Issue with my PC

[Rabbitrider1]

I've currently been having issues with my computer. It will shut off and try to boot back up and shut off again. When this happens I just shut the PSU off so it will stop. I get a message saying overclocking has failed, but I didnt have an overclock. So I came here asking for help and I got some. The problem was my RAM wasnt getting the 1.65v it needed since I have 2400 mhz. This worked for a couple of days, but then it shut off and trying to boot again to no avail. Someone was saying that I need to have my CPU overclocked to a minimum of 4.2ghz with 2400 mhz RAM. So after awhile I was able to get into the BIOS and overclock it to 4.4 ghz, but 15 minutes later I had the same issue repeat of "overclocking failed". Then I searched again online to see if I could troubleshoot the problem. I read that someone just had to update their BIOS and everything started to work again. So I updated my BIOS to 2801, and my computer worked for a day, but the problem is back now. Im just wondering if there is any last thing I can try before I RMA any parts to try and fix this problem.



I have a 4790k, Maximus VII Hero Motherboard, and 16gb of 2400 mhz RAM.



Also, could the PSU be causing this issue?

[Nate152]

Thank you

What ram kit did you purchase?

Please list your pc specifications.

[Rabbitrider1]

2400 mhz g.skill trident X
Maximus VII Hero
I7 4790k
Msi 970
Corsair 860i
Corsair H100 GTX
250 gb SSd
1 Tb HDD

[Nate152]

Thank you

You chose the best DDR3 ram kit on the market, nice choice.

Go into the bios and hit F5 to reset to defaults then set the ai overclock tuner to XMP, scroll down to cpu system agent voltage and enter 1.10v - 1.15v, F10 and Enter to save and exit.

If this doesn't help, try your ram sticks in the black slots.

[Rabbitrider1]

Went down to CPU System Agent Voltage Offset and typed in 1.10v and it wont let me go that high. Right now it is set at .999v and it is red

[Rabbitrider1]

Basically chose them because the aesthetically fit my red, white, and black color them.

Ill get back to you if this works or not.

[Nate152]

Yes please keep us updated.

[Nate152]

Ok yeah that's the offset don't have the offset set that high.

I believe you have to have the ai overclock tuner set to manual to set the cpu system agent voltage.

Try this:

Hit F5 to set defaults again. Set the ai overclock tuner to manual, scroll down to Dram frequency and select 2400MHz, scroll down to Dram voltage and enter 1.65v, scroll down to cpu system agent voltage and enter in 1.10v - 1.15v. Then go to Dram timing control and at the top enter the first four timings.

10
12
12
31
command rate 2

You are setting up your ram manually instead of using XMP, setting your ram manually can sometimes work better than XMP.

How does she go now?

[Rabbitrider1]

Ill see in a couple of minutes if it works. If not Im going to try the black slots. On a side note Im not sure how much I can rely on CPU-Z but my core speed keeps jumping around from 800 mhz to 4400 mhz

[Nate152]

With speedstep and the c states enabled and the windows power plan set to balanced it's normal for your cpu to throttle down the speed when not under load, it's a power saving feature. To get the voltage to drop you will have to use adaptive or offset mode.

You can make it run constantly at 4.4GHz though if you want.

[Rabbitrider1]

Oh gotcha makes sense. So do you think this is the RAM's fault? If this doesnt work I'm thinking of just gettting a new kit of RAM.