Can game crashes to windows be due to CPU overclock?

[Alex1380]

Hello there!

I have been having crashes recently on some new more demanding games, and was wondering if this could be the CPU overclock.

Firstly, I have stress tested pretty damn hard using IBT, Aida64, prime, realbench, my overclock seems very solid.

I am not getting BSOD, just crash to windows. And these games are known to be a bit unstable. That being said, friends are generally not crashing. Now as these games are a bit unstable, it is difficult to say if they are just crashing because of the game or the hardware, but theoretically, could a cpu overclock be causing a crash to windows if the cpu holds up against rigorous stress testing.

 

[Supahos]

Dial it back to stock and see if it still crashes. That's the only way to tell. If it still crashes it's probably a driver issue, if not it's your oc.

 

[Dunlop0078]

I dont know, test it. Go back to stock clocks and see if it still crashes. I have certainly seen instability show up in games that was not present in stress tests. Gpu overclocks especially can often cause a CTD.