Freezing on the computer when voltage is increased.
Freezing on the computer when voltage is increased.
So recently I had nothing to do, so I started my PC and attempted to overclock it. It comes with an AMD Athlon II x2 4800+ CPU, a Gigabyte M52L S3 motherboard, and 4 GB of RAM. When I tried to install 8 GB, it froze, but today that wasn’t the issue. I went into BIOS, turned off cooling and noise settings, and increased the FSBI by four steps at a time because you can only raise it in increments of two. It booted up and ran well. Then I continued until it reached 224, after which it didn’t even post. I switched back to 222 and ran 5 hours of Prime95 with no errors. The highest temperature reached was 36, and I tried increasing the voltage but it caused the system to freeze. The multiplier went from 12.5 to 2.78 GHz. Thanks in advance.
Older CPUs, particularly older Athlon models, struggle with overclocking. They handle high voltage poorly, even if thermal limits permit. This can lead to instability rapidly and unpredictably. Regarding your RAM, does your Athlon chip support a 64-bit architecture or do you have 64-bit Windows installed?
Firecheetah13 shared insights on older CPUs, particularly older Athlon models, which struggle with overclocking due to voltage constraints, even when thermal limits permit. They tend to become unstable rapidly. Regarding your RAM, it's confirmed that your Athlon chip supports 64-bit architecture and you have 64-bit Windows installed.
CinnamonLV shared their experience regarding older CPUs, particularly older Athlon chips, which struggle with overclocking due to voltage limits. They mentioned instability can occur rapidly and unpredictably. Concerning the RAM, they confirmed their Athlon 64 supports a 64-bit architecture and have 64-bit Windows installed. The second stick of RAM appears to be non-functional.
Firecheetah13 :
CinnamonLV :
Older CPUs, particularly older Athlon chips, don't handle overclocking well. They struggle with high voltage even if thermal limits permit, leading to sudden instability. Regarding your RAM, does your Athlon chip support a 64-bit architecture or do you have 64-bit Windows?
Yes, I have an Athlon 64 and installed 64-bit Windows.
The second stick of RAM seems to be faulty. To confirm, I can remove one and see if the system boots normally.
Older CPUs, particularly older Athlon chips, don't perform well with overclocking. They struggle with high voltage even if thermal limits permit, often leading to instability. Regarding your RAM, does your Athlon chip support a 64-bit architecture or do you have 64-bit Windows?
Yes, I have an Athlon 64 and installed 64-bit Windows. The second stick of RAM seems faulty. To confirm, remove one working stick and attempt a boot from the suspected dead one.
Firecheetah13 :
CinnamonLV :
Firecheetah13 :
CinnamonLV :
Firecheetah13 :
Older CPUs, particularly older Athlon chips, don't perform well with overclocking. They struggle under high voltage, even if thermal limits permit. Instability can occur rapidly and unexpectedly. Regarding your RAM, does your Athlon chip support a 64-bit architecture or do you have 64-bit Windows?
Yes, I have an Athlon 64 and installed 64-bit Windows.
The second stick of RAM seems to be faulty. How can I confirm that? By removing one and attempting a boot?
Remove the working one and try the suspected dead one.
Thanks!