Overclocking issues with i7-3820

[KainArkanos]

So I am now facing issues with my i7-3820 that I have never experienced since I got the thing. I've been trying to run it stable on a 4.2 GHz overclock and eventually push it back up to 4.3 GHz but unfortunately it does not seem to like it anymore. I ran a 4.2 GHz overclock on it for about a year before with no BSODs on it whatsoever, and ran it at about a 4.5 GHz overclock for 4 months last year with no BSODs during normal use or during prime95 stress testing, but now that I've decided to tone it back down to 4.2 GHz again it only withstands about 5 minutes in prime95 before BSODing again on a clock interrupt not received. Is the processor just having issues with overclocking now or something because it's never had this issue before.

System specs:

Summary
Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU
Intel Core i7 3820 @ 3.60GHz
RAM
16.0GB DDR3 1600 MHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. X79-UD3 (SOCKET 0)
Graphics
4095MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (MSI)
Storage
1863GB Seagate ST2000DM001-9YN164 ATA Device (SATA)
139GB Western Digital WDC WD1500HLFS-01G6U1 ATA Device (SATA)

 

[JimF_35]

Man I feel your pain. 🙁

I had an i7 990x overclocked to 4.9 GHz for about a month then down clocked it to 4.7 GHz for 6 months then after that it would not overclock at all unless I turned off hyperthreading. Silicon degradation, it is a risk you take when over clocking.

You can try to increase your voltage to overcome it but some times that just adds to the problem. You could turn off your hyperthreading and turn your i7 into an i5. If your motherboard supports it try playing with your power phases, sometimes it helps. Other wise I am not sure what else you can do.