PC won't WORK when Overlocked

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Hi!
My Pc used to run smoothly for about 3 months stable overclocked E8500 4ghz!
but now it freezes straight after VIsta is loaded!

tried to:
update drives,
change ram,
set different BIOS settings

nothing helps, can someone recommend anything?
 
I know you say you have changed your ram, but have you tried MemTest86 on it from a bootable floppy/CD to make sure the RAM is OK? Vista also comes with a memory tester in the Safe Mode menu [F8 when booting, after the BIOS screens] as I recall.

Try Safe Mode as well.

Also, try a live Linux CD and see if that boots up and runs Ok - that way you can tell if it's just Windows wetting itself.

If Safe Mode and a linux live CD work, then it might just be something in teh startup section of Windows going awry, which would be nothing to worry about - a windows reinstall at the very worst to fix, and probably something far easier.
 
did u do a bios reset recently?
on my mobo i have to disable some features, as with these enabled it can cause instablilty and wont boot all the way to my os they are.
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CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)
 
Have you tried booting at stock, to make sure it's not a software issue?
 
whatalegend123 said:
did u do a bios reset recently?
on my mobo i have to disable some features, as with these enabled it can cause instablilty and wont boot all the way to my os they are.
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CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)
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This

I was banging my head off of walls when I changed my RAM. It put the comp back to default and forgot to turn off these settings. Was struggling to get 2.3 out of my C2D 2.13 :D

They are the settings that auto adjust the voltage and such? The power savers that essentially cripple your overclocks.
 
whatalegend123 said:
did u do a bios reset recently?
on my mobo i have to disable some features, as with these enabled it can cause instablilty and wont boot all the way to my os they are.
EIST
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)
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Nope, I did not, d'ya think It might help?

CPU config is set to Disable everytnig,.. so I do not think it is issue with this
 
Can you post your BIOS settings? (Just your volts/clocks page, we don't need to know your boot sequence :p)
 
AI Overclock tuner: Manual
CPU Ratio Setting:9.5
FSB Strap to North Bridge:400
FSB Frequency:422 (4ghz)
PCI-E Frequency:100
DRAM Frequency: 844 (kingston)

DRAM Timing Control:MANUAL

1st Information :

CAS# Latency: 5
DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay: 5
DRAM RAS# Precharge: 5
DRAM RAS# Activate to Precharge: 18
RAS# to RAS# Delay : AUTO
Row Refresh Cycle Time: auto
Write Recovery Time: AUTO
Read to Precharge Time: AUTO


3rd Information :

WRITE to PRE Delay:AUTO
READ to PRE Delay:AUTO
PRE to PRE Delay:AUTO
ALL PRE to ACT Delay:AUTO
ALL PRE to REF Delay:AUTO
DRAM Static Read Control: DISABLED
DRAM Read Training: DISABLED
MEM. OC Charger:
AI Clock Twister: LIGHTER
AI Transaction Booster:PERFORMANCE LEVEL 10
ALL PULL-INS DISABLED

CPU Voltage:1.36
CPU GTL Voltage Reference (0/2):63-65
CPU GTL Voltage Reference (1/3):63-65
CPU PLL Voltage:1.56-1.58

FSB Termination Voltage:1.26
DRAM Voltage:1.82
NB Voltage:1.28
NB GTL Reference:.63-65
SBridge Voltage:AUTO
PCIE SATA Voltage:AUTO

Load Line Calibration:ENABLED
CPU Spread Spectrum: DISABLED
PCIE Spread Spectrum: DISABLED
CPU Clock Skew :AUTO
NB Clock Skew :AUTO

somethink like that, if I remember all
 
I would probably set the CPU to default and clock the RAM.

If no problems start the CPU overclocking again, bit by bit.

Or vica versa. Only way to really identify whats causing the problems.
 
I already did it, I run rtock CPU 3.16ghz and overclocked ram 1111mhz (original 1066mhz or 800mhz) works with no problem
 
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