Unstable overclock at high voltage
Unstable overclock at high voltage
Hello. I'm attempting to achieve a maximum overclock on the AMD FX 8300 using a custom cooler. The motherboard is an ASRock 980DE3U3S3 R2.0, and I've installed custom heatsinks on the MOSFETs and added a fan. I raised the clock speed by 300MHz to 3.6GHz and increased the voltage to 1.25 from the default 1.1875. However, during a stress test in Prime95, the system crashed after 20 seconds. I observed a voltage drop when loading. When I overclocked back down to 1.20, the issue disappeared. It seems the Vcore load line might be affecting performance. The motherboard settings are set to auto (auto, 1/2, 1/4 or droop disabled). Should I stick with this configuration or is this a matter of silicon selection? Appreciate any advice.
The CPU stays at 30 degrees or below since the PC crashes before the CPU overheats
I can easily complete the small FFT analysis on the prime number 95 at a reduced voltage, though achieving success in the blend test remains challenging.
Can you execute the blend test for a minimum of 8 hours without an OC? It might be useful to verify that your OC configurations aren't causing the RAM to operate beyond its stated capabilities.
The test ran smoothly for two hours without any issues. I was surprised by how much metal the PC had, even though it wasn’t powered on for a few seconds. When I connected to power, the case seemed charged up, but the PC worked perfectly. What’s happening?