xbonez
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| System Name | Winter |
|---|---|
| Processor | AMD Phenom II x4 965 BE @ 4.0Ghz |
| Motherboard | MSI 790FX-GD70 |
| Cooling | Corsair H50 Liquid Cooling |
| Memory | 2 x 2Gb Gskill Ripjaws 1600Mhz (7-7-7-24@1.6V) |
| Video Card(s) | Asus GTX 470 @ Stock (Zalman VF3000 cooler) |
| Storage | 2 x Samsung Spinpoint F3 500GB (RAID 0) |
| Display(s) | Hanns G 28" @ 1920x1200 |
| Case | Antec 1200 |
| Audio Device(s) | Onboard -- TosLink --> Z5500 |
| Power Supply | Corsair 850TX 850W PSU |
| Software | Win 7 64-bit Ultimate |
I have a Phenom II x4 965BE (check out rest of my system specs to the left).
When I first built the PC, about an year ago, I had OC'ed it to 3.8Ghz, after which I hit a soft wall. My config was
FSB: 200Mhz, Multiplier: x19, CPU Voltage: 1.475
This was completely stable and would run successfully no matter how long I rand Prim95 torture test.
About a few months later, I had tor reset my BIOS settings while setting up a RAID array and never got around to OC'ing the processor again. Just today, I set out to do it.
I tried increasing the FSB a little bit. I tried upping only the multiplier. I increased voltage as I felt necessary. I timed RAM manually, left it on auto, gave it more voltage etc. etc.
Basically, I tried everything. My temperatures never go above 52 deg during torture test, yet no matter how great or how little my OC, within about 10min, one of the Prime95 workers (either core 2,3 or 4) stops stating reason as hardware error encountered.
The only thing that's changed in my PC since before is that i switched out the HD4890 for a GTX470.
Whats going on?
When I first built the PC, about an year ago, I had OC'ed it to 3.8Ghz, after which I hit a soft wall. My config was
FSB: 200Mhz, Multiplier: x19, CPU Voltage: 1.475
This was completely stable and would run successfully no matter how long I rand Prim95 torture test.
About a few months later, I had tor reset my BIOS settings while setting up a RAID array and never got around to OC'ing the processor again. Just today, I set out to do it.
I tried increasing the FSB a little bit. I tried upping only the multiplier. I increased voltage as I felt necessary. I timed RAM manually, left it on auto, gave it more voltage etc. etc.
Basically, I tried everything. My temperatures never go above 52 deg during torture test, yet no matter how great or how little my OC, within about 10min, one of the Prime95 workers (either core 2,3 or 4) stops stating reason as hardware error encountered.
The only thing that's changed in my PC since before is that i switched out the HD4890 for a GTX470.
Whats going on?
