BSOD

[yassarikhan786]

Hi Guys,

This only started happening a couple of days ago. First time it happened, the error code given was 124 so I upped my vcore. I had no problems for a couple of days, then all of a sudden I got another BSOD, but this time the error code was 101. Do I have to increase the CPU VCore further or is it something else?

Thanks

 

[kup]

BSOD codes for overclocking

0x101 = increase vcore

0x124 = increase/decrease QPI/VTT first, if not increase/decrease vcore...have to test to see which one it is

on i7 45nm, usually means too little VVT/QPI for the speed of Uncore

on i7 32nm SB, usually means too little vCore

0x0A = unstable RAM/IMC, increase QPI first, if that doesn't work increase vcore

0x1A = Memory management error. It usually means a bad stick of Ram. Test with Memtest or whatever you prefer. Try raising your Ram voltage

0x1E = increase vcore

0x3B = increase vcore

0x3D = increase vcore

0xD1 = QPI/VTT, increase/decrease as necessary, can also be unstable Ram, raise Ram voltage

0x9C = QPI/VTT most likely, but increasing vcore has helped in some instances

0x50 = RAM timings/Frequency or uncore multi unstable, increase RAM voltage or adjust QPI/VTT, or lower uncore if you're higher than 2x

0x109 = Not enough or too Much memory voltage

0x116 = Low IOH (NB) voltage, GPU issue (most common when running multi-GPU/overclocking GPU)

0x7E = Corrupted OS file, possibly from overclocking. Run sfc /scannow and chkdsk /r

BSOD Codes for SandyBridge

0x124 = add/remove vcore or QPI/VTT voltage (usually Vcore, once it was QPI/VTT)

0x101 = add more vcore

0x50 = RAM timings/Frequency add DDR3 voltage or add QPI/VTT

0x1E = add more vcore

0x3B = add more vcore

0xD1 = add QPI/VTT voltage

“0x9C = QPI/VTT most likely, but increasing vcore has helped in some instances”

0X109 = add DDR3 voltage

0x0A = add QPI/VTT voltage

Pinched from XS.

 

[kilobravo]

Yes,you need a little more vcore.

What are your settings?

 

[yassarikhan786]

Thanks for the replies guys. My OC was stable though when I tested with prime95 (10 hours). The problems only started a few days ago, so does mean that my CPU has deteriorated slightly? I will increase vcore and see what happens.

 

[Pickster]

Thanks for the replies guys. My OC was stable though when I tested with prime95 (10 hours). The problems only started a few days ago, so does mean that my CPU has deteriorated slightly? I will increase vcore and see what happens.

The same happened with me.

I had 4.6 stable, ran folding for days, then all of a sudden BSOD, and it would keep happening, sometimes took 48 hours, other times just a couple.

I don't imagion your CPU has deteriorated, just a bit of sods law.

I see people saying how they have run a few tests and their PC seems stable, so thats good enough for them. That is not good enough for me. (I'm not saying your one of them)

I like to make sure my PC is rock solid. If I wasn't folding then I would have done atleast 2 runs of Prime 95 24h hour, one on blend and one on small.

I'd rather have more mhz, but my PC seems pretty stable, 102.2 x 44 @ 1.38v (cpu-z). I' don't want to say its rock solid yet, but I think its been up for 3 days straight now folding on the CPU and both the GFX cards.

 

[yassarikhan786]

Thanks Pickster.

I did only test with prime95 for 10 hours, which in hindsight seems like it was not enough. I will increase the vcore and hope for the best as I don't want to lose valuable points testing with prime95, even though I should. Can F@H be considered a stability test, or is it different?

 

[Pickster]

Thanks Pickster.

I did only test with prime95 for 10 hours, which in hindsight seems like it was not enough. I will increase the vcore and hope for the best as I don't want to lose valuable points testing with prime95, even though I should. Can F@H be considered a stability test, or is it different?

If your maxing all your cores and your running 24/7 its pretty good tbh. At somepoint, if there is a fault it will be picked up. I get a little more temp when running prime, but F@H still makes it throw out a decent amount of heat.

FWIW my temps are currently. CPU Package 82c, 460gtx 79c, 560ti 82c.

 

[yassarikhan786]

You're running -advmethods on the GPU's, right? What are you using for CPU cooling?

 

[Pickster]

You're running -advmethods on the GPU's, right? What are you using for CPU cooling?

Yeah I'm running advmethods on both GPUs

I have a Thermalright Venomous X, I swear by thermalright ever since my AMD 2500+ Barton.

Obviosuly the CPU temp is up a bit because I have the 2 GPUs folding in there. I also (as previously documanted) don't like much noise comming from the PC. So its not fans gallore and there are no fans on the side of the case at all.

 

[yassarikhan786]

Yeah I'm running advmethods on both GPUs

I have a Thermalright Venomous X, I swear by thermalright ever since my AMD 2500+ Barton.

Obviosuly the CPU temp is up a bit because I have the 2 GPUs folding in there. I also (as previously documanted) don't like much noise comming from the PC. So its not fans gallore and there are no fans on the side of the case at all.

Nice

. 80 C was too high for me, so I stopped running -advmethods on my GPU. Package temp is at 68 C.

 

[Pickster]

Nice

. 80 C was too high for me, so I stopped running -advmethods on my GPU. Package temp is at 68 C.

You could always try under clocking and under volting your GPU a bit to bring the temp down.

Even if the PPD on the GPU is a bit lower than when running the none advmethods, you will still gain more because of the less hit on the CPU.

And the CPU is what you want going the fastest as the bonus points get bigger the quicker its turned in, so the gain if greater than linier.

EDIT:

Forgot to add. My 560 Ti is actually undervolted. Its a factory overclocked card, and the volts are upped at the factory setting as well. But I have managed to too the 900mhz core speed and drop the vcore from 1.05 to 1.012.

 

[yassarikhan786]

You could always try under clocking and under volting your GPU a bit to bring the temp down.

Even if the PPD on the GPU is a bit lower than when running the none advmethods, you will still gain more because of the less hit on the CPU.

And the CPU is what you want going the fastest as the bonus points get bigger the quicker its turned in, so the gain if greater than linier.

I'm not folding full time so I'm not too worried about the small points loss. I'm going to build a dedicated folding rig next year so I can game on my main rig. I also don't want to fry my card or rapidly decrease its life span.

 

[Pickster]

I'm not folding full time so I'm not too worried about the small points loss. I'm going to build a dedicated folding rig next year so I can game on my main rig. I also don't want to fry my card or rapidly decrease its life span.

Fair enough. I would also probably be a tad more inclined not to abuse the GFX card as much if I had a 580GTX rather than a 560 Ti.

I have never killed a piece of hardware yet. I misstreat and handle old hardware like it was dead, hands all over it etc. And they all still work. Yet when ever I get a nice new piece of kit I treat it as carfully as I can lol.

I'm looking into putting something together to add to my folding line up, but its going to have to be cheap. If I can scrape the money together and get an Ivybridge fo my main rig, the 2600k could go in a cheap motherboard.

I don't think I can justify that one though lol

 

[yassarikhan786]

Fair enough. I would also probably be a tad more inclined not to abuse the GFX card as much if I had a 580GTX rather than a 560 Ti.

I have never killed a piece of hardware yet. I misstreat and handle old hardware like it was dead, hands all over it etc. And they all still work. Yet when ever I get a nice new piece of kit I treat it as carfully as I can lol.

I'm looking into putting something together to add to my folding line up, but its going to have to be cheap. If I can scrape the money together and get an Ivybridge fo my main rig, the 2600k could go in a cheap motherboard.

I don't think I can justify that one though lol

If I didn't game I wouldn't mind folding on the GPU 24/7, but I want the card to run as long as it can to fuel my gaming need. The 560 Ti's are the most efficient GPU's for folding aren't they?

 

[Pickster]

If I didn't game I wouldn't mind folding on the GPU 24/7, but I want the card to run as long as it can to fuel my gaming need. The 560 Ti's are the most efficient GPU's for folding aren't they?

Watt/Point? I think so.

But I'm not all that impressed with it to be honest. It runs really hot. Going from a 8800GT to a 560 Ti. Both were are factory overclocked.

I looked at the watts each was suppose to use, looked at the heatsink on the 8800GT which was also silent, I thought the Asus Direct CU 2 would be perfect... It wasnt. Both hot and noisy. So I got myself an Arctic Twin Turbo 2 which is very quiet, and cooles much better than the Asus Heatsink/Fan. But the card is still pretty warm.

I wouldn't be suprised if this card was pulling nearly 200 watts

 

[yassarikhan786]

Watt/Point? I think so.

But I'm not all that impressed with it to be honest. It runs really hot. Going from a 8800GT to a 560 Ti. Both were are factory overclocked.

I looked at the watts each was suppose to use, looked at the heatsink on the 8800GT which was also silent, I thought the Asus Direct CU 2 would be perfect... It wasnt. Both hot and noisy. So I got myself an Arctic Twin Turbo 2 which is very quiet, and cooles much better than the Asus Heatsink/Fan. But the card is still pretty warm.

I wouldn't be suprised if this card was pulling nearly 200 watts

Yeh, Watt/Point.

Do the artic twin turbo coolers fit properly on non ref cards? I thought you needed a ref card for them to fit.

 

[Pickster]

Yeh, Watt/Point.

Do the artic twin turbo coolers fit properly on non ref cards? I thought you needed a non ref card for them to fit.

They are quite flexible on what they can fit on. The bracket has 3 different locations for screw holes.

It also somes with Heatsinks for memory and mosfets. Thanfully my Asus card had a seporate little heatsink for the mosfets so I just left that on and since the memory is doing fine without I didnt bother heatsinking the ram chips.

Some none referance cards have their heatsink bolted to the back plate which may cause issues for some. Again for my card that wasnt a problem, a small stiffening rail was bolted on which was seporate from the heatsink so I kept that on too, to help reduce card flex, and it dont look too bad either.

If you're thinking about getting one do some googleing with your specific card to see if anyone has tried it. The 3 fan version is probably what you will want for a 580, but it cools really well, the extra fan isnt just for show

Edit:

Linky

Arctic VGA Coolers

 

[yassarikhan786]

Nice, thanks for the link.

 

[Pickster]

Nice, thanks for the link.

No problem.

You can actually get them from dabs which is pretty handy. And the price is amoung the cheaper end too. And if you spend over £49 you get free shipping

Dabs Link