x264 CPU Encoding Issues

[TheLastOfThem]

I seem to have a unique issue. x264 randomly stops encoding for any source I try at random %'s. 20-70%! I don't know what the deal is. I've tried tmod x264, and x264 (x86). For the most part, the avisynth file is simple trims to remove commercials...and the source is fine. Doesn't matter which drive I choose either....

I'm thinking it may be my overclock ??? But I'm not sure why that would be the case..I'm mostly 5GHz stable...and a serious OCer helped me stress test it...

Any advice? Thanks all.

[davexnet]

Overclock and/or CPU overheats.
Use a monitor program and check the temps

[KarMa]

I'm mostly 5GHz stable

Test it without the OC.

[Atak_Snajpera]

I'm mostly 5GHz stable.

Mostly? Lol... You must be 100% stable under even avx2 load!

[sophisticles]

You should never use an O/C'd cpu for any type of lengthy video encoding, 3d rendering and video encoding are 2 of the only tasks that I have seen that will make an O/C'd cpu crap its pants, even when said O/C has been stress tested extensively with Prime95 or heavy gaming.

Video encoding tends to punish cpu's alot, get rid of the O/C if you plan on encoding for more than a minute or two.

[hello_hello]

I seem to have a unique issue. x264 randomly stops encoding for any source I try at random %'s. 20-70%! I don't know what the deal is. I've tried tmod x264, and x264 (x86). For the most part, the avisynth file is simple trims to remove commercials...and the source is fine. Doesn't matter which drive I choose either....

I'm thinking it may be my overclock ??? But I'm not sure why that would be the case..I'm mostly 5GHz stable...and a serious OCer helped me stress test it...

Any advice? Thanks all.

How did you stress test it? Something like this?
https://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=205

Something for temperature checking.
https://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/