r/overclocking - for those who like to push their chips a little harder

The original post: /r/overclocking by /u/Notwalkin on 2025-04-06 12:32:56.

So i have a 9800x3d running 6000mhz 2000FCLK.

I also use a soundblaster AE-7.

I keep reading that audio should not stutter during stress testing otherwise it indicates unstable FCLK.

I tried prime small FFT and was fine, then read "you should use blender".

I tried blender and it started off okay and then stuttered like mad + pc was being overloaded, took a few seconds before i could stop the blend test.

Is this indicating 2000FCLK is unstable?

Prime Blend uses all the resources of the pc, so i imagine the audio is expected to stutter from that... but some posts say otherwise.

edit:

Also tested Prime blender + youtube audio on a different pc, a 7600x pc with integrated graphics, no dedicated GPU + a soundblaster pcie card, same audio glitches.

Is the recommendation for Prime blend + audio testing just wrong?