[SOLVED] i7-11700f Crashes When Turbo

[Sonic6063]

I recently bought a decent pre-built with a 3060ti and an i7-11700f . I expected this build to be able to run most fps games at 1080p on ultra settings, but I was disappointed to find out that it just crashed after anywhere from instantly to about 5 minutes after launching games. In order to solve this, I set my maximum processor state to 97%. This means that the games only crashed once the cpu turboed up to a certain speed. While this did solve the problem of every game crashing, it also throttled the 3060ti so much that it might as well not be a 30-series card.
Does anyone know of a fix for this that doesn't involve me limiting the i7-11700f?
I am comfortable changing bios settings and feel free to ask for any other information.

Full specs -
CPU: Intel core i7-11700f
Cooler: Noctua NH-D15S
GPU: Nvidia geforce rtx 3060ti
RAM: Teamgroup t-force Vulcan z 2×8gb @ 3200MHz (XMP enabled)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B560 DS3H AC-Y1
(Bios updated to f6, no settings changed except for xmp)
PSU: EVGA Supernova 650 p6

 

[NightHawkRMX]

It maybe a good idea to contact the manufacturer of the computer and explain the situation.

What are CPU temps?

If I had to make a guess there is a chance this issue is down to the use of an i7 on a low end motherboard without any real VRM cooling and weak looking power delivery.

 

[mdd1963]

you could try instaliing INtel's XTU, specifying perhaps 100-200 less MHz on the all-core turbo; certainly should not affect your achieved FPS by more than a fraction of an FPS or so, and, the lower load on mainboard VRM might be significant.

Test without XMP enabled and/or at lower RAM speeds; not every RAM kit is stable to rated XMP speeds with default RAM voltage of 1.20V

 

[Zerk2012]

I recently bought a decent pre-built with a 3060ti and an i7-11700f . I expected this build to be able to run most fps games at 1080p on ultra settings, but I was disappointed to find out that it just crashed after anywhere from instantly to about 5 minutes after launching games. In order to solve this, I set my maximum processor state to 97%. This means that the games only crashed once the cpu turboed up to a certain speed. While this did solve the problem of every game crashing, it also throttled the 3060ti so much that it might as well not be a 30-series card.
Does anyone know of a fix for this that doesn't involve me limiting the i7-11700f?
I am comfortable changing bios settings and feel free to ask for any other information.

Full specs -
CPU: Intel core i7-11700f
Cooler: Noctua NH-D15S
GPU: Nvidia geforce rtx 3060ti
RAM: Teamgroup t-force Vulcan z 2×8gb @ 3200MHz (XMP enabled)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B560 DS3H AC-Y1
(Bios updated to f6, no settings changed except for xmp)
PSU: EVGA Supernova 650 p6

send it back for a replacement, that is a very poor motherboard for that processor the power delivery might not be able to handle it.

You never listed what CPU cooler is used.

You could also post a link the the exact PC you bought.

 

[Sonic6063]

It maybe a good idea to contact the manufacturer of the computer and explain the situation.

What are CPU temps?

If I had to make a guess there is a chance this issue is down to the use of an i7 on a low end motherboard without any real VRM cooling and weak looking power delivery.

I've never seen the core temps go over 70 under load, but I did notice the GHz maxing out at around 4.39 when it should be able to go up to 4.9 right?

 

[Sonic6063]

send it back for a replacement, that is a very poor motherboard for that processor the power delivery might not be able to handle it.

You never listed what CPU cooler is used.

You could also post a link the the exact PC you bought.

I did post the cpu cooler, it is a noctua NH-D15S. I tried to find the link to the pc, but I could not. I do know it is an iBuyPower Trace MR or something like that.

Do you have an idea of what an acceptable motherboard would be?

 

[mdd1963]

Am i7-11700F is but a 65W TDP part, so I'd not be expecting sustained clock speeds to remotely equal those of an 11700K...(sustained 4.4 GHz is possibly all you can hope for short of disabling TDP restraints, if supported on your B-series board)

Not sure what flexibility running higher TDP/maintaining max boost features will be supported on non-Z590 boards....

Intel's XTU normally makes overriding assorted limits quite easy...(any crash/hard power off will default the app's settings to default/safe/stock settings....)

 

[Sonic6063]

Am i7-11700F is but a 65W TDP part, so I'd not be expecting sustained clock speeds to remotely equal those of an 11700K...(sustained 4.4 GHz is possibly all you can hope for short of disabling TDP restraints, if supported on your B-series board)

Not sure what flexibility running higher TDP/maintaining max boost features will be supported on non-Z590 boards....

Intel's XTU normally makes overriding assorted limits quite easy...(any crash/hard power off will default the app's settings to default/safe/stock settings....)

I got xtu but my board doesn't let me change much. I did change the pl1 and pl2 values, which actually solved the crashing issue. However, if I try to run afterburner with my 3060 ti, it still crashes. I think my cpu just needs more power, and it's not getting that with this board. It does make me wonder if I even care about the higher clock speeds as long as it's running. I'll probably just get a z590 anyway, but it sucks that they'd put such a cheap 10-11th gen board with the 11700f.