Random Crashes

flexo786 · 2 Jul 2007 at 14:29

hi
having overclocked my e4300 to 2.4ghz on stock voltage i have a problem for some reason say 1 in 3 times when i load my pc it will freeze once ive logged in to windows. once its been restarted then it will work perfectly. anyone know what could be the cause of this???

Chris Beard · 2 Jul 2007 at 14:40

Is your overclock orthos stable for at least 8 hours? I suspect it isn't. Review some guides for overclocking on your motherboard and check you have the appropriate options turned off.

flexo786 · 2 Jul 2007 at 17:07

turned out the raid controler was enabled. this has solved it for now i think

Chris Beard · 2 Jul 2007 at 17:37

flexo786 said:
turned out the raid controler was enabled. this has solved it for now i think

It's worth running Orthos for a few hours overnight if you haven't done this already.

flexo786 · 2 Jul 2007 at 18:53

is 2-3 hours enough or is better to just let it run all night. also what test would i use

Chris Beard · 2 Jul 2007 at 22:48

flexo786 said:
is 2-3 hours enough or is better to just let it run all night. also what test would i use

Small FPS unless your RAM is also overclocked and then it's worth running small FPS to test your CPU and then large FPS (or custom with the largest units you can configure if you have loads of RAM) to test your RAM. 3 hours should be sufficent really but most people on these board would say 8 hours is minimum and 24 recomended to ensure future stability.