Trying to OC my quad core.. It bluescreens when I try to boot it at a 14x multiplier.. I have not increased the fsb, so this should make it roughly 3.5ghz.. My cpu is watercooled and is sitting at around 26 degrees.
I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to overclocking.. I haven't really bothered with it the last few years.. I thought however, that overclocking a cpu with an unlocked multiplier would be very easy and only limited by the CPU temp.. Now.. obviously this is not the case.. Do you guys have an input on what could be restricting my OC?
I'm on an Asus Striker Extreme.. currently only using 1GB OCZ 6400 RAM, though my intentions eventually is to use 4gb.. (Thought this RAM would suffice since OC'ing an extreme cpu didnt necessarily have to involve increasing the fsb.)
Thoughts?
I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to overclocking.. I haven't really bothered with it the last few years.. I thought however, that overclocking a cpu with an unlocked multiplier would be very easy and only limited by the CPU temp.. Now.. obviously this is not the case.. Do you guys have an input on what could be restricting my OC?
I'm on an Asus Striker Extreme.. currently only using 1GB OCZ 6400 RAM, though my intentions eventually is to use 4gb.. (Thought this RAM would suffice since OC'ing an extreme cpu didnt necessarily have to involve increasing the fsb.)
Thoughts?