I suspect the PC is crashing because of OCing.
I suspect the PC is crashing because of OCing.
My computer appears to crash when loading from video game start screens. Certain titles perform worse than others. Typically, games like Overwatch, dungeons in WoW, or matches on H1Z1 King of the Kill cause issues. We've replaced the GPU and RAM so far. Still no success. A stress test on the motherboard indicated it's overclocked. It was a brand new board, and neither of us adjusted it. Last time my PC restarted after a crash, it displayed errors about overclocking.
Here’s what I have in my PC and I’m using Windows 10:
- 2TB Desktop HDD SATA III w/ 64MB Cache
- G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB PC4-25600 Dual Channel DDR4 RAM Kit (2x 8GB), Black
- Intel Core™ i5-6600K Processor, 3.50GHz w/ 6MB Cache
- Corsair Hydro Series H100i GTX Extreme Performance Water / Liquid CPU Cooler, 240mm
- Phanteks Enthoo Pro Series PH-ES614P_BK Black Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case
- NZXT 5.25-Inch Hue RGB LED Color Changing Controller (AA-HUE30-01)
- GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel...
- EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G1 120-G1-0650-XR 80+ GOLD 650W Fully Modular, includes FREE Power On Self Tester Power...
- Crucial BX200 240GB SATA 2.5 Inch Internal Solid State Drive - CT240BX200SSD1
- MSI GeForce GTX 970 GAMING 4G
Anyone have suggestions on how to reset my BIOS back to default or undo overclocking? I’m very new to this and unsure what I’m doing. My brother-in-law is assisting, though the distance might cause some communication issues.
I just upgraded my power supply by swapping out the PSU. Before that, I had a CoolerMaster V750, which was a reliable unit, but after a long day of troubleshooting, I realized the problem was with the PSU. I replaced it with a Corsair AX860i and it completely resolved the issue.
I had been using an i7-6700k/gtx980ti/2560x1440@144Hz system for over a year until the PSU failed. These power supply problems are tough to spot and can be hidden by other component issues. If your BIOS is set to default optimization mode, it’s likely the PSU is the culprit.
verify with cpuz if it's genuinely overclocked and check your bios for a load optimized default or similar feature.
You need a choice in your BIOS to adjust it back to the default setting.
I notice you're using an overclocking motherboard with a compatible K CPU. It's possible your motherboard was interfering with your CPU. You can adjust this settings through the BIOS. Try pressing Del/F2/F9 at startup to access the BIOS menu, where you can turn off any overclocks.
I tested OCCT last night and it reported my CPU was overclocking. I'll share the photo here.
that is intel turbo boost which is typical and expected
it's not the same as overclocking it
Not too much. I'm not very familiar with computers, so I've just followed what my brother-in-law has advised me to do. I updated my bios last night and that's about all I did. I just browsed through the bios pages to understand what they were about, planning to try an "optimized default" after finishing work today to check if it makes a difference.
About a month ago I performed a clean install on my PC and before that it had a program called Easy Tune, which I think was for overclocking—I don't know if I ever used anything there. However, I have no idea what it did. I reinstalled it last night to see if it had any effect, but for some reason it wouldn't open and stayed unresponsive. After the install, my PC crashed again, and when I rebooted it showed these errors.
Engineer5261 needs to access the BIOS menu during startup. OC settings generally can't be adjusted from within Windows unless the motherboard maker has created specific software for this purpose. Have you checked the BIOS settings yet? The turbo boost speed isn't 3900mhz or 3.9ghz.