SHOULD BF4 SHUT DOWN MY PC IN 2 MINS?

BF4 crashes my system. It's ROCK SOLID STABLE at 4.5Ghz 1.34Volts but BF4 does not like it. I did a fair amount of research and many people reporting BF4 wants MORE volts beyond any other game/stress test/application.

I've dropped to 4.3GHz AND lowered the GPU overclock and it still freezes out, even with more volts.

It's not temps either as I run at 55-60DegC on the CPU and 50 DegC on the GPU in BF4 tops.

I recall BC2 crashing my old Q6600 beyond what any other game would and it seems BF4 is the new OC killing monster.
 
Have you had the Cooler off before and if so what thermal paste did you use when reapplying it? It might be worth taking the cooler off again, cleaning it up, inspecting the plastic clips and then reapplying it with a good quality thermal paste, and see if that makes any difference :)
 
DJ_Bucho said:
Have you had the Cooler off before and if so what thermal paste did you use when reapplying it? It might be worth taking the cooler off again, cleaning it up, inspecting the plastic clips and then reapplying it with a good quality thermal paste, and see if that makes any difference :)
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I've done this over and over and over again.
 
Sin_Chase said:
BF4 crashes my system. It's ROCK SOLID STABLE at 4.5Ghz 1.34Volts but BF4 does not like it. I did a fair amount of research and many people reporting BF4 wants MORE volts beyond any other game/stress test/application.

I've dropped to 4.3GHz AND lowered the GPU overclock and it still freezes out, even with more volts.

It's not temps either as I run at 55-60DegC on the CPU and 50 DegC on the GPU in BF4 tops.

I recall BC2 crashing my old Q6600 beyond what any other game would and it seems BF4 is the new OC killing monster.
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This is accurate BF4 does not like high overclocks, I had to drop from 4.6 > 4.4 as it just kept on giving me BSOD's. Any other game, prime, benchies etc all stable for 4.6 but BF4 is just a pig of a "Beta". On the other hand it really sounds like a new cooler is needed, those stock are okay but the plastic pins are a nightmare. Make sure you get something if possible with screw in pins (IE: backplate behind you screw the heatsink into).

On top of that your stock volts are very high imo if you go into bios you should see the voltage your CPU is running at (Should be way below 1.2+v) try get your stock clocks to run as close to that voltage as possible Although you have a sandy and I'm really only upto speed on ivy and above.
 
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Interesting.

Turns out the poster earlier who recommended a voltage drop was into something. I found a review of this chip with volts out the box @ 1.092.

http://aphnetworks.com/reviews/intel_core_i5_2500k

I set it to that, got back to stock, ran prime for 15 minutes and lo and behold it held temps around 70 degs max. Previously it would be over 80 degrees in under 2 minutes.

I didn't realise I had volts so high.

I'm still buying a proper cooler though.
 
possibly something to do with auto settings on his mobo, most mobos run stock at higher than needed volts
 
Glad to hear it, let this be a lesson to everyone running stock and experiencing high temps. CHECK YOUR VOLTS
 
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