Amd Ocer requires assistance - Ga-990fxa-ud3
Amd Ocer requires assistance - Ga-990fxa-ud3
I'm hoping someone can assist me in determining if I may have damaged my CPU or the motherboard.
The system specifications are as follows:
Fx 6350
Gigabyte GA-990fxa-ud3 r4
16GB Crucial Ballistix Elite 1866 CL9
Zotac 1060 6G Amp Dual Fan
Corsair CS650M PSU
Corsair H110i with exhaust at the top
Thermaltake CFX-31 Suppressor
Initially, I used Aod to check overheating and stress test it at 4.6g continuously for 24 hours under full load, maintaining temperatures around 44°C.
After reviewing several forums and guides, I opted for a proper overclock.
I started with multiplier and voltage, keeping RAM at XMP profile 1, with voltage up to 1.60V stock, which was stable for some time.
Loaded hwinfo64 and Prime95 ran short blend tests initially, then longer ones.
P95 indicated no worker or hardware failures, but the latest info from 64 showed L1 and L2 cache errors within the first 15 minutes of testing.
I reset everything and tried BCLK settings:
- Bclk 205
- Higher CPU multiplier (2000)
- Base voltage 2400
- No significant voltage spikes except for Vcore
This configuration eliminated L1 and L2 errors but caused worker stoppages.
I then lowered the multiplier to 20, reduced Nb to 1800, lowered voltage to 2200.
At one point, I reached 4.7g, but hardware failures persisted with P95, though L1 and L2 errors disappeared.
Even after resetting CMOS to defaults, L1 and L2 errors remained zero with no worker faults.
Could this mean I damaged the CPU or motherboard by using the LLC? Or did I misconfigure it?
Or is there a temperature issue unless the Nb at 46-47°C is too high?
Should I consider buying an older model like the 8350 from Microcenter, which costs $110 and has a $30 discount on the motherboard? (Ryzen is still early and not enough budget.)
Or am I making mistakes in this process?
Thank you for your time and assistance.
So only one reply to my question about help.
I can't provide the optimal solution to the issue.
I updated my OC and appeared to be working with a lower OC for a backup processor. I swapped it in with the 8350 I bought from Microcenter for $120.
The RAM and motherboard seem fine.
That's about it.
i just thought about it, wondering if the cpu was damaged. 1.55 volts is the safe max for the fx vcore, but not even that much for long-term use. 1.50 seems way too high for the factory setting—most will be between 1.2 to 1.3 volts during turbo boost, with a lower value at normal frequency.
So only one reply to my question about help.
I can't provide the optimal solution to the issue.
I updated my OC and appeared to be working with a lower OC for a backup processor. I swapped it in with the 8350 I bought from Microcenter for $120.
The RAM and motherboard seem fine.
That's about it.