Overclocked i3 Bundle Keeps Crashing!

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Hi Guys,

My system keeps crashing when its overclocked to 4.00Ghz. I originally purchased an overclocked bundle and used my existing PSU.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-042-OE&groupid=43&catid=339&subcat=

but with a Akasa cooler, as thats what was in the bundle at the time of purchase.

My bundle Spec:

- CPU: Intel Core i3 2.93GHz @ 4.00GHz
- Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard
- RAM: Corsair XMS3 (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel
- Cooler: Akasa AK-967 V2 Nero Direct Contact Heatpipe CPU Cooler

Additional parts i bought with bundle:

-Case: Antec 300
-Intel X25-M Mainstream 80GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive

Existing parts I used from my old set up:

-XFX ATI Radeon HD 5770 XXX Edition 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express
-PSU Xilence 600W

I have ran memtest and prime95 for 24 hours separately and both say nothing is wrong.

however, as soon as its in the overclocked mode the pc will crash after a while. BSOD.

Error message:

This was likely caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe
Bugcheck code: 0x50 (0xFFFFFA8061CF19EB, 0x0, 0xFFFFF800028D34FF, 0x5)
Error: PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA

i am aware the bundle is under full 12 months collect and return warranty, but i dont want to be wasting there time or it being a software problem.

i have windows 7 ultimate installed 64bit.

anything i can check before i send it back as a faulty bundle?

Thanks.
 
Never heard of those PSU's before, not sure on the quality of it might be causing instability.

How old is it
 
Does it work ok at stock speeds?

The Xilence 600w PSU are a value brand and use their red fans to cool them. A basic 600w spec I found gives just 30A on the 12v rail, while the gaming version, again 600w gives 40A.

Still the i3 is lower power than some other chips as is the GPU here so should be OK provided the voltages are steady enough.

Suspecting the PSU though. Overclocking needs quality power. Xilence is relatively unknown.
 
thanks all.

running prime and memtest in the overclocked mode is successful. pc does not crash.

mainly it crashed during gaming. When i am playing COD4 - MW2.

The bundle works fine at stock speed of 2.93Ghz.

I have checked the temperature and its under 35 overclocked straight after gaming.

The PSU is coming up to 3 years old or is already 3 years old.

So it could be the PSU?
 
It is not the PSU, as it would be causing BSOD with or without overclocking. - Is it not worth wasting "£70-90" money just because someone "thinks".

The cause of the problem is related to a "unstable" O/C product, you might have been unlucky with a bad batch supplied.

I can see they have changed their heatsink, could this be a reason?
 
I've got a similar issue but my bundle would get stuck in a reset loop, I changed every component and ran the pc as barebones as i could but nothing worked until I took one of my sticks of ram out and the PC suddenly worked perfectly. Hoping its a faulty stick of ram and nothing to do with the mobo. This is with the same i3 bundle as your using(although I'm using the Freezer pro).

Come to think of it. I did manage to get the PC to install windows 7 when it was running on one of the default bios profiles. Although it soon crashed after it installed.

Will have to let us know how you get on.
 
KHALIK said:
It is not the PSU, as it would be causing BSOD with or without overclocking. - Is it not worth wasting money on second guesses.

The cause of the problem is related to a "unstable" O/C product, you might have been unlucky with a bad batch supplied.

I can see they have changed their heatsink, could this be a reason?
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Not true really, you need a good solid psu to supply the correct constant voltages, over clocking increases the power needed which could cause an instability, the only way to be sure is to test the kit with a different psu.

Mmm, grab OCCT load up the default settings and give your graphic card a stress test, might be a issue with that since you haven't tested it yet.


OCuK do state that you need a good power supply to run the bundles, you can send them a webnote but they can't really do anything from there end.
 
KHALIK said:
It is not the PSU, as it would be causing BSOD with or without overclocking. - Is it not worth wasting money on second guesses.

The cause of the problem is related to a "unstable" O/C product, you might have been unlucky with a bad batch supplied.

I can see they have changed their heatsink, could this be a reason?
Click to expand...

Not true really, you need a good solid psu to supply the correct constant voltages, over clocking increases the power needed which could cause an instability, the only way to be sure is to test the kit with a different psu.


OCuK do state that you need a good power supply to run the bundles, you can send them a webnote but they can't really do anything from there end.

Mmm grab OCCT and give your graphic card a stress test, its one component you have not tested so far.. Keep an eye on temps and see if it crashes.

MS help about ntoskrnl.exe bluescreen

Where abouts are you in north london?
 
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i am going to run OCCT v3.1.0 for 12 hours tonight.

will post results tomorrow.

I live in Palmers Green.
 
I'd point straight at the PSU aswell personally, overclocking anything that far requires strong, dependable current and voltage in my experience, so I'd replace that.

Alternatively, just clock it down to 3.5ghz and see how it goes?
 
I remember my current system when I first put it together kept BSOD'ing, problem was the RAM voltage needed to be put up to 2.1 in the BIOS. Might be worth a check?
 
i ran OCCT for 8 hours at the default config of 2.93Ghz. pc ran fine and did not crash.

So i ran OCCT using the overclocked config at 4.00Ghz for 12 hours and the pc still did not crash.

i have left the voltage settings as whatever overclockers supplied in the bundle.

i will be playing COD4 MW2 tonight and if it crashes i will post the "whocrashed log" here.

Thanks.
 
Its got to be the PSU, you've tested everything else..

Thing is OCuK would have tested the bundle and the fact its not working correctly suggests the PSU to me..

Does it bluescreen randomly or with specific games..
 
It normally BSOD when playing games. COD is the only game i play.

I ran OCCT all night. Tested the CPU, PSU and GPU and all seemed fine. No errors.

I played COD for 2 hours solid last night using the OCUK BIOS settings and it ran fine.

I did update the ATI drivers recently. I am not sure if that helped.

If or as soon as it crashes. I will post the log file here.
 
one thing to try is to switch the BCLK and the ratio around

there are two configurations on this bundle that i use and they tend to change depending on the computers power requirements.

normally if you go to the frequency settings in the MB intelligent tweaker,

then check that it is set like this...

BCLK = 182
CPU RATIO = 22

you can try changing it to 191*21 if it brings stability to your system. i3 is a bit funny sometimes :D

if its stable in occt but crashing in games, download and run a program called furmark. this will stress the graphics card out to 100% load

you only need to run the xtreme burning mode for around 10 minutes - this will show any corruptions or failures with the graphics card. if it does not run successfully then we can replace the card if you got it from us.

you can contact me via the customer services forum if you need further assistance
 
KHALIK said:
I can see they have changed their heatsink, could this be a reason?
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the heatsink isn't the issue at all. We have tested this for quite some time before mnaking the change. The Nero heatsink was overkill for the i3 bundle @ 4GHz so this definatly isn't the problem.

The PSU could be the source of the problem however we cannot just assume this as i3 isn't too power hungry a 600W will in theory power it fine.

You can try a different PSU and see if it gives the same outcome, if it does then you can rule the PSU out.

Your best bet other than trying this is to make sure you have a clean install of Windows (essential when making major hardware changes) and have up to date drivers.

If all the above fail then it is time to post in the customer support section above possible BIOS tweaks and if this still doesn't fix the problem then you should return the bundle.

Hope this helps!
 
thanks all.

its running @ 4Ghz fine at the moment.

if i get any BSOD i will post.
 
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