The system crashed after the CPU and RAM were overclocked.
The system crashed after the CPU and RAM were overclocked.
Yeah for the most part, although if I was streaming video on my second monitor while playing a game on the primary one there would be noticeable frame drops.
The game in question is World of Warcraft. I play other games as well but those are either fine or relatively new to the point where slightly lower performance wasn't surprising to me.
Now WoW isn't really as old as it looks on paper since they regularly update the graphics and push it further every few years. But my fps was dipping as low as 5 in some of the newer content which I just found unacceptable.
YouTube or Twitch mostly, sometimes Netflix or Amazon.
There's one particular section in WoW that dropped to 8fps even when I had every setting turned to the absolute minimum. Others have reported lower performance in the area I'm talking about but not nearly to that extent (more like 25-30 fps which I could tolerate).
I noticed you're also having trouble streaming Netflix, aren't you? Could it be related to your GPU? I've seen others struggle even with high-end systems using i7 12700K, suggesting maybe a need for more powerful processing. Your board seems great!
Just wondering... have you upgraded your graphics card? I'm asking because I own the Zotac GTX 1080 model (not a TI like yours), and I installed it in a custom-built setup when the 1080 was released. I discovered an overclocking program online, but since I wasn't sure how to use it, I contacted Zotac. The person who replied didn’t understand what the program did—it seems the 1080 can handle its own overclocking when stressed. That’s what he said. Regarding old games... how old are they? Some PCs are too powerful for running older titles, and you often run into issues like jumping to a green screen or crashing immediately. If I encounter problems with an old game, I use compatibility mode on the launcher to match the original operating system.
I’m not very familiar with advanced tech details, but I can confirm that WoW tends to be CPU-heavy and I noticed the performance boost after increasing the CPU frequency, even with a modest adjustment. The GPU isn’t overheating, and it’s using around 75-80% during streaming and playing at the same time.
I also understand we’re about 24 hours away from resetting the CMOS, and since there have been no crashes since then, I’m fairly sure that resolved the problem. I might experiment further later, but for now I’m content with the 20-30 frames per second I can achieve.
Thanks for your patience and helpful feedback over the past day.