OC with Asus optimal for i5 2500K
OC with Asus optimal for i5 2500K
Just updated to Fractal D. The changes include redefining R5 and MC hyper 212 evo. I experienced a blue screen on the second day after the upgrade. At that time, the CPU was displaying 40C. Could it be that an unstable system is possible even if the CPU temperature drops below 45C? Or is there another cause?
Thanks
Did you ask about your original character settings before it crashed?
Certainly. Here is the rewritten version:
Sure. A faulty OC will cause that issue consistently. Could you share your original OC configuration when it failed?
The default setting at the time was ASUS optimal mode, and I’ll review tomorrow to see what those defaults were.
Thanks for clarifying. I thought only heat was responsible for the instability.
Litleboy:
Clutchc:
Yes, a bad OC will cause that repeatedly. What were your OC parameters when it crashed? The default was ASUS optimal mode. I'll check tomorrow to see the standard settings. Thanks for clarifying. I thought only heat was responsible for the instability. You shouldn't rely on auto AI mode—it usually fails quickly. If you're doing an OC, switch to manual and adjust one setting at a time, beginning with the CPU Ratio in the CPU Configuration section. Also, turn off turbo mode first.
I watched two videos using the same MoBO and CPU. I noticed the intel CPU stepping isn't behaving the same way. Before the OC, the multiplier fluctuated between 16x and 33x, but after the OC it stayed at 45x until the temperature reached 85°C, then dropped to 33x.
littleboy:
i watched those two videos using the same MoBO and CPU. I'm seeing the intel CPU stepping isn't behaving the same way anymore. Before the OC, the multiplier would keep changing—from 16x to 33x—after the OC it stayed at 45x until the temperature hit 85°C, then dropped to 33x. That happened because it got too hot.
I know what you mean. I'm trying with x37 but intel stepping isn't functioning like it should after the system powers on. It shows x16 when the computer is idle, but it's always x37 except when things get hot. I'm confused about why the step doesn't work when the computer is idle.
little guy:
thanks clutchc, i get it. i'm trying with x37 now. but intel stepping isn't working as expected right after the computer powers on. i see x16 when the computer is idle, but it's always x37 (except when it gets hot). i don't know why the step doesn't work when the computer is idle. could it be that there are too many background processes making one or more cores busy? check the CPU activity in Task Manager.
CPU utilization ranges from 15% to 30% across all cores, and the stepping mechanism is not functioning.