bsod after overclocking

[legopc]

it has been a few days after i overclocked my i3 550 to 4ghz and i think it has been stable and i have stress tested it for about 2 hours i have not upped the voltage but today while i was playing world of tanks i got a bsod i could not write down the code becus i had not disabled the reboot after making dump file thingy but the temps where not going above 41 degrees i dont know if this is the overclocking or my mem i have no idea and could anyone tell me what that program was called that lets you check the couse the dump file:http://www.2shared.com/file/fSHLh5gr/081113-7644-01_-_kopie.html

 

[Samdb]

You have to lower your overclock, your CPU is unstable.

[legopc]

You have to lower your overclock, your CPU is unstable.

:( will do i will lower it to 3.8 

[legopc]

but im wandering why it gave a bsod it was working fine wasnt getting hot i have stress tested it for a little while and it is working normal for about 8-10 days 

[Liam-McShane]

but im wandering why it gave a bsod it was working fine wasnt getting hot i have stress tested it for a little while and it is working normal for about 8-10 days 

Not enough voltage/ too many Mhz. You ideally need to stress test for 12-24 hours to ensure it's totally stable.

[legopc]

Not enough voltage/ too many Mhz. You ideally need to stress test for 12-24 hours to ensure it's totally stable.

yes i understand that but it has been working for 8-10 days 

[Liam-McShane]

yes i understand that but it has been working for 8-10 days 

Games and general use will not fully stress the CPU to outlaw it's instability issues. A program like Prime95 fully stresses your CPU which will help to uncover any instability you may or may not have.

[legopc]

Games and general use will not fully stress the CPU to outlaw it's instability issues. A program like Prime95 fully stresses your CPU which will help to uncover any instability you may or may not have.

i have stress tested it for a few hours 

[Liam-McShane]

i have stress tested it for a few hours 

You stated in your original post that you stress tested it for 2 hours. This isn't enough time. I would recommend 12-24 hours to ensure it's stable. The majority of my overclocks have BSOD at around 16-17 hours of the tests.

[legopc]

You stated in your original post that you stress tested it for 2 hours. This isn't enough time. I would recommend 12-24 hours to ensure it's stable. The majority of my overclocks have BSOD at around 16-17 hours of the tests.

ok will do 

[colonel_mortis]

It can work fine for several days, but then something slightly different will occur and it will make a mistake with it's calculations, triggering the BSOD. You could leave the OC at 4GHz, but increase the voltage a bit because it's clearly nearly stable, but not quite.

[legopc]

It can work fine for several days, but then something slightly different will occur and it will make a mistake with it's calculations, triggering the BSOD. You could leave the OC at 4GHz, but increase the voltage a bit because it's clearly nearly stable, but not quite.

i cant increase my voltage i dont have those fancy overclocking thingys on my mobo....