Freezing occurs after adjusting the voltage of an overclocked system
Freezing occurs after adjusting the voltage of an overclocked system
Hello there,
I recently overclocked my i5 3570k to 3.8gHz, though I understand it’s not a huge jump but sufficient for my needs.
It operates stably between 62-67°C under heavy load (Planetside 2 ultra graphics) for three days, but performance drops sharply when using prime95.
To address the worst-case scenario, I considered lowering the temperature by undervolting the CPU.
I found some forum discussions suggesting starting with a voltage reduction of 50-100mV.
I checked the maximum Vcore on the Hardware monitor, which was around 1.225V.
After adjusting the BIOS settings to set the CPU core voltage to -0.1, I tried again.
However, after rebooting, the PC failed to boot and would freeze when I pressed Del or F2 to enter BIOS.
After several restarts, I managed to enter BIOS a few times, but it would freeze after just two seconds, making it hard to adjust the voltage.
I observed the CPU temperature was around 42°C with a Vcore of 0.85V.
Could a CMOS reset resolve the problem, or might it have caused more harm?
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance, and sorry for the poor English ^^
Oh, and my motherboard is P8z77 -m
If your motherboard lacks a visible CMOS button, simply take out the battery for a short time and then reinsert it to reset the CMOS.
Thanks, everyone. I’ll update you once I’m back home. Right now I’m at an internet cafe looking for answers. 😉
IceMacIOP :
benjii :
If your motherboard lacks a visible CMOS button, simply take out the battery for a moment and then reinsert it to reset the CMOS.
Thanks, everyone. I’ll update you once I’m back home. Right now I’m at an internet cafe trying to find answers.
😉
Is the issue resolved?