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Trying to do a basic overclock setting. PC crashes.

CudaJoe
Level 7
Hey guys. Ive done a lot of research about overclocking so far, followed the How to Guide (article specifically for Maximus VI Formula) and watched LinusTechTips for overclocking ASUS ROG mobos AND watched Jay jay's how to video for doing a basic overclock of the Maximus VI mobos line.

I am stumped. It seems the only way my computer will run if I leave all the settings at default for the Haswell i5 4670K and deal with having 3.8Ghz turbo boost.

All power connectors are connected to the mobo. When I run the RealBench v2 stress test, I will get the following error from windows after 3 minutes or so "SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION" and the computer resets.

My build should be in my signature hopefully but if it isn't I will add it in this post. I do know that if I cant pass the stress test on my default setup, what chance would I have at overclocking?
ASUS ROG Maximus VI Formula mobo
Intel Haswell i5 4670K processor
Corsair 16GB (4x4GB) 1600mhz Vengeance memory
ASUS GTX760 2.0GB GPU
Corsair AX860i PSU
Corsair GT 120GB SSD (OS)
Seagate 1TB SSHD
Corsair Hydro-series H110
ASUS blu-ray
Corsair Obsidian 660D case
NZXT 2m sleeved LEDs (red)
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CudaJoe
Level 7
Okay well, I managed to successfully OC to 4.2 Ghz with CPU core voltage set to Adaptive mode with an additional 1.200v

Not as excited as all the things Ive read about lead me to believe I may have one of those factory duds that aren't going to make it to 4.6 Ghz without some serious overhauling.

System score was 562 for Image editing, H.264 Video Encoding, Multitasking. No idea if that's good.

Not going to try any stress testing.

Update:
Im using RealBench v1.1, not 2. Just dl'd v2. We'll see how that one goes.

Update2:
On Realbench v2. I scored a 62556. Im going to see how high I can overclock on 1.200v before it crashes, I hope I can at least get to 4.4 Ghz, maybe 4.5 Ghz at 1.250v. Is there any risk to volts being too high?

Update 3:
Sooo obviously I got this to work for me. Highest clock I could get was 4.4Ghz at 1.300v. When I switched to XMP mode for my memory, I couldn't run the Realbench v2. I think I needed to up the power a tad more. When does increasing the CPU power become an issue?
ASUS ROG Maximus VI Formula mobo
Intel Haswell i5 4670K processor
Corsair 16GB (4x4GB) 1600mhz Vengeance memory
ASUS GTX760 2.0GB GPU
Corsair AX860i PSU
Corsair GT 120GB SSD (OS)
Seagate 1TB SSHD
Corsair Hydro-series H110
ASUS blu-ray
Corsair Obsidian 660D case
NZXT 2m sleeved LEDs (red)

meankeys
Level 13
your cooling setup will be your road block. Try to keep your temps @ 70c or lower @ full load. that will be your limit.

CudaJoe
Level 7
Okay I read that too. My temps at 4.4 Ghz were at a max 49*C at 1.300v. I have alot more room to go up if I am allowed to keep bumping power. But I thought too much voltage was a bad thing? Whats the general consensus about increasing voltage?
ASUS ROG Maximus VI Formula mobo
Intel Haswell i5 4670K processor
Corsair 16GB (4x4GB) 1600mhz Vengeance memory
ASUS GTX760 2.0GB GPU
Corsair AX860i PSU
Corsair GT 120GB SSD (OS)
Seagate 1TB SSHD
Corsair Hydro-series H110
ASUS blu-ray
Corsair Obsidian 660D case
NZXT 2m sleeved LEDs (red)

CudaJoe wrote:
My temps at 4.4 Ghz were at a max 49*C at 1.300v.

What are you using to monitor temps? I would be surprised if this was max temps when running RealBench with those settings.

temps only spiked to 49*C but stayed around 41-42*C during the Realbench test.
ASUS ROG Maximus VI Formula mobo
Intel Haswell i5 4670K processor
Corsair 16GB (4x4GB) 1600mhz Vengeance memory
ASUS GTX760 2.0GB GPU
Corsair AX860i PSU
Corsair GT 120GB SSD (OS)
Seagate 1TB SSHD
Corsair Hydro-series H110
ASUS blu-ray
Corsair Obsidian 660D case
NZXT 2m sleeved LEDs (red)

CudaJoe
Level 7
You know what? I should post some pics.

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ASUS ROG Maximus VI Formula mobo
Intel Haswell i5 4670K processor
Corsair 16GB (4x4GB) 1600mhz Vengeance memory
ASUS GTX760 2.0GB GPU
Corsair AX860i PSU
Corsair GT 120GB SSD (OS)
Seagate 1TB SSHD
Corsair Hydro-series H110
ASUS blu-ray
Corsair Obsidian 660D case
NZXT 2m sleeved LEDs (red)

CudaJoe
Level 7
I was using the ASUS Suite III to monitor CPU temps, VRM Temps. I also have the temps monitored through Corsair Uplink for the GPU, CPU, PSU, and memory.

Are the onboard Temp sensing tech not advisable to use? I thought that was the purpose of ROG having them available? Are they only temperature calculations and not actual temperatures being registered?

temps only spiked to 49*C but stayed around 41-42*C during the Realbench test.
ASUS ROG Maximus VI Formula mobo
Intel Haswell i5 4670K processor
Corsair 16GB (4x4GB) 1600mhz Vengeance memory
ASUS GTX760 2.0GB GPU
Corsair AX860i PSU
Corsair GT 120GB SSD (OS)
Seagate 1TB SSHD
Corsair Hydro-series H110
ASUS blu-ray
Corsair Obsidian 660D case
NZXT 2m sleeved LEDs (red)

Praz
Level 13
Check what RealTemp reports for the cores under load.

CudaJoe
Level 7
Is Realtemp software that I need to download, or is it something I should already have on the PC with all these ROG utilities... I have CPUID as well.

I will look into it when I get home.
ASUS ROG Maximus VI Formula mobo
Intel Haswell i5 4670K processor
Corsair 16GB (4x4GB) 1600mhz Vengeance memory
ASUS GTX760 2.0GB GPU
Corsair AX860i PSU
Corsair GT 120GB SSD (OS)
Seagate 1TB SSHD
Corsair Hydro-series H110
ASUS blu-ray
Corsair Obsidian 660D case
NZXT 2m sleeved LEDs (red)