Stress test after MSI Gaming mode

[tweaksterz]

Hey everyone, i have a rather basic understanding of overclocking, and stress testing so let me just start with that.

To start off.

I run a

750 power supply

MSI Gaming pro carbon 270z

i7 7700k @stock 4.2

MSI GTX 1080 TI

Gskill 32gigs @2117

Water cooler blah blah blah.



When i run a stress test on Memory @ Stock Specs (for everything including GPU) everything passes and nothings unstable.

MSI has this nifty "Gaming mode" in its BIOS which Clocks my CPU 4.8 Max and my RAM @2800 (which is the advertised speed).

Once i run a stress test on the Memory in said Gaming mode i get "hardware fail" from ADIA64.
This is rather quickly after starting the test, 10 seconds top.

once i push everything back to stock and reboot everything runs stable which makes me believe my RAM isnt "bad".

Now i can't for the life of my figure out if i have "bad ram" or i don't have the correct voltage.. or...

i can post logs if needed not sure on what information is needed here.

Computer skills: New overclocker



Any help would be amazing

 

[tweaksterz]

Note that if i do a memory stress test @ stock specs hardware doesn't fail

 

[WildCard999]

Don't use auto overclocking software, it typically uses too much voltage which can result in higher temps and possibly damage. The memory should be set with the correct speed via XMP in the BIOS. As for the CPU you need to properly overclock it (raising speed, test, raise speed, test, fail? raise voltage, etc...). There are plenty of guides out there but I'll link Tomshardware overclocking sticky.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3038208/overclocking-cooling-water-cooling-sticky-index.html


I find the Intel Temperature Guide by CompuTronix very useful.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1800828/intel-temperature-guide.html

 

[tweaksterz]

Don't use auto overclocking software, it typically uses too much voltage which can result in higher temps and possibly damage. The memory should be set with the correct speed via XMP in the BIOS. As for the CPU you need to properly overclock it (raising speed, test, raise speed, test, fail? raise voltage, etc...). There are plenty of guides out there but I'll link Tomshardware overclocking sticky.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3038208/overclocking-cooling-water-cooling-sticky-index.html


I find the Intel Temperature Guide by CompuTronix very useful.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1800828/intel-temperature-guide.html

If i turn on the XMP in BIOS the stress test still fails, which is why it's currently off and RAM is clocked at 2117

 

[WildCard999]

Odd, can you link the exact RAM you bought?

 

[tweaksterz]

Odd, can you link the exact RAM you bought?

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232177


G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2800 (PC4 22400) Intel Z170 Platform Desktop Memory Model F4-2800C15D-16GVSB

 

[WildCard999]

Try a lower speed such as 2666 mhz.