Overclock stability tips
Overclock stability tips
Hi everyone, I recently overclocked my CPU and motherboard to free up the bottleneck on my RAM and GPU. I was also aiming to boost frame rates in games. I managed to get a stable overclock and saw a big improvement in performance, especially during intense gameplay. However, the games would sometimes crash, typically after a few hours or when playing in highly graphical areas.
At first, my CPU was set at 1.35v, but I increased it to 1.4v to try and get more stability. It now runs around 1.36 to 1.38v. Any advice would be greatly appreciated—please let me know if you have any tips for improving this overclock.
The motherboard isn't really top-of-the-line, and I wouldn't attempt to overclock it. A few years back, my identical board was also problematic due to severe vcore instability—it would fluctuate wildly.
Is it harmful to have your ht link frequency above your north bridge? Some forums suggest avoiding this. Will it affect anything set up like this? Or should I keep it if it remains stable? The ht link is at 2640, while the north bridge is at 2400—you can't raise the north bridge higher than that.
The motherboard isn't really top-of-the-line, and I wouldn't attempt to overclock it. A few years back, my identical board was also problematic due to severe vcore instability—it would fluctuate wildly.
Personally, I don't suggest Gigabyte boards; instead, opt for ASRock. Gigabyte boards generally have many problems overall.