Semi-Random Crashing

[DhampirMedia]

Hi there everyone,

I'm trying to render something on my PC (a video) and during rendering, my system just shuts off.
FX-8370 (Stock)

16GB 1600Mhz

750W PSU

and more that isn't actually used (wont allow GPU rendering)

I am thinking it is either Over or Under voltage while under load, but I'm not comfortable tweaking settings in the bios without seeking advice first.

[Vacras]

Hm at stock that seems strange.

try stress testing and see whether it crashes or not.

[DhampirMedia]

11 hours ago, Vacras said:

Hm at stock that seems strange.

try stress testing and see whether it crashes or not.

ok, did that for about an hour, went fine, but as soon as I hit stop, the system shut down

[Vacras]

4 hours ago, DhampirMedia said:

ok, did that for about an hour, went fine, but as soon as I hit stop, the system shut down

Everything is at stock? The thing with stress testing is that when you click start or stop there can occur really high load and voltage spikes which could cause a crash.

 

I'd say that you increase the voltage of your CPU ever so slightly and see if it fixes your problem.

[DhampirMedia]

Offset? or manual?

 

EDIT: It was by default at 1.356v. i have bumped it to 1.362v
additional info: VDDA is by default set to 2.2v

 

P.S: could it be temp causing issues? i have been thinking about getting an H55 or some other AIO loop

 

[Vacras]

2 hours ago, DhampirMedia said:

Offset? or manual?

 

EDIT: It was by default at 1.356v. i have bumped it to 1.362v
additional info: VDDA is by default set to 2.2v

 

P.S: could it be temp causing issues? i have been thinking about getting an H55 or some other AIO loop

 

Doesn't matter if you use offset or manual just turn it up slightly. 

What are your temps while stressing?

[DhampirMedia]

4 minutes ago, Vacras said:

Doesn't matter if you use offset or manual just turn it up slightly. 

What are your temps while stressing?

70+ C

 

[DhampirMedia]

dunno if this info is any help.
do take note, in BIOS CPU Voltage is set to 1.356v even though (on mostly Idle), CPU-Z is telling different

[Vacras]

11 hours ago, DhampirMedia said:

70+ C

 

Temps are fine (anything below 80 is okay for synthetic tests.

Does your system shut off still? 

[DhampirMedia]

Yes. still shuts off.

also, what is a tool i can use to see the voltages?

[DhampirMedia]

Update: It must have been a RAM issue. I replaced the Kit with 4 new ones and it's rendering fine, no issues

 

[Vacras]

6 hours ago, DhampirMedia said:

Yes. still shuts off.

also, what is a tool i can use to see the voltages?

CPU-Z is probably the most accurate one but always trust your BiOS settings

Nice to hear that you sorted it out.

memtest would have been my next guess

also make sure to reset your voltages to stock.

Edited May 24, 2017 by Vacras