Games freeze and crash when i overclock either CPU or GPU

jamespage17

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If games crash or freeze when i overclock and even sometimes when im on stock speeds does this suggest a faulty motherboard. Heres specs-
1 HDD 7200RPM
1 IDE disk drive
Q6600 @2.4
780i Mobo XFX
Zotac GTX 260 216 edition
2 case fans
arctic cooler pro 7.
4gb KINGSTOM 1066 ram
 

AKM880

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Those Nvidia boards weren't that great for overclocking. Go little at a time, don't jump into a large overclock and expect it to be fully stable.
 

jamespage17

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what details do you need?
 

jamespage17

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But what about when its not overclocked, i still have issues then
 

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Like what does it do? Does it just freeze and just lock up? Does it glitch out and reboot? Do you get some sort of screen of death that has error messages that might contain clues to what the real problem is?
 

jamespage17

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Well often it will freeze and then if i start task manager it seems to make it jump back into action, however it sometimes just crashes. And i have had the screen of death a few times but with diferent messages.
 
It could even be your RAM.

Basically, troubleshooting involves swapping components which can get expensive. It's hard to say. I doubt the main problem is your graphics card. When they start overheating they cause picture glitches first without crashing the system.

1. run Memtest overnight (doesn't catch 100% of problems)
2. try to borrow another PSU
3. Overheating? Open case and blow in a large room fan.