stuck at 3.0 overclocking cpu

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AntiG
Junior Member

01-13-2016, 11:31 PM

I'm trying to push my i7 920 beyond its current speed of 3.0 GHz, but it seems like a big jump isn't enough. Any attempt to go higher causes the system to crash and display a black screen. Here are my computer details:
CPU i7 920 3.0 GHz OC
GPU gtx 960 4 GB OC base clock +175 memory clock +450
PSU Cooler Master 520W
10 GB DDR3 RAM
Motherboard DFI LP JR x58
Cooler Hyper 212 EVO
If anyone has advice, it would be really helpful.

AntiG

01-13-2016, 11:31 PM #1

DerKreiki
Member

178

01-14-2016, 12:28 AM

Have you attempted to increase the vcore before?

DerKreiki

01-14-2016, 12:28 AM #2

Have you attempted to increase the vcore before?

Alpacas_FTW
Member

01-14-2016, 01:37 AM

Have you attempted increasing the vcore before? Yes, I have tried it, though I'm not entirely confident due to the outdated BIOS on my motherboard.

Alpacas_FTW

01-14-2016, 01:37 AM #3

Have you attempted increasing the vcore before? Yes, I have tried it, though I'm not entirely confident due to the outdated BIOS on my motherboard.

Miyuumi
Senior Member

543

01-14-2016, 04:57 AM

Check if the vcore was increased using various monitoring tools such as HWInfo and cpu-z.

Miyuumi

01-14-2016, 04:57 AM #4

Check if the vcore was increased using various monitoring tools such as HWInfo and cpu-z.