Even the smallest overclock = BSOD

[busta_cap]

So I just put together the system in my sig - buying a new cpu, mb, ram, vid card, case, psu, hd & 22" lcd, and cannibalizing the rest from my previous machine.

After putting the system together, I'm a bit unhappy with its 10941 3DMark06 rating, so I want to tweak the performance. My new Biostar BIOSTAR TFORCE TA780G M2+ motherboard has three standard BIOS-level overclock settings: V6, V8 & V12, ranked in order of aggressiveness. But even on the mildest auto-overclock setting, my system refuses to boot properly.

The settings for the mild V6 overclock follow (the only difference between the bare stock and the V6 settings seems to be +5.00V at 4.999 vs the standard settings of 4.972).

I'm not a serious overclocker, so please give me concrete suggestions of settings to try tweaks that should work on my current air-cooled system

Default MB Settings

CPU Temp: 33
Sys Temo: 36
CPU Fan: 2812
Sys Fan: N/A
CPU Voltage: 1.408
Chip Voltage: 1.136
+3.30V: 3.312
+5.00V: 4.972
+12.0V: 12.032
DDR Voltage: 1.936
HT Voltage: 1.184
5VSB: 4.784
VBAT: 3.344

 

[setscrew]

Have you read any overclocking guides like this one?

Utilizing automatic or preprogrammed overclocking is not generally recommend as it is not as stable as manual BIOS manipulation.

Have you completely tested all subcomponents at stock speed prior to overclocking (e.g. memtest, Orthos, Prime95)? Did you lock the PCI bus at 100 or 101? What are idle and load temperatures (see Core Temp, Speed Fan or Everest)?

Disregard software reading of rail voltage as they are notoriously unreliable. If you want get a true reading, use a good digital multimeter.

 

[Sojuuk]

is it the system in your sig?