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BSOD Playing Games on Stable Overclock: IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Hi, I am having some issues with a BSOD when playing games on an overclocked 6600k. The processor itself is be completely stable with a 4.5GHz overlock at 1.296V when stress tested for ~7 hours and through normal use. The BSOD occurs within 30 minutes to 2 hours of gameplay. *Note*: This issue does not persist when the processor is at base clock and voltages. Pictured below is one of my stress tests.
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The BSOD error in question is: DRIVER IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
And from BlueScreenView, the cause seems to be ntoskrnl.exe
My computer's specifications are as follows:
- Asus z170-A w/ BIOS version 2202
- Intel i5-6600k w/ Corsair H100i v2
- 2x 8Gb Kingston HyperX 2666MHz DDR4 (XMP)
- Asus ROG Strix GTX 1080
- EVGA 600B PSU
- Corsair GT 128Gb SSD
- 2x Seagate 1Tb 7200rpm HDD
All hardware other than the drives are less than 2 months old.
These are the steps I have taken to troubleshoot to no avail:
- updated all mobo drivers (delayed time to crash by ~10 or so minutes)
- clean GPU update to version 372.90 using DDU (no change, causes artifacting at 144hz. Reverted to 368.81)
- ran Memtest86 (4 passes) with no errors
- dropping RAM off of XMP to stock clock (2133MHz)
Potential fixes that I have yet to try:
- cleanboot -> (Does a cleanboot still have necessary drivers to play a game to test results?)
- clean windows installation -> (Either need to grab a separate drive or backup my current installation to a seperate drive. [I do have the space necessary for a complete backup of the OS drive if such is even possible])
- use an alternate PSU -> (Last resort, I do not have any at hand and would have to purchase one)
Any guidance with this issue is appreciated!