Hey there,
My PC is running an i7-4770K on an MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming motherboard, with Kingston 2400MHz 16GB (2x8GB) RAM, and a 980Ti graphics card from EVGA. I have been overclocking for a while, but never understood all aspects of it. I have been running my processor at 4.2GHz for over a year, and it has never gotten a blue screen, but recently I decided to attempt an even higher overclock, which didn't work. I was stupid enough to forget to save the overclock I had at 4.2GHz, and now I can't seem to go higher than 4.1 GHz. I might have lost the Silicon Lottery, but I know that I should be able to reach at least 4.2 GHz. I've tried all kinds of settings for both memory and CPU, and it doesn't seem to improve it much. The PC wont stay on for more than 2-3 minutes. I'm pretty lost right now, and I'm just wondering what to do next, so I would appreciate any help I could get. Can't remember my previous 4.2 GHz voltage, but I have tried up to 1,275V.
Thanks!
My PC is running an i7-4770K on an MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming motherboard, with Kingston 2400MHz 16GB (2x8GB) RAM, and a 980Ti graphics card from EVGA. I have been overclocking for a while, but never understood all aspects of it. I have been running my processor at 4.2GHz for over a year, and it has never gotten a blue screen, but recently I decided to attempt an even higher overclock, which didn't work. I was stupid enough to forget to save the overclock I had at 4.2GHz, and now I can't seem to go higher than 4.1 GHz. I might have lost the Silicon Lottery, but I know that I should be able to reach at least 4.2 GHz. I've tried all kinds of settings for both memory and CPU, and it doesn't seem to improve it much. The PC wont stay on for more than 2-3 minutes. I'm pretty lost right now, and I'm just wondering what to do next, so I would appreciate any help I could get. Can't remember my previous 4.2 GHz voltage, but I have tried up to 1,275V.
Thanks!
