Is my overclock unstable?

[J0kador]

Hi guys, 

 

I recently overclocked my i5-4690k, and I ran prime95 for a couple of hours, and there weren't any crashes and the temps were good.

However, almost everyday, when I boot up my PC in the morning, my Windows startup sound stutters, and my entire PC lags afterwards. The odd thing is, that my temps are good, and my CPU and RAM usages are really low too. I have no idea what causes this. The fix that I found is just a reboot. When I reboot I'm good to go for the rest of the day.

 

Does anyone have an idea what causes this? And how to fix it? Increase core voltage? Decrease core multiplier?

[SeanAngelo]

Hi guys, 

 

I recently overclocked my i5-4690k, and I ran prime95 for a couple of hours, and there weren't any crashes and the temps were good.

However, almost everyday, when I boot up my PC in the morning, my Windows startup sound stutters, and my entire PC lags afterwards. The odd thing is, that my temps are good, and my CPU and RAM usages are really low too. I have no idea what causes this. The fix that I found is just a reboot. When I reboot I'm good to go for the rest of the day.

 

Does anyone have an idea what causes this? And how to fix it? Increase core voltage? Decrease core multiplier?

try setting it to stock for a bit and see if it happens.

[Alim]

It should be absolutely stable, add more voltage ~+0.002

[LogicalDrm]

That sound more issue with pagefile and HDD than with CPU.

[J0kador]

That sound more issue with pagefile and HDD than with CPU.

It could be, I have run my system non-overclocked for the past couple of days and the issue still occurs. I am planning on upgrading to windows 10 in July, and I don't really mind rebooting once per day for the next month only. However is there a chance this reoccur after the upgrade? If so what are fixes I can try? If anyone knows anything please reply.

[ThomasD]

Used to have a similar problem with a computer running Windows XP - a hotboot fixing problems that only occurred during a cold boot.  IIRC it was the hard drive, but you may also want to double check all your startup setting and designated boot devices in the UEFI - make sure they are being retained properly.

[J0kador]

Used to have a similar problem with a computer running Windows XP - a hotboot fixing problems that only occurred during a cold boot.  IIRC it was the hard drive, but you may also want to double check all your startup setting and designated boot devices in the UEFI - make sure they are being retained properly.

My SSD is the first device in the boot sequence, how did you fix it last time?

[ThomasD]

My SSD is the first device in the boot sequence, how did you fix it last time?

First I formatted and re-installed everything on the drive, and that seemed to help briefly, but within a short time (maybe a week or two) the problems re-appeared.

 

A brand new drive solved the problem for good..