I overclocked my pc too much and now it won't boot. Help!

stefi2714

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So, today I was a little bored and I said: let's overclock my pc!
I overclocked my cpu from 3,5 to 4 ghz and my ram from 2400 mhz to 3200 mhz. This was the dubest thing I've ever done. And btw, I bought my pc 2 weeks ago.
So, I tried to take out the mobo battery for an hour and move the ram in other place. Guess what? Nothing happens.
Yes, my fans spins and all the lights are working, but on my monitor says: no signal
Please, help! I am desperate!
*pc specs
Ryzen 5 1500x
Gtx 1050 ti
8 gb ram
1 terra hdd
500 w psu
Msi b350m bazooka mother board
And two fans
 
Solution
Hmm, I don't know what to say. If clearing the CMOS didn't restore the BIOS to the default settings, and you are getting a not detecting cpu warning, about all I could suggest is to check all connections from the power supply to the motherboard, especially the 24 pin and 8 (or 4) pin cpu connections.

Is this a PC you assembled or is it a Pre-built? If you assembled it, try taking everything apart and assembling it outside of the case on a non-conductive surface like a piece of cardboard. Perhaps something came loose and it just happened to happen when you were overclocking.
Just touch the 2 pins together with a small metal screwdriver for however long the manual suggests the jumper should be on. Are you sure you don't have a jumper. It is normally connected to 2 of the 3 pins. You just move it to the other pin plus the middle pin.
 
I dont have a mobo speaker. But when I try to open the pc, the "not detecting cpu" light is there. And I can't get into bios because my pc wont open at all. The monitor just says "no signal" and then it turns off, but the fans are spinning anyway.
 
Hmm, I don't know what to say. If clearing the CMOS didn't restore the BIOS to the default settings, and you are getting a not detecting cpu warning, about all I could suggest is to check all connections from the power supply to the motherboard, especially the 24 pin and 8 (or 4) pin cpu connections.

Is this a PC you assembled or is it a Pre-built? If you assembled it, try taking everything apart and assembling it outside of the case on a non-conductive surface like a piece of cardboard. Perhaps something came loose and it just happened to happen when you were overclocking.
 
Solution



The OP said in the first post that the CMOS battery was removed for 1 hour. But we don't know if the power cord was unplugged when that was done. So remove the CMOS battery AND unplug the power cord.