System would not want to overclock in the BIOS

[zheyizhu]

I am able to overclock the system using the ASUS EZ-Tuning feature in the BIOS and using the ASUS Al Suite 3 software.

With EZ-Tuning, I am able to OC to 4.3 GHz with a multiplier of 42 and a BLK of 103 without touching the vcore.

With the Al Suite 3 software, I am able to OC to 4.6 GHz with a multiplier of 46 and a BLK of 100 with a +0.05V in vcore.

However, when I try manipulating the 4.6 GHz OC or any frequency in the BIOS, the computer would not turn on after I press F10 and restarted the system. The only way I can get it to work again is by holding down the power button until the system completely turns off and turn it back on again. Even then I'm greeted with a screen that looks like this:

I'll then have to restore my BIOS settings to default to get the system to boot into Windows again.
I've also tried just enabling the XMP profile in the BIOS with the CPU settings on default and I get the same error.
Here are screenshots of my system specification and the BIOS settings in which I tried changing to.

Thanks for reading.

 

[lodders]

2 suggestions

1. XMP is the memory speed. Maybe your memory is the problem. Have a look in the memory tab in the CPU Z
2. BCLK of 103 sounds high. Try overclocking your CPU multiplier with your BCLK at 100

 

[zheyizhu]

2 suggestions

1. XMP is the memory speed. Maybe your memory is the problem. Have a look in the memory tab in the CPU Z
2. BCLK of 103 sounds high. Try overclocking your CPU multiplier with your BCLK at 100

Does this tell you any problems that I might have with my memory?

I didn't choose a BCLK of 103, the ASUS EZ-Tuning feature of the BIOS did. I tried OCing with a standard BCLK with 100 and a multiplier of 46 but that didn't work either.

 

[lodders]

Compare the memory settings in CPU Z with the correct settings for your memory (look on memory manufacturers website).

 

[Y0GI]

There is a "Down Arrow" to the right of your XMP selection. Click the arrow and see if there is a second XMP choice. If so, try that first.

Have you checked the XMP specs for your RAM on the manufacturer's website to see if the DIMMs are rated for 16.0, 16, 16, 39, 1T that the mobo is trying to run?

If you can, try changing that 1T to a 2T and see if that will work.

If not, try increasing DRAM voltage to 1.250 v.

Yogi

 

[zheyizhu]

Compare the memory settings in CPU Z with the correct settings for your memory (look on memory manufacturers website).

They seem to be identical.

 

[zheyizhu]

There is a "Down Arrow" to the right of your XMP selection. Click the arrow and see if there is a second XMP choice. If so, try that first.

Have you checked the XMP specs for your RAM on the manufacturer's website to see if the DIMMs are rated for 16.0, 16, 16, 39, 1T that the mobo is trying to run?

If you can, try changing that 1T to a 2T and see if that will work.

If not, try increasing DRAM voltage to 1.250 v.

Yogi

There is no second XMP profile.

The XMP settings on my BIOS does match that of the manufacturer's, well at least the timings do because that is all I can find on the manufacturer's website. I haven't touched the XMP profile except for enabling it so it should be the default settings that came with the DIMMs.

I can see where I would increase DRAM voltage, but where do I change 1T to 2T?

 

[lodders]

Ok, quick guide to overclocking.
set your Vcore in BIOS to 1.25 Volts (make sure you get the correct voltage!!)
Run your computer at stock speed, and check the voltage in CPU - Z (Core VID) is 1.25V
Leave BCLK at 100, and increase your CPU multiplier in BIOS one step at a time until your computer becomes unstable. Use a stress test for 2 mins to check for stability at each CPU speed . When you get to a speed where it crashes, you are probably about 0.2Ghz too fast...
In BIOS turn the CPU speed down 0.2Ghz, and use your computer as normal. If it doesn't crash after a week, you are good. If it crashes or glitches, turn it down another 0.1Ghz

 

[zheyizhu]

Ok, quick guide to overclocking.
set your Vcore in BIOS to 1.25 Volts (make sure you get the correct voltage!!)
Run your computer at stock speed, and check the voltage in CPU - Z (Core VID) is 1.25V
Leave BCLK at 100, and increase your CPU multiplier in BIOS one step at a time until your computer becomes unstable. Use a stress test for 2 mins to check for stability at each CPU speed . When you get to a speed where it crashes, you are probably about 0.2Ghz too fast...
In BIOS turn the CPU speed down 0.2Ghz, and use your computer as normal. If it doesn't crash after a week, you are good. If it crashes or glitches, turn it down another 0.1Ghz

I loaded BIOS defaults settings, changed v-core to 1.25, and restarted my system.

That soft-bricked my computer. The computer would not POST and was in a restart loop. I had to reset the CMOS to get my PC working again.

If OCing will be this difficult, I'll just quit.

 

[lodders]

Usually it is not this difficult..... but even at stock speeds you have a very fast processor, so quitting is not such a bad option.

 

[zheyizhu]

Usually it is not this difficult..... but even at stock speeds you have a very fast processor, so quitting is not such a bad option.

Yeah, I give up.

I tried to update the BIOS but then the computer won't turn back on afterwards.

I had to leave out the CMOS battery for like an hour to get it working again.

Luckily the BIOS flash was successful or else I would of had a paperweight lying around.