I have been doing stability tests on my 4770k and I'm getting inconsistant results.
I don't know how I can reliably stress test my CPU, because only ITB and Prime95 seem to make it BSOD - but they also cause the CPU to run silly hot. I don't see any point in stress testing max stable OC when Prime95 sees temps of 93-96C and games max out at 63.
I also used the Asus RealBench, but the stress test option on it causes consistent BSOD 0x000000C5 - even at stock CPU settings!
I believe I even saw the same BSOD code once when Metro Last Light crashed on me. So RealBench gives me this BSOD every time I run it, but now I don't see it anywhere else anymore. In normal use, all seems to be stable now.
I have been running Prime95 blend now to find an optimal Vcore value, and it's acting strange. Cores are synced at 42 and when I was running 1.14V, some workers just randomly stopped all the time and log showed a fatal error of a calculation done wrong.
But when I increased Vcore to 1.16 it ran stable for 30 minutes, then BSOD 0x00000124. Next run just to make sure: now 124 in just two minutes.
Vcore 1.17: BSOD 124 in 5 minutes.
I'm now trying 1.18 but temps are getting out of hand...
Prime is now running, max temp 94 but it isn't throttling. If I need still more voltage, I can't really. But I don't want to decrease core multiplier, as in normal use the temps aren't nearly as high.
So can someone help me with these inconsistent BSODs and maybe suggest a stress test that is reliable but allows me to run real life voltages?
I don't know how I can reliably stress test my CPU, because only ITB and Prime95 seem to make it BSOD - but they also cause the CPU to run silly hot. I don't see any point in stress testing max stable OC when Prime95 sees temps of 93-96C and games max out at 63.
I also used the Asus RealBench, but the stress test option on it causes consistent BSOD 0x000000C5 - even at stock CPU settings!
I believe I even saw the same BSOD code once when Metro Last Light crashed on me. So RealBench gives me this BSOD every time I run it, but now I don't see it anywhere else anymore. In normal use, all seems to be stable now.
I have been running Prime95 blend now to find an optimal Vcore value, and it's acting strange. Cores are synced at 42 and when I was running 1.14V, some workers just randomly stopped all the time and log showed a fatal error of a calculation done wrong.
But when I increased Vcore to 1.16 it ran stable for 30 minutes, then BSOD 0x00000124. Next run just to make sure: now 124 in just two minutes.
Vcore 1.17: BSOD 124 in 5 minutes.
I'm now trying 1.18 but temps are getting out of hand...
Prime is now running, max temp 94 but it isn't throttling. If I need still more voltage, I can't really. But I don't want to decrease core multiplier, as in normal use the temps aren't nearly as high.
So can someone help me with these inconsistent BSODs and maybe suggest a stress test that is reliable but allows me to run real life voltages?