Gigabyte 990FXA fails to save overclock for AMD Phenom X4 965
Gigabyte 990FXA fails to save overclock for AMD Phenom X4 965
Hello,
I own a GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 R5 (rev. 1.0) paired with an AMD Phenom II X4 965. After updating the BIOS for overclocking, the save persists. When Windows 7 starts, CPU-Z shows the multiplier remains at 17, and only the bus speed is updated to 205.
I intend to replace my CPU with an AMD FX-8300 Vishera 8-Core, which comes in new.
Here’s my setup:
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 R5 (rev. 1.0)
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965
GPU: NVIDIA GTX 970
PSW: RAIDMAX RX-850AE 850W ATX12V
I have a comparable situation to yours, except it involves the BCLK (bus speed) rather than the multiplier, and it's related to an Intel processor.
Previously, adjusting the BCLK in my BIOS to boost my CPU overclocked successfully; CPU-Z accurately reflected the changes, and everything functioned normally.
However, recently any overclock I configured in the BIOS fails to be recognized or applied in Windows. After setting the bus speed to 105 in the BIOS, the system reports it as 105, but upon booting into Windows, tools like CPU-Z indicate a default value of 100.
This is confusing. I would appreciate a solution, though I don’t have one. I also shared this issue in a thread today, and if anyone finds a fix or knows how to resolve it, it would be helpful.
I have a comparable situation to yours, except it involves the BCLK (bus speed) rather than the multiplier, and it's related to an Intel processor.
Previously, I would raise the BCLK in my BIOS to enable overclocking on my CPU, and both CPU-Z and other tools confirmed the increase; everything seemed normal.
However, recently any overclock settings I configured in the BIOS stopped applying in Windows. When I set the bus speed to 105 in the BIOS, it reported 105, but upon booting into Windows, tools indicated a speed of 100—the default setting.
This is unusual. I shared this issue in a thread today and hope you can help if you’ve encountered the same problem. Please let me know if you found a solution.
Thank you for your response.
Sorry for the delay, this was the first time since posting in your thread that I logged on. Here is the link: Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem to be getting much attention. The person who replied simply advised me to purchase another motherboard since my current one, even when functioning well, wasn’t suitable for overclocking. Although I truly valued his effort in suggesting an alternative, I can’t afford to buy a new board right now. Since my existing setup was working perfectly for my needs, I’d prefer to repair it instead—just like you would with your own system. As a side note, here’s what I’ve attempted so far that didn’t succeed, in case it helps you troubleshoot faster (or maybe you should give these a try regardless, even though they didn’t work for me, given our different hardware): 1.) Restarted BIOS to factory defaults. 2.) Disconnected the CMOS battery. 3.) Updated BIOS to the latest release. 4.) Reverted BIOS settings and re-flashed. 5.) Used alternative tools besides CPU-Z to verify bus speed accuracy. 6.) Experimented with various RAM timing/speed configurations (automatic, manual, XMP enabled). 7.) Adjusted several overclocking-related BIOS parameters, energy-saving options (especially those automatically throttling clock speeds for efficiency), and tweaked Intel Turbo Boost settings (possibly AMD’s Cool ‘n Quiet, Turbo Boost or Turbo Core—been a while since I had an AMD system). Good luck! Please be reassured; this issue is quite frustrating. I’m starting to worry it might be a hardware problem.
So I shared the same question on another forum. The general agreement is it relates to the CPU/Motherboard setup. Since my 965 is an older processor, it seems Gigabyte might have dropped support for overclocking with newer boards. I’m not sure how this applies to Intel, but here’s some thought. Hope your search goes well. organophosphate: Apologies for the delay; this was the first time I logged into your thread since posting. Here’s the link: Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem to be getting much attention. The person who replied simply advised buying a different motherboard because my current one, even when functioning properly, wasn’t suitable for overclocking. Although I really appreciated their suggestion, I can’t afford to buy a new board right now. Since my existing one was working just fine for my needs, I’d prefer to fix it instead—just like you would with your system. By the way, here’s what I’ve tried so far that didn’t work, in case it helps you (or at least gives you ideas): 1.) Restart BIOS to factory defaults. 2.) Disconnect CMOS battery. 3.) Update BIOS to the latest version. 4.) Reflash BIOS with that version again. 5.) Used other tools besides CPU-Z to verify bus speed wasn’t just misreported. 6.) Experimented with various RAM timing/speed settings (automatic, manual, XMP). I learned that XMP sometimes sets the bus speed to a default, which is why I attempted this. This could be something you’d want to try if your board supports XMP or AMD OverDrive. 7.) Made minor adjustments to other BIOS overclocking and energy-saving settings (especially those that auto-throttle CPU clocks for power saving) and changed Intel Turbo Boost options (I think AMD’s is Cool ‘n Quiet, Turbo Boost—been a while since I had an AMD system). Good luck! May this issue be resolved; it’s really puzzling. I’m starting to worry it might be a hardware problem.