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[X Silverback X]

Long story short. I wanna build a pc that will suit my needs. I know I want a i5 6700K intel processor a corsair carbide 400c case and a mechanical drive for storage and a ssd for my boot drive needs.
My needs are for general use but will also be used for dedicated console to pc streaming through twitch. I am trying to have a solid stream for twitch. Everything else... GPU, motherboard, ram, adequate power supply. I really dont know what will suit my needs.
Im looking for a budget build. I will choose my peripherals separately.
Any help from a knowledgeable source would be greatly appreciated.

 

[X Silverback X]

Lol!!!

 

[Lucky_SLS]

 

[X Silverback X]

So ive been getting a blue screen with IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL. Ive done some research and some seem to think its due to the overclock on the cpu. Ive also enabled xmp profile on my current 8GB of ram to the second profile that puts it at the displayed speed and ram timings of 2400. Was gonna get your input. Still waiting on the cpu cooler and ram btw so Im still using everything that came with the system with the exception of 2 extra case fans and an SSD for the Boot Drive

 

[Lucky_SLS]

What was the rated ram voltage? 1.5v? Or 1.2v? And what is the current voltage after 2400 timing? Like I said, a tiny boost of about 0.05v can help stabilize the overclock. And what abt cpu vcore voltage? What is the overclock u r having? Don't push it past 1.3v, try to stay in 1.275v with that stock cooler. With the cryorig H7, u can try 1.3v with confidence.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

But if I remember correctly, that particular issue arises with driver problems. From when did you start getting this error? I think a recent driver update has caused it. Don't use any driver update software. Let the driver software or windows itself update them for conflict free running.
Some ppl ask you to see minidump file for more info on that particular error, but I don't have much expertise in it 🙁

 

[X Silverback X]

I didnt start getting the error untill after doing some recent updates. I did change the xmp profile to the second profile but I left the voltage to auto. I have done at least 2 updates via windows and what not. I dont use any driver update software besides what came with windows. I had to do more updates last night. Ill have to check the vcore voltage on the cpu but I really feel like the overclock and small bump to voltage on the cpu was stable prior to the updates and change of xmp settings on the ram. I dunno.... Its not constant. Actually it only seems to happen when I first boot the computer. Then it stabilizes. I do need to go back and check the voltage though. Ill look this evening when i get home from work and let ya know.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

^ yeah, good idea. But do take a look into the minidump files if you can.

 

[X Silverback X]

Ok this may seem like a novice question... But where would I find the minidump files?

 

[X Silverback X]

Via CPUZ, Core voltage for cpu is 1.272. The DRAM frequency is 1199.3 MHZ.

 

[X Silverback X]

So what ive done thus far is disable xmp settings so it goes back to the default. And i guess ill see id that clears the issue

 

[X Silverback X]

Now the memory is setting at 1066mhz btw. Thoughts?

 

[X Silverback X]

I had the foresight as soon as i got home to run the windows memory diagnostic tool as soon as i got home. It got to 4% said there was hardware problems detected and froze. I reset and went into the bios and changed the xmp back to default and am now rerunning the diagnostics with no problems and its almost done. Im starting to think it was my enabling the xmp settings.

 

[X Silverback X]

I decided to go in and adjust the voltage for the DRAM and not enable XMP due to based on what ive seen that XMP settings pushes the cpu voltage... Too high? So I just changed the DRAM from auto to 2400 and adjusted the DRAM voltage to 1.32 from 1.27 to hopefully stablize the DRAM setting. I know ive flooded ya with more info... Just giving ya thr play by play... So to speak... New CPU core voltage is 3599 at 1.72v and RAM is CASE 16 at 1199 MHZ

 

[X Silverback X]

I tried your reccommended ram overclock settings and needless to say... I changed the XMP settings to allow for the 2900 speed and changed the ram voltage from 1.27 to 1.35. I booted up and checked the ram settings in cpu-z with no apparent changes showing and the cpu voltage was extremely unstable.... Went back to Bios, Changed the ram speed and voltage back to the default settings... Checked for stability then powered down the pc and pouted all the way to bed....
The stock ram voltage was 2400 @ 1.2 volts btw.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

Thank God. I was shocked to hear that the cpu vcore was 1.72v in which case, the chip would have heated up, got down to preventive shut down. Vcore greater than 1.35v on air cooling will burn ur chip. So be careful.
OK, now let me lay down the hard limits. Cpu vcore max is 1.3v soc should be default at 1.1v and dram max is 1.5v.
U must try to stabilize it at cpu around 1.25-1.275v, dram at 1.3-1.45v
The thing is it takes patience and time. Not all chip and ram /mobo are the same. Especially so when overclocking.
Some articles to read
https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/6t8mu1/3200mhz_stable_15v_safe/
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wiki/windows_10-update/bsod-finding-and-fixing-them/1939df35-283f-4830-a4dd-e95ee5d8669d

 

[Lucky_SLS]

Ok this may seem like a novice question... But where would I find the minidump files?

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/Lync/en-US/c8ea3a5d-c37f-4493-bdde-a063e12c5e59/mini-dump-analyzer?forum=winservergen

 

[X Silverback X]

If the cpu was at 1.72 volts... It wasnt for very long. I never had any system shutdown or any failsafe type of operation happen.It may have inspired my going back in and messing with it some more. I played around with it for a solid 2 hours changing the dram and xmp profiles along with the voltage.
I think the 1.7v on the cpu was a typo i didnt catch. So no worries there. I would have freaked out if i saw 1.7 on a stock cooler. I freaked a bit when i opted for your original ram overclock and went into cpu-z and saw the cpu volts changing constantly.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

^ regarding constantly changing cpu voltage. Have an offset value to limit the variance from 1.1v to 1.275v. So that's a 0. 0875v variance from 1.1875v.