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OC Leads to System Crash Following SSD Upgrade

OC Leads to System Crash Following SSD Upgrade

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ImoBi
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12-08-2025, 10:08 PM
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Hello everyone,
A few days back I installed a new 840 evo drive for my system. Being unfamiliar with SSD upgrades, I was uncertain about the process of moving the operating system and data. I moved the files I wanted to retain from my 1 TB WD blue drive to the 840 evo, then wiped the old HDD using a tool named killdisk. After that, I transferred the data back to the HDD and performed a clean wipe on the SSD with killdisk. I then reinstalled Windows 7 on the SSD and restored the HDD. Everything appears to function properly until I tried overclocking...

I own an FX 8320 on an M5A97 R2.0 motherboard, and I only attempt mild overclocking (4.2 GHz) because I have a 212 evo air cooler. After exiting the BIOS, I can boot into Windows without issues, but the computer freezes and locks up on certain websites and applications. For instance, a simple physics game (ttp://www.qwop.me/qwop/) will freeze me within seconds of clicking play. HWMonitor is open during these incidents, but my temperatures seem normal. My BIOS is up to date, and my drivers are current.

I followed this overclocking guide here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MckeAmnDeTk
This overclocking was stable before the SSD upgrade, and I have no issues when loading my optimized defaults.
Any suggestions on what might be happening here?
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ImoBi
12-08-2025, 10:08 PM #1

Hello everyone,
A few days back I installed a new 840 evo drive for my system. Being unfamiliar with SSD upgrades, I was uncertain about the process of moving the operating system and data. I moved the files I wanted to retain from my 1 TB WD blue drive to the 840 evo, then wiped the old HDD using a tool named killdisk. After that, I transferred the data back to the HDD and performed a clean wipe on the SSD with killdisk. I then reinstalled Windows 7 on the SSD and restored the HDD. Everything appears to function properly until I tried overclocking...

I own an FX 8320 on an M5A97 R2.0 motherboard, and I only attempt mild overclocking (4.2 GHz) because I have a 212 evo air cooler. After exiting the BIOS, I can boot into Windows without issues, but the computer freezes and locks up on certain websites and applications. For instance, a simple physics game (ttp://www.qwop.me/qwop/) will freeze me within seconds of clicking play. HWMonitor is open during these incidents, but my temperatures seem normal. My BIOS is up to date, and my drivers are current.

I followed this overclocking guide here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MckeAmnDeTk
This overclocking was stable before the SSD upgrade, and I have no issues when loading my optimized defaults.
Any suggestions on what might be happening here?

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Arnaer
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12-09-2025, 06:49 PM
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I question if it was connected to the SSD, merely a chance occurrence.
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Arnaer
12-09-2025, 06:49 PM #2

I question if it was connected to the SSD, merely a chance occurrence.

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12-09-2025, 10:13 PM
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Sorry I know this is an 3 year old thread, but did you find a solution? I have this problem aswell
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ChristobalMC_
12-09-2025, 10:13 PM #3

Sorry I know this is an 3 year old thread, but did you find a solution? I have this problem aswell

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