System shuts down during OC, problem?

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Limp Gawd
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Currently I managed to get my E6300 @ 2.8 GHz using an even 1600 MHz FSB so RAM is at spec (800 MHz).

However, if I were to go any further, during Orthos+3D06 the system just powers down! No crashes, no BSOD, no corrupt image, just zap.

I don't think it's my PSU, well the entire system is in my signature.

Please Advise,
Tanx & Merry X-Mas every1!!!
 
well, how are your voltage rails under load?

can only test one thing at a time.


first, crank your ram voltage. then start loosening the timings. then start lowering your multiplier. When the system starts working again, you've found your culprit...
 
u've never heard of the striker lol? its a new 680i board

make sure u have hte latest FSB
 
O!!! I thought that was just called the 680i, I didn't know that Asus had one out yet...my bad...thats what I get for being out of the loop for a few weeks I guess...

(I think the guy above means make sure you have the latest BIOS, not FSB...)
 
I just bought a Opteron 170 and I've been testing it's max overclock. I've run into the same problem you have. It's not the power supply either, it's the chip. How do I know? Well, just sitting there at the desktop 10 seconds after booting will cause my system to simply power down, however, if I lower the FSB even a tiny bit, the system is stable for hours and hours during gaming, which means the PSU is working much, much harder and having no trouble doing it.

By the way, so far this dud CPU will only do 2500MHz stable. Even my old 146 would do 2790MHz stable. I was hoping for a lot more than 2500. Maybe I'll pump some more volts into it and see what happens. Unfortunately my 8800GTX puts so much heat into my case that it's hard to go to high on the voltage since it'll cause my CPU to overheat.

Ah the joys of overclocking :)
 
Boo that means my CPU is maxed at 2.8 GHz?!

I'll just keep tweaking and testing, I was really hoping for 3.2-3.5 GHz from mine x__x
 
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