AMD FX 8350 Stuck at 1.4Ghz clock speed.

Savagemagic

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Hello, I am having an issue where my cpu is stuck at 1400 MHz and wont surpass it. It started happening recently after my computer randomly crashed. My CPU was overclocked to 4.2 GHz( 200x21) and I had no issues previously. http://imgur.com/aUuVDet
 


Could be power supply failing.
 


PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/k6mJhM

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GTX 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage: PNY CS1211 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390X 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply

That is my exact specs.


I have tried multiple times, I am actually having an issue where at times my pc will fail to start and I will be left with a 99 in the bottom right hand corner. I have no idea why.
 

It was a bit of a pain as I had to take my GPU out, but yes I did. To no effect. I am really at a bit of a loss. I have a feeling it might have something to do with Windows itself, Could it have something to do with me unparking my cores or something?

 


these mother boards are not the best for overclocking. especially with a 125 watt cpu. should get the 990 series. idk i could be wrong her but i got my fx 6300 to a stable 4.8 ghz with a 990fx board
 
woops. accidentally added best solution, but I dont know what is wrong, this motherboard may not be the best, but my temperatures have never exceeded 40 degrees. I guess I might just do a full factory reset and see if that fixes it.
 


huh. i didnt know it had a 6+2. wow. still being in that clock speed has to suck. let us know if it works or not. Does it boot into windows at all?
 

Yes, it does, but it is really slow.

 


i bet it would be with the speed like that. what was your last bios time?. and try to see if you can create a bootable livelinux version to see if it isnt just your operating system. that way you dont have to do a system reset
 
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i bet it would be with the speed like that. what was your last bios time?. and try to see if you can create a bootable livelinux version to see if it isnt just your operating system. that way you dont have to do a system reset
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I did not check the last boot time, but the bootable USB and a new installation did not help. Speed are still at 1400 MHz

 

I an not, I was running windows 10, but it seems like I'll be running libix for a while on a crappy desktop my work was throwing away lol.
 
Ladies and Gentlement, I am officially a retard lol. I found a little switch on the motherboard called slow mode, flipped it and it is fine now lol. So, if someone has a similar problem, ask them if they have it on. I now have my cpu at a stead 30 degrees idle with a 4.8 ghz oc 😀.
 
after reading down this thread with thoughts of dread and dismay believing that my brand new 990FXA MOBO or my FX-8350 had failed. thank God I share in your 'retardation' and I too had accidentally hit that switch while performing a CMOS reset. What a ridiculous feature for a gaming MOBO, i'm sure it serves a purpose of some kind but what a headache!