Unstable OC? Random Crashes

Jamie1994

Jamie1994

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Hey all,

after digging through google can't seem to find anything that'll help me with this so, here goes.

PC spec:

E5200
Radeon 4850
EP43-DS3L

I upgraded RAM from some 2GB stuff to this https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-039-KS

And at the same time installed Win7 64bit, now that ram runs at a default of 800mhz, but is designed to be clocked to 1066mhz, so I did,

Upped the DRAM Voltage to 2.2 like it says, tighten the times to 5-5-5-15 as it says it's been test at.


Since then I've been running it, it boots and posts fine, but some strange things are happening.

1) A game (Guild Wars) loves crashing, but only when its minimized, it seems if I minimize it then do something else, it'll crash in a few seconds/minutes.

2) I also got a BSOD a few hours ago, wasn't doing anything intensive and was only using 50%~ of the RAM.

Is it possible that my CPU became unstable, my old ram which was 667, was OC'd to 800mz, which put my CPU at (if I remember correctly) 3.2GHz and is now at 3.33Ghz (temps look fine too)

Uploaded my screens of my BIOS, hopefully they'll help. (Follow the link to the gallery)

http://img517.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=13022010186.jpg

I can also upload the crash log of that game if that helps anyone.

Thanks in advance for any help guys.
 
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Code: 
*--> Crash <--*
Exception: c0000005 
Memory at address 00000051 could not be written
App: Gw.exe
ProgramId: 1
Build: 29443
When: 2/13/2010 07:49:15
Flags: 0

*--> System <--*
Name: JAMIE-PC
IpAddr: 192.168.1.11
Processors: 2 [GenuineIntel:6:7:6]
OSVersion: 6.1

*--> Thread 0xfffffffe <--*
eax=0043b7f1 ebx=00000000 ecx=0380fbf4 edx=00000000 esi=0380fa80 edi=0380fa90
eip=00598ba6 esp=0380fa70 ebp=0380fbf8
cs=10203 ss=0023 ds=002b es=002b fs=002b gs=0053 efl=0000002b

eax-32 0043B7D0  fefc958d ce8bffff fcc963e8 8dff6aff 
eax-16 0043B7E0  ffff1495 e8ce8bff 00156d34 1474c085 
eax +0 0043B7F0  00032f68 ca60ba00 08b9009b e800a1a3 
eax+16 0043B800  fffc6eec ff088d8b 858bffff ffffff04 
eax+32 0043B810  ff0c958b 4d89ffff 008d8b84 89ffffff 
eax+48 0043B820  858b8045 ffffff10 89885589 146ab84d 
ecx-32 0380FBD4  45943c35 c59acb50 00000000 00000000 
ecx-16 0380FBE4  45943c30 c59acb47 4593c964 c59a6576 
ecx +0 0380FBF4  43b7f1ce 0380fc74 005cc441 41c80000 
ecx+16 0380FC04  00000001 02ad877c 02ad85b0 052cbb10 
ecx+32 0380FC14  00000000 459e6d70 c4f35185 00000000 
ecx+48 0380FC24  4593c964 c59a6576 00000000 00000000 
esi-32 0380FA60  000002cc 00000019 00000000 0380fc04 
esi-16 0380FA70  006c7af2 00000019 10e62d00 02ad877c 
esi +0 0380FA80  45943c30 c59acb47 00000000 0f8bd320 
esi+16 0380FA90  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 
esi+32 0380FAA0  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 
esi+48 0380FAB0  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 
esi-32 0380FA70  006c7af2 00000019 10e62d00 02ad877c 
esi-16 0380FA80  45943c30 c59acb47 00000000 0f8bd320 
esi +0 0380FA90  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 
esi+16 0380FAA0  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 
esi+32 0380FAB0  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 
esi+48 0380FAC0  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 

*--> Code <--*
00598B86  188a5102 c1e0178b 1495b41e 8a002bd0 ..Q...........+.
00598B96  81c20000 805e8911 c3908b01 33d2c1e8 .....^......3...
00598BA6  188a5102 83c03fc1 e0178b14 95b4228a ..Q...?.......".
00598BB6  0003d089 11c39090 9090558b ec83ec08 ..........U.....
00598BC6  8bc1568b 0a8b7204 0bce5e74 41d94204 ..V...r...^tA.B.
00598BD6  d902d9c0 d8c9d9c2 d8cb8b0a 8b520489 .............R..

*--> Trace <--*
Pc:00598ba6 Fr:0380fbf8 Rt:005cc441 Arg:41c80000 00000001 02ad877c 02ad85b0 

*--> Stack <--*
0380FA70  006c7af2 00000019 10e62d00 02ad877c .zl......-..|...
0380FA80  45943c30 c59acb47 00000000 0f8bd320 0<.EG....... ...
0380FA90  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 ................
0380FAA0  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 ................
0380FAB0  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 ................
0380FAC0  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 ................
0380FAD0  3f800000 00000000 0000026c 00607af8 ...?....l....z`.
0380FAE0  ffffffff 005fafd6 0ef32750 053f7d90 ......_.P'...}?.
0380FAF0  00000002 005efd38 0ef32750 00000042 ....8.^.P'..B...
0380FB00  00000002 053f7d90 0380fb18 00a2b1e0 .....}?.........
0380FB10  00a2b130 0380fb38 0062b27a 00a2b1e0 0...8...z.b.....
0380FB20  0380fb90 0380fb80 0380fbc4 00000001 ................
0380FB30  00a1aa78 0380fc7c 0380fc04 0062b1a6 x...|.........b.
0380FB40  00000019 10e62d00 02ad877c 0380fbb8 .....-..|.......
0380FB50  0380fbb8 0062a7f5 0380fb94 0380fb84 ......b.........
0380FB60  0380fb74 00000006 00a301e0 00000007 t...............
0380FB70  093dfb98 00000000 00000000 473b8000 ..=...........;G
0380FB80  00000000 00000000 46a45ebc 00000000 .........^.F....
0380FB90  00000000 02ad86fc 02ad85b0 1dc60828 ............(...
0380FBA0  459e6d70 c4f35185 0380fc0c 111aafe0 pm.E.Q..........
0380FBB0  7f800000 7f800000 00000000 00000000 ................
0380FBC0  3ba51e3e 4593c964 c59a6576 00000000 >..;d..Eve......
0380FBD0  00000000 45943c35 c59acb50 00000000 ....5<.EP.......
0380FBE0  00000000 45943c30 c59acb47 4593c964 ....0<.EG...d..E
0380FBF0  c59a6576 43b7f1ce 0380fc74 005cc441 ve.....Ct...A.\.
0380FC00  41c80000 00000001 02ad877c 02ad85b0 ...A....|.......
0380FC10  052cbb10 00000000 459e6d70 c4f35185 ..,.....pm.E.Q..
0380FC20  00000000 4593c964 c59a6576 00000000 ....d..Eve......
0380FC30  00000000 45943c35 c59acb50 00000000 ....5<.EP.......
0380FC40  00000000 7f800000 7f800000 00000000 ................
0380FC50  00000000 09a22848 09a20890 00000019 ....H(..........
0380FC60  10e62d00 00000000 7f800000 029c37d7 .-...........7..
0380FC70  09a20b4c 0380fc88 005ca23b 0380fcc4 L.......;.\.....
0380FC80  0380fd60 00000011 0380fc94 0078e95d `...........].x.
0380FC90  0380fd60 0380fcb0 004573ac 3c872df2 `........sE..-.<
0380FCA0  0380fd60 0044ea14 093dfb44 15196e10 `.....D.D.=..n..
0380FCB0  0380fcdc 00607054 00000000 00000037 ....Tp`.....7...
0380FCC0  093dfb44 00000007 00000037 15196e14 D.=.....7....n..
0380FCD0  000000c0 80000000 00000000 0380fd00 ................
0380FCE0  006070e2 15196e10 00000037 0380fd60 .p`..n..7...`...
0380FCF0  00000000 0fcf1ab8 0fcf1ac0 052cbb10 ..............,.
0380FD00  0380fd30 00606334 00000037 0380fd60 0...4c`.7...`...
0380FD10  00000000 441bd934 00000004 00000037 ....4..D....7...
0380FD20  00000008 1a27bec0 0fcf5460 052cbaf8 ......'.`T....,.
0380FD30  0380fd54 00607adb 0380fd60 00000000 T....z`.`.......
0380FD40  0380fda4 02ab0e3c 0000000c 0380fd60 ....<.......`...
0380FD50  00000037 0380fd70 005f9c85 00000000 7...p....._.....
0380FD60  3c872df2 3c9374bd 00000012 3c9374bd .-.<.t.<.....t.<
0380FD70  0380fdb0 005f8e24 00000001 02ad6970 ....$._.....pi..
0380FD80  0380fe30 00000002 00000001 00000004 0...............
0380FD90  0380fdac 00000000 00000001 0380fde0 ................
0380FDA0  ffffffff 02ab0e3c 02ad6991 00000000 ....<....i......
0380FDB0  0380fdec 005f33c6 02ad6998 02ab0e30 .....3_..i..0...
0380FDC0  00000004 0380fe30 00000000 00000001 ....0...........
0380FDD0  02ad6970 00000000 02ad6b70 02ad6b98 pi......pk...k..
0380FDE0  00000000 00000000 00000001 0380fe34 ............4...
0380FDF0  005f3078 00000004 00000000 00000000 x0_.............
0380FE00  00000001 00000001 02ad6970 002b3b10 ........pi...;+.
0380FE10  00000001 02ad6970 002b3b10 0380feec ....pi...;+.....
0380FE20  00000001 002b3b10 e0591b26 00000003 .....;+.&.Y.....
0380FE30  00000012 0380fee4 005f2bc1 0380fef0 .........+_.....
0380FE40  0380feec ffffffff 00000001 002b3b10 .............;+.
0380FE50  02ad6970 00000000 00000000 00000000 pi..............
0380FE60  00000000 00000000 00000000 02ad6bc4 .............k..

*--> LogQueue <--*
(2) Client pathing data out of sync with server.  You may observe your character 'warping' during movement.
(2) Texture '' file not found

*--> DirectX Device Info <--*
VendorId    = 0x1002
DeviceId    = 0x9442
Version     = 8.14.0001.6091
Description = ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series 
Compat      = 0x00000001
VidMem      = 2296 MB

*--> DirectSound Device Info <--*
3D channels  = 0
2D channels  = 0
EAX support  = None
Device count = 2
 
It's Real early Dude so I only have a couple of suggestions for now.
Firstly manually set your voltages as Auto is Messy & secondly try the Ram at 800 to see if it stops it crashing just as a test to give an indication of whether its power/settings or Ram.
 
malc30 said:
It's Real early Dude so I only have a couple of suggestions for now.
Firstly manually set your voltages as Auto is Messy & secondly try the Ram at 800 to see if it stops it crashing just as a test to give an indication of whether its power/settings or Ram.
Click to expand...

Thanks, I appreciate its very early :)


I've taken your advice, totally restored factory settings on my mobo, so all OC is gone.


So far it looks good, I'll keep it going a few hours, I will mention something I just noticed, I had a 800MHz OC on my CPU, with no voltage increase, does that seem fishy to anyone else?
 
I think the best thing to do really is restore factory defaults as you've done. Test it and make sure nothings faulty and then start working from the ground up again on your overclock.
 
OK so I can confirm it was a unstable OC then, the crashes stopped when it wasn't OC'd.


Could someone tell me what voltage they think my CPU (E5200) should be at (running at 3.33GHz, which is what it'll need to run at to get the 1066 out of my ram).

Also what I should set the following to

Performance Enchance
(G) MCH Frequency Latch
System Memory Multiplier (SPD)

What would be great is if someone didn't mind explaining what they are/do. I like to be able to understand what things do rather then just knowing what they need to be set at =P.

Thanks again guys
 
When i started overclocking i practically googled every setting in the bios lol just to get an understanding as you say on what it does. From that i knew how relevant/important each setting was to give me a stable overclock. You do need rough starting points though for voltages. First thing i'd do is set the vcore to stock volts, which you should be able to find on intels site and set your memory to its max voltage, which is easy enough to find out again if you go on the manufacturers site. Disable any spread spectrums, set default memory timings, pcie frequency @ 100/101, lower memory multi, etc as well. Other voltages and settings i'd tweak when i run into problems, but that would be my starting point.
 
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