ksgnow2010
I agree with the above...I think you are starting to get CPU-bound.
 
Have you tried higher resolutions?  This places a heavier load on the GPU.

My 1440p monitor is coming in tomorrow.
FPS:
100.9
Score:
2543
Min FPS:
9.1
Max FPS:
218.3
 My last Heaven benchmark.. Note the "min fps" number. This is because I get hitches and I don't know why.
 
really heartwrenching stuff :|
 
Last Valley Benchmark. I hadn't been using the Ultra HD benchmark, I was using something else before. My currently Ultra HD benchmark
 
FPS:
103.5
Score:
4328
Min FPS:
36.5
Max FPS:
187.3
 

It sounds like you might have to do some reading about how to overclock properly. BSOD, failure to boost to OS, are just the result of an unstable overclock. That doesn't mean that your CPU can't handle the speed you have it set to, but you have to learn all the factors involved in making that speed stable for your specific CPU. A different CPU of the same make and model will require a different equilibrium of settings (voltage type manual / offset, voltage value, LLC, c-states, etc) to handle the same speed setting.
 
From what I see in google searches, a voltage in the neighbourhood of 1.35v is often needed for an i7 3930k to do 4.5 Ghz.

delicieuxz
It sounds like you might have to do some reading about how to overclock properly. BSOD, failure to boost to OS, are just the result of an unstable overclock. That doesn't mean that your CPU can't handle the speed you have it set to, but you have to learn all the factors involved in making that speed stable for your specific CPU. A different CPU of the same make and model will require a different equilibrium of settings (voltage type manual / offset, voltage value, LLC, c-states, etc) to handle the same speed setting.
 
From what I see in google searches, a voltage in the neighbourhood of 1.35v is often needed for an i7 3930k to do 4.5 Ghz.

Okay by Does that explain mY computer's massive slowdowns at 4 GHz! Sometimes I'll be typing it'll slow down like mad and then finally type out what I was writing. It's like it's a dying processor. I also realized my CPU fan wasn't on for a long time and had to replace it a few days ago. The processor was teaching 90 Celsius at times. I wonder if it's damaged permanently.. It's running super cold now and can game endlessly with no crashing - just. A lot of slow downs. What if I up my voltage? It's at 1.2 now at 4.2 GHz. I'm just trying to find what's slowing down this computer so much and why it feels like my GTX 1080 sucks as much as my GTX 770

Virus? Scan? Just thinking out loud so to speak :/
 

Nozler
Virus? Scan? Just thinking out loud so to speak :/
 

Nope, reinstalled windows.
 
Starting to believe it's actually my GPU and not my CPU. My CPU scored reasonably well on the 3dmark passmark test. Look at  this **** score on the GTX 1080.. It's below the average.
 
I don't know what to do.
 

Do you guys just think I have a bad card?

majinvegito1234
Do you guys just think I have a bad card?

This is all that you have that is Bad; ASUS Rampage IV Extreme MOBO Intel Core i7 3930k OC to 4 GHz
 
Still Waiting for your "Fire Strike Benchmarks" Link.

 

 
 
The link to my firestrike score.

majinvegito1234 
 
The link to my firestrike score.

Run Fire Strike Benchmarks as well and Post your Links to them leaving off the http://www.
Like This 3dmark.com/fs/10762168 from this http://www.3dmark.com/fs/10762168