[SOLVED] BSOD after delid

[anthonyc821]

So I delidded my i7 8700k and used liquid metal, and it mostly did it's magic. The only problem now is that I get a BSOD every now and then. It's usually when i'm playing games like CSGO. It happens when im like about 10 mins into my game and it gives me a BSOD. I did overclock my CPU to 5GHz and changed the voltage to 1.285v. I don't think i'm under-volting it since im able to get a few benchmarks in cinebench without it giving me a BSOD. I changed the core voltage around before, testing from 1.34v to 1.27v and 1.285v-1.29 seemed the most stable to me (just crashed less when id use cinebench). But I still get the BSOD every now and then and it's annoying. I never got the BSOD before I delidded my CPU and I don't think I put it on wrong either, the only thing I didn't do was relid my CPU with a glue or gasket maker, I just put the PCB and IHS into the socket, made sure it was straightened out and put it on like that. I've been googling for the past few days why it's been giving me BSODs but no straightforward answers. Any help?

-edit-
After I wake up tomorrow, im gonna see if there's any responses that'll help. If not, i'm gonna delid the CPU again and re-apply the liquid metal again and try to put a little more liquid metal, because i do remember someone suggesting that it may be too little liquid metal, in which I think is kinda nuts but not sure. If it still keeps crashing, im gonna try regular thermal paste and see if that does any wonders.

Specs:
Motherboard: ASUS ROG Strix Z390-E LGA 1151
CPU: Intel i7 8700k 6 cores @5GHz
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken x62 280mm AIO Watercooler
GPU: GTX 1080 hybrid FTW 8gb
PSU: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold semi-modular
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16gb (2x8) 3000MHz (black)

 

[Afro_ninja199]

if your getting bsod that would mean your over is not stable?

 

[helpstar]

Check the CPU socket of the motherboard for bent pins

Did you run the same clocks and voltages before you delidded it?

Which BSOD is it exactly?

 

[Deleted member 1560910]

Most likely your overclock is not stable. Put the clocks back to stock and run a stress test. If it is not stable then im afraid you have a problem

 

[mdd1963]

See if it is stable at 4.9 GHz...or even 4.8 GHz if necessary...(no shame in being at 'only' 4.9 GHz...)

Certainly not every 8700K was known for all-core 5 GHz action being a virtual certainty....and most probably not at 1.285 volts...; and what ones did make it does not guarantee said owner they will maintain it for years....(some OCs just 'head south' after a certain amount of time....) Alas, the delidding means there is no recourse for return.

Just because the core temps are not at 99-100C does not mean the CPU will work at a given clock speed....

 

[anthonyc821]

if your getting bsod that would mean your over is not stable?

On my old gigabyte Aorus gaming 5 motherboard, I was able to run 5ghz fine and stable. Idk why it’s so much more difficult on asus motherboards

 

[USAFRet]

On my old gigabyte Aorus gaming 5 motherboard, I was able to run 5ghz fine and stable. Idk why it’s so much more difficult on asus motherboards

Not every CPU and motherboard are alike,
Some (most?) may never be capable of 5GHz.

 

[anthonyc821]

Check the CPU socket of the motherboard for bent pins

Did you run the same clocks and voltages before you delidded it?

Which BSOD is it exactly?

I’ll look for bent pins later on, but I doubt there’s any. I didn’t have the same clocks and voltages before I delidded it, in which I should’ve done but I had it set to AI overclock and it actually underclocked it, it capped it at 4.7ghz and the turbo freq is 4.8ghz which was kind of weird

 

[anthonyc821]

See if it is stable at 4.9 GHz...or even 4.8 GHz if necessary...(no shame in being at 'only' 4.9 GHz...)

Certainly not every 8700K was known for all-core 5 GHz action being a virtual certainty....and most probably not at 1.285 volts...; and what ones did make it does not guarantee said owner they will maintain it for years....(some OCs just 'head south' after a certain amount of time....) Alas, the delidding means there is no recourse for return.

Just because the core temps are not at 99-100C does not mean the CPU will work at a given clock speed....

Yeah I’ve tried 4.9ghz, still gives me BSOD after like 10 mins of gaming on certain games. And I did change the volts around, testing it from 1.27-1.34 volts and anything between like 1.32-1.34 volts would just give me a BSOD when running the first test on cinebench. On 1.28-1.29 volts, I either don’t get a BSOD while testing on cinebench or I get a BSOD after running a few tests like 2

 

[anthonyc821]

I’ll look for bent pins later on, but I doubt there’s any. I didn’t have the same clocks and voltages before I delidded it, in which I should’ve done but I had it set to AI overclock and it actually underclocked it, it capped it at 4.7ghz and the turbo freq is 4.8ghz which was kind of weird

Also forgot to say that the BSOD I got varied between 4-5 of them. I’ll list the ones I remember here:
SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION
KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED

 

[XxDarkMario20xX]

Just put back your settings to 4.7ghz and try it out because having 3 more ghz is not going to inprove much performance!

 

[anthonyc821]

Not every CPU and motherboard are alike,
Some (most?) may never be capable of 5GHz.

I’ve used the same i7 8700k on my gigabyte aorus gaming 5 and 5ghz with no problem. I thought that switching to an asus z370 gaming e would be more of an upgrade. I’m pretty sure that the asus z370 gaming e should be able to handle 5ghz perfectly fine, but it’s just so confusing with so much stuff being on the bios compared to the gigabyte bios

 

[anthonyc821]

Just put back your settings to 4.7ghz and try it out because having 3 more ghz is not going to inprove much performance!

I’ll put it back to stock settings later on and move on from there

 

[anthonyc821]

Okay, so update, I haven't taken out my CPU out of its socket yet or done anything to my pc, ive just been messing around with the settings in the bios. I think the problem was with anything over 5.0GHz. But I might re-apply liquid metal or try thermal compound instead of liquid metal, since my cpu is idling at 40 degrees celsius, or maybe because I ran cinebench a bunch of times lol. But I tested it from 4.3ghz to 5.2ghz and anything over 5ghz was a problem to me. would give me BSOD either instantly after getting into windows or while using cinenbench.