Need Help CPU can't Overclock

[mirage242]

Hi,

 

I build a system for on December last year using the following components:

 

Asus ROG Strix X99 Gaming 

i7 6800k

Corsair 2x8gb 2666 mjz

Corsair H110i

Samsung EVO 256gb

Seagate 1tb HDD

Corsair Hx850i

EVGA GTX 1070 FTW

Windows Home 64bit

 

I manage to overclock the cpu to 4 ghz using the motherboard XMP option and just sync all cores to 40 with BLCK frequency set at 100. That was in last December, the system was running fine and I can game and edit on it. Last Friday the PC display notification saying that there is overclocking failure and force me to go to BIOS. I load optimal setting in the BIOS and it continue to BSOD. it can completely boot to windows only if I set the cpu back to its factory core clock and it seems to work fine at that but if I try to overclock it to even 3.7ghz, it will go to BSOD.

 

Since most of the components are still under warranty, can anyone help me what causes this so I can RMA the component?

 

Many thanks before hand.

 

 

[DrMikeNZ]

I would start with the Asus ROG Strix X99 motherboard. Those have a very bad reputation.

Mine exploded quite spectacularly.