But why is it still crashing even though it was stable for 20 hours without any interruptions?
I faced the same problem when switching to Aida64 after moving to OCCT.
No matter which program you run—real-world stability testing (using your actual apps/games) matters most.
As Verbrannt mentioned, raising the Vcore by 0.010V should help as long as temperatures stay under 80°C.

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pantoufle06
Member
165
05-18-2025, 01:41 PM
#3
Absolutely, just tweak the voltage or slow down the clocks—it's quite simple.
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pantoufle06
05-18-2025, 01:41 PM #3

Absolutely, just tweak the voltage or slow down the clocks—it's quite simple.

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OmqDace
Posting Freak
798
06-01-2025, 04:53 AM
#4
Yeah, definitely boost the voltage or slow down the clocks. It's quite simple.
But why is it still failing after 20 hours without any interruptions?
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OmqDace
06-01-2025, 04:53 AM #4

Yeah, definitely boost the voltage or slow down the clocks. It's quite simple.
But why is it still failing after 20 hours without any interruptions?

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iKegreenS_
Posting Freak
878
06-01-2025, 07:41 PM
#5
Unstable performance. May crash after 100 hours. Just the CPU was overloaded with another kind of task (games). Aida64's stability tests aren't very reliable; try RealBench instead.
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iKegreenS_
06-01-2025, 07:41 PM #5

Unstable performance. May crash after 100 hours. Just the CPU was overloaded with another kind of task (games). Aida64's stability tests aren't very reliable; try RealBench instead.

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Assou23
Member
121
06-07-2025, 09:18 AM
#6
Yoave717 :
Yeah, definitely boost the voltage or cut down the clocks. It's quite simple.
But why is it still crashing even though it was stable for 20 hours without any interruptions?
I faced the same problem when switching to Aida64 after moving to OCCT.
No matter which program you run—real-world stability testing (using your actual apps/games) matters most.
As Verbrannt mentioned, raising the Vcore a bit or slowing down the clock can help.
A small change of about 0.010V in Vcore usually works as long as temperatures stay under 80°C.
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Assou23
06-07-2025, 09:18 AM #6

Yoave717 :
Yeah, definitely boost the voltage or cut down the clocks. It's quite simple.
But why is it still crashing even though it was stable for 20 hours without any interruptions?
I faced the same problem when switching to Aida64 after moving to OCCT.
No matter which program you run—real-world stability testing (using your actual apps/games) matters most.
As Verbrannt mentioned, raising the Vcore a bit or slowing down the clock can help.
A small change of about 0.010V in Vcore usually works as long as temperatures stay under 80°C.

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kelusky101
Member
181
06-07-2025, 09:52 AM
#7
Yeah, I don't feel the need to tweak it too much. Setting it at 1390 for safety works, even though it didn't drop at any level—it just hit a higher one. Also, I'm pretty sure my graphics card is a 6+2.
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kelusky101
06-07-2025, 09:52 AM #7

Yeah, I don't feel the need to tweak it too much. Setting it at 1390 for safety works, even though it didn't drop at any level—it just hit a higher one. Also, I'm pretty sure my graphics card is a 6+2.