Frustrated!

evolad · 13 Dec 2015 at 20:53

Hi..

So basically im trying to OC my i7 4770K.. I,ve been running it for months at 4.1 at stock voltage... so today i thought id try and start manually enterinmg the voltage and get to 4.2.

I started at 1.20v and now at 1.22v..been testing with Intel extreme tuning and AIDA64...i can run AIDA64 for 2 hours with no problems but Intel extreme wont last 40 mins! I was trying for 4.3ghz and it kept blue screening even upto 1.29V, what am i doing wrong? My MOBO is MSI-Z87-GD65.. the only thing I`ve altered in the Bios is core voltage.. should i be changing more than just the voltage?

evolad · 13 Dec 2015 at 21:58

And i have turbo disabled!

Frank Jeagar · 13 Dec 2015 at 22:01

So you upped the core clock from 4.1 to 4.3 and then started upping the voltage to 1.29V and kept getting blue screens from Intel Extreme?

Honestly, if it is running fine on AIDA64 I would suggest Intel Extreme might be cocking up rather than the overclock not being stable.

Did you run the stress tests before you started overclocking? Did Intel Extreme run fine then?

evolad · 13 Dec 2015 at 22:34

Frank Jeagar said:
So you upped the core clock from 4.1 to 4.3 and then started upping the voltage to 1.29V and kept getting blue screens from Intel Extreme?

Honestly, if it is running fine on AIDA64 I would suggest Intel Extreme might be cocking up rather than the overclock not being stable.

Did you run the stress tests before you started overclocking? Did Intel Extreme run fine then?

Yeah so at 4.1 at stock voltage and turbo disabled Intel Extreme would pass a 40 min run.. and i have benn running 4.1 for months..
at 4.2 at 1.22v it wont last half an hour without blue screen.. but AIDA64 was fine for 2 hours.
Tried 4.3 from 1.22v-1.29v with the same issue..

Frank Jeagar · 13 Dec 2015 at 22:40

That is strange... This may just be Intel cocking up if AIDA is doing fine.

Perhaps use another stress test like Furmark if you can?

evolad · 13 Dec 2015 at 22:43

Yeah cheers.. i will start again when i get chance.. i was just unsure if i was missing anything else other than disabling turbo and adjusting the voltage.

Frank Jeagar · 13 Dec 2015 at 22:47

I have heard some people say that SpeedStep has caused issues with their overclock so you could try disabling it, but personally I've not had this issue and it is preferable to have it enabled.

Danny75 · 13 Dec 2015 at 22:52

It could just be a weak chip.

Have you set memory to 1600MHz?

evolad · 13 Dec 2015 at 22:54

Danny75 said:
It could just be a weak chip.

Have you set memory to 1600MHz?

My memory is 2133.. but yeah could just be weak.. will start again at some point.. im not that fussed.. just trying to learn the OC basics

Danny75 · 13 Dec 2015 at 22:57

Cool. Set to 1600 to rule it out. Find your stable OC, then start tinkering with memory again. Sometimes all it needs is one of the principal memory timings loosened a notch.

evolad · 13 Dec 2015 at 23:00

Danny75 said:
Cool. Set to 1600 to rule it out. Find your stable OC, then start tinkering with memory again. Sometimes all it needs is one of the principal memory timings loosened a notch.

Cheers.. yeah i didn't think to do that. i`ll have a play with it.