Overclocking BSOD (read post)

I think it's quite ironic that I try to give you a tip, but I'd definitely go with a Corsair CS550M or CS650M. 80+ Gold if I remember correctly and well, Corsair. Around 80 bucks...

 

But do not get Corsair CX.

I would personally recommend an EVGA PSU of the same wattage.

 

CS series are not fully modular. Also have ugly cables. And much much worse build quality (RMi are 100% japanese caps, very well built).

 

I'm out.

 

EVGA doesn't have the individually sleeved cables though.
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Edited. Also reported so it gets removed.

 

Prime95 would only fry a system if it's a poorly put together build. P95 is basically just a 100% CPU usage stress tester, so if it's frying anything, that means that either your CPU isn't properly cooled, has dangerous overclock settings outside of reasonable spec, or your PSU isn't powerful enough and/or some off-brand junk heap that is likely to catch fire if you so much as look at it sideways.
Yes, P95 would fry a system if you tried to boost the CPU clock by a wide margin on a stock cooler and soared up to 100+ C. on temps, but whose fault is that, really?

Regarding choice of PSU, though, because OP's issue does definitely sound like a PSU failure, I've had an XFX unit humming away happily in my system for several years now with never an issue, so it would seem like a solid brand to consider as well.

 

Ah, so that's what that Report-button is for.

I see though, PSUs are way more complicated to understand than I thought.

 

I use Intel burn test for stressing my CPU, tends to run your CPU well above max and harder than any other program ever will, the reason for your BSOD, is because A. your overclock was unstable to begin with. Whea correctable error is always due to a bad overclock, it just started BSOD'ing more because BeamNG is literally fingering your CPU. Up the vcore, get a better PSU, jobs a guddon. Personaly I recommend anything from the Corsair RM series thats over 500w, XFX is a good brand too, as is EVGA. I can hit 4.6Ghz at 1.32v vcore with my RM650 and that's 100% stable.

 

Get the RMi series instead. Better build quality, on par with AX/i series, 100% japanese caps. Some of the best PSUs in the market.

 

JDM capacitors. awwwww yeahhhhhh.

 

Random question: Are 100W headroom on a PSU practical if you might just upgrade things in the future?

 

if you already have it sure. if your spending the money anyway id always go for more headroom. my rig consumes no more than 420 peak from the wall and my PSU is rated for 850 watts. i have been using it since 2010 and it still works great. this of course falls into the need vs want category.

 

It's a very minor difference in price. I was just wondering if the better PSU would be less efficient or if there could be another problem of sorts with that. But if you say so, great. I'll get the RM650X instead then (the machine wouldn't ever really get over 500 right now).

 

i cant tell you about efficiency for a specific psu at a specific load but i wouldn't worry about it. if its a good psu you should be fine.

 

It's a really good one. Learned to thrrow money at the PSU by now, I mean, I had a old cheapo-LC-Power once. Noisy fan, non-modular, low quality. One day I managed to break it, don't remember how exactly, but it seems that some PSUs are pretty fragile.

 

Has the Corsair HX series been discussed yet, I am just thinking?

 

You as a proud user can surely tell us about its quality, right?

 

There isn't much to discuss, it's Corsair, 80+ Platinum, build quality is 10/10. That's about it. Anything RMi series up is excellent really.

 

Which is probably why there never was a discussion about the quality if I'm guessing right. RMX is good then?

 

It's RMi without the fancy C-Link stuff. Usually costs the same though (sometimes more for some reason) so just get RMi instead.