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For around 6 years my trusty 8700K has sat at 5Ghz @1.360v absolutely rock solid. My machine is pretty much on every day for around 6 - 8 hours, either used as a media centre or gaming rig.
Around 18 months ago I threw a Asus 3080 12GB for a performance bump over my old 1080Ti (What a card....) along with a Corsair RMx Series RM850x PSU to ensure stability and reliability.
It seems as of last week the OC on my 8700K is now totally unstable? After hours of testing, any OC I now throw at it my rig throws a fit and freezes/reboots while under load while gaming or benchmarking. All temps and voltages are good. No OC on my 3080.
While under no OC, things are rock solid again while gaming. No reboots or freezes. However it still won't "pass" a 3DMark stress test? CPU clock will fluctuate quite a bit, dropping to 3.4Ghz...but 3DMark also reports it hitting a random 7GHZ+ LOL?
I can only assume my trusty 8700K could be on it's last legs? Or maybe motherboard issue?
USB issues have also crept in. Mouse stutters and looses connection every so often. USB memory sticks and phones tend to freeze and disconnect randomly.
i7-8700K 5.0Ghz Delided / Noctua NH-D15 / Thermal Grizzly Thermals
Asus ROG Maximus X Hero / 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200Mhz CL16
Asus TUF OC RTX 3080 12GB / Samsung 860 EVO 250GB & 2TB
Corsair RM850x / Corsair Carbide Air 540 / Corsair Sabre Pro & K57
Around 18 months ago I threw a Asus 3080 12GB for a performance bump over my old 1080Ti (What a card....) along with a Corsair RMx Series RM850x PSU to ensure stability and reliability.
It seems as of last week the OC on my 8700K is now totally unstable? After hours of testing, any OC I now throw at it my rig throws a fit and freezes/reboots while under load while gaming or benchmarking. All temps and voltages are good. No OC on my 3080.
While under no OC, things are rock solid again while gaming. No reboots or freezes. However it still won't "pass" a 3DMark stress test? CPU clock will fluctuate quite a bit, dropping to 3.4Ghz...but 3DMark also reports it hitting a random 7GHZ+ LOL?
I can only assume my trusty 8700K could be on it's last legs? Or maybe motherboard issue?
USB issues have also crept in. Mouse stutters and looses connection every so often. USB memory sticks and phones tend to freeze and disconnect randomly.
i7-8700K 5.0Ghz Delided / Noctua NH-D15 / Thermal Grizzly Thermals
Asus ROG Maximus X Hero / 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200Mhz CL16
Asus TUF OC RTX 3080 12GB / Samsung 860 EVO 250GB & 2TB
Corsair RM850x / Corsair Carbide Air 540 / Corsair Sabre Pro & K57
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