BSOD Issues During Gaming Sessions w/ Overclock

[Dogeisilluminati]

Specs:
i5-4690K @4.5 GHz
4x4 G.SKILL Ripjaws X 2133 - RAM
MSI z97-G45 - Motherboard
Sapphire Nitro AMD R9 390 - GPU

So ever since I overclocked my CPU, I have been getting BSOD crashes while playing Battlefield 1 and similar titles. I have assumed it had to be my voltage, I just can't find that sweet spot for voltage. I went from 1.3 down to 1.290 and suprisingly it seems for stable (dont worry, I have a corsair h100i v2 liquid cpu cooler).

But my question is: why is this happening? Is it my voltage? I heard it can be a RAM issue also, but I doubt it.

Any help appreciated, thanks.

 

[weberdarren97]

What is your CPU temperature when idle? What about when under load?

What CPU cooler are you using?

What power supply are you using?

 

[Dogeisilluminati]

What is your CPU temperature when idle? What about when under load?

What CPU cooler are you using?

What power supply are you using?

Idle temp - 40 degrees celsius
Load temp - 68 - 72 degrees celsius

For the cooler I stated I have a Corsair H100i V2 Liquid Cooler. For the PSU I have the XFX pro series 850w

 

[weberdarren97]

What is your CPU temperature when idle? What about when under load?

What CPU cooler are you using?

What power supply are you using?

Idle temp - 40 degrees celsius
Load temp - 68 - 72 degrees celsius

For the cooler I stated I have a Corsair H100i V2 Liquid Cooler. For the PSU I have the XFX pro series 850w

Cooler and power supply both look good. Your motherboard has good power delivery systems with ample cooling, I doubt that's the issue either.

Hmm... What were the errors you were getting?

 

[Dogeisilluminati]

What is your CPU temperature when idle? What about when under load?

What CPU cooler are you using?

What power supply are you using?

Idle temp - 40 degrees celsius
Load temp - 68 - 72 degrees celsius

For the cooler I stated I have a Corsair H100i V2 Liquid Cooler. For the PSU I have the XFX pro series 850w

Cooler and power supply both look good. Your motherboard has good power delivery systems with ample cooling, I doubt that's the issue either.

Hmm... What were the errors you were getting?

That's the confusing part, it primarily used to actually give me BSOD errors, now it is just a pure red screen with my speakers making an "ERRR" sound.

 

[weberdarren97]

What is your CPU temperature when idle? What about when under load?

What CPU cooler are you using?

What power supply are you using?

Idle temp - 40 degrees celsius
Load temp - 68 - 72 degrees celsius

For the cooler I stated I have a Corsair H100i V2 Liquid Cooler. For the PSU I have the XFX pro series 850w

Cooler and power supply both look good. Your motherboard has good power delivery systems with ample cooling, I doubt that's the issue either.

Hmm... What were the errors you were getting?

That's the confusing part, it primarily used to actually give me BSOD errors, now it is just a pure red screen with my speakers making an "ERRR" sound.

The speakers morph the last sound into a buzz and repeat that loop until you shut down? This is likely caused by a software error. Audio drivers could be at fault, but I don't think they'd crash the system. Have you browsed through Event Viewer?

In Event Viewer, you'll likely find Kernel-Power errors. These are related to shutting down the system improperly and do not provide insight into your issue. Errors related to built in apps like Groove Music or Zune app errors will not be related either, but I'm sure there's a lot in there because Microsoft didn't really pay much attention to making them stable.

If you can find errors related to a specific application that were logged just before the Kernel-Power errors were logged, we may find your culprit.