help fixing bad stability

[Thornton]

i got an odd bsod while playing bf3. just got a noctua dh14. keeps my system cool, peaking at 48.5 degrees at 3.9 ghz. i suspect i did not give it a high enough voltage. my multiplyer was at 19x, making it 3.9ghz, and my voltage was at 1.4250v.

although i think the problem was the voltage, i wanted a second opinion...

OH, and im using an amd phenom II 965be

 

[Thornton]

dont know if im prepared to run stability test, will run for a few min, see how the temps look, if they seem pretty low ill leave it on for an hour or so

 

[Thornton]

temperature still climbing, by the tenths... at 48.5

 

[Thornton]

it appears to have peaked at 50.1... roughly

 

[James7679]

Bump to 1.46, then if you are stable turn it down until you are not. Once you find that point, turn it back up just a bit.

 

[James7679]

oh, and what was the BCCode for the BSOD?

 

[Thornton]

oh, and what was the BCCode for the BSOD?

sorry for wait, just crashed AGAIN, sitll unstable. the code was 0x00000124. time to try 1.46 ghz

 

[Thornton]

i should say, my goal is to get a good OC at 4.1ghz... not unheard of, but from what i understand, not common for my model. we'll see if i can actually get that high, if 1.4591 doesnt work i will try 1.6220 with 4ghz

 

[Thornton]

ok, i tried at 1.6250 at 4ghz, BSODd almost instantly. it seems to be peaking right around 51c then crashing, or BSODing. its late for me here, im going to look more into it later. anyone else want to throw their two cents in id appreciate it.

PII 965be, crashes right around 51c when OCd over 3.8ghz.
i still hold true that it is likely a voltage issue, but maybe someone with more experience can help me find a good combination, if i go TOO too much higher my new heat sink might stop doing its job.

 

[James7679]

Thornton, I don't think your MoBo is meant to handle that kind of overclock. You may have hit your ceiling.

 

[Thornton]

Thornton, I don't think your MoBo is meant to handle that kind of overclock. You may have hit your ceiling.

ok, i am getting a new mobo shortly allong with a 3770k, so i dont think the mobo will be the issue anymore. it may be a couple months, im not sure if subscriptions to these forum posts last that long, but if i have the same problems with the new board and setup i will make sure to post here, and maybe we can trouble shoot something else. thanks for your help thus far. and like i said, i will post again in a month or two when i get my new board and cpu.

 

[James7679]

Nice choice! Have fun with it and watch those temps! Good luck.

 

[Thornton]

Nice choice! Have fun with it and watch those temps! Good luck.

thank you

 

[stormy13]

ok, i tried at 1.6250 at 4ghz.

Holy crap, back that off. You shouldn't need anywhere near that much vcore to get to 4 GHz. I realize every chip is different but this is my x4 955 at 4.0,



Mine didn't even take 1.4V to get there, and tops out around 48-49°C under load. As far as the ox124 BSOD, that isn't the vcore that needs to be increased but the CPU-NB (also known as the memory controller) voltage (and maybe one or two others if present) that needs to be bumped up a bit.

What motherboard do you have in there now seeing as you don't list it in your specs?

 

[Thornton]

ok, i tried at 1.6250 at 4ghz.

Holy crap, back that off. You shouldn't need anywhere near that much vcore to get to 4 GHz. I realize every chip is different but this is my x4 955 at 4.0,

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Mine didn't even take 1.4V to get there, and tops out around 48-49°C under load. As far as the ox124 BSOD, that isn't the vcore that needs to be increased but the CPU-NB (also known as the memory controller) voltage (and maybe one or two others if present) that needs to be bumped up a bit.

What motherboard do you have in there now seeing as you don't list it in your specs?

i dont understand what you mean, mine, stock, came at 1.4ghz, did yourz not come the same?

please note we are using different processors, yours is a 955, mine is a 965

its a "high performance pc" i bought from hp. HPE 300z, bought it years ago, as stated im doing even more upgrading than ive already done. upgrading to a sabertooth allong with a 3770k.


as for the north bridge, how much would you suggest i increase it? the NB Vid is at "1.100" think it should go up?

 

[Thornton]

upped the northbridge VID to 1.125 and am running stability test, only a couple min in, seems stable, but i cannot seem to find a way to check NB temps, is there any way you might know of to do this?

 

[Thornton]

multiplyer 19.5x (3.9ghz)
HT multiplyer 10x (2000mhz)
voltage 1.45v
NB Vid 1.115

i dont think ive ever had a stability test go so smooth EVER, and i know it was only 10 min, mostly because i want to wait till i can monitor my north bridge a little better. i fear my NB was getting a little hot, my computer was smelling like it does when an amd processor gets over 60c. on that note, the temps peaked at 49.1c

 

[Dave76]

You have a CPU Integrated Memory Controller, so it's part of the CPU.

There should be a CPU NB voltage setting, this is the one you need to bump.
Try 1.20v, if still not stable then go to 1.25v.

With 10GB RAM, you will need the CPU NB voltage bump.


What CPU (Vcore) voltage are you using now?
Agree with Stormy 1.6+ is way too high, have never seen anyone go that high before.

Can you download CPUZ and post a snip of the CPU, Mainboard, Memory, and SPD tabs.

 

[Thornton]

found speed fan, love it, think i will use this from now on for temp monitoring, it is very vague, but efficient. can now monitor my north bridge. people are saying to keep amd NBs under 80c if possible, but it is not unheard of for them to go higher i guess. tell me iff im wrong, education cant hurt.

 

[Thornton]

You have a CPU Integrated Memory Controller, so it's part of the CPU.

There should be a CPU NB voltage setting, this is the one you need to bump.
Try 1.20v, if still not stable then go to 1.25v.

With 10GB RAM, you will need the CPU NB voltage bump.


What CPU (Vcore) voltage are you using now?
Agree with Stormy 1.6+ is way too high, have never seen anyone go that high before.

Can you download CPUZ and post a snip of the CPU, Mainboard, Memory, and SPD tabs.

i was looking at some people pulling stable 4.2 with 1.48v, thought it was high even myself. what do you suggest the voltage be, keeping in mind stock is 1.4, i last got stable with 1.45, if you think i could go lower i will try