Issue with boosting amd 1700x msi x370 gaming carbon pro trident z 2400
Issue with boosting amd 1700x msi x370 gaming carbon pro trident z 2400
I am facing an issue with overclocking. Previously I achieved a stable build, but after installing MSI's Command center app everything stopped functioning properly. I encountered persistent system configuration errors with Windows, which required a complete reinstall. Now my system is completely unable to even initiate CPU overclocks.
My main concerns are: if I install chipset updates after the system resets to default settings, does that cause conflicts and prevent proper posting? Or could it affect overclocking?
Secondly, XMP functionality isn't working. Should I adjust the timings to make it work again? It functioned before when only changing the frequency, but now nothing is possible.
Thirdly, what should be the recommended CPU overclock settings?
Fourthly, is my motherboard damaged? I performed a CMOS reset while the power was still connected. Now, even simple actions like toggling game boost take four restarts before returning to default settings...
Research on this topic has been inconsistent and unhelpful.
Thank you in advance for your assistance.
Wow that's unfortunate, we all made mistakes.
Start by going into BIOS and resetting everything back to defaults. Skip overclocking for now; I’d reinstall Windows just to check if stability improves. If the PC still doesn’t boot properly, I’d be more worried about that. You didn’t mention anything about performance—overclocking isn’t working and it only boots four times. After that, can you get into Windows? Are you playing games as well? What’s the current condition of the PC?
It's a bit disappointing, but we all made mistakes. I think the best first step would be to enter BIOS and reset everything back to default. I wouldn't bother with overclocking right now; I'd just reinstall Windows to see if stability improves. If the PC still doesn't boot correctly, I'd be worried about that. You didn't mention anything about performance or overclocking—just that it boots four times. Are you also playing games? What's the current condition of the PC?
Hello! Your feedback is appreciated. You're correct—I should have started there. The issue was that my RAM displayed a 32GB capacity but only used 16. I suspect that after uninstalling MSI's Command Center, I became overly cautious and reset it incorrectly, ignoring the DIMM channel sequence. Fixing Windows ended up corrupting the OS. It took a long time to realize I installed the RAM in the wrong order: instead of the correct sequence (3-1-4-2, or DIMMA2 - DIMMB2, DIMMA1 - DIMMB1), I placed them in 3-1-2-4, or DIMMA2 - DIMMB2, DIMMB1 - DIMMA1, positioning the second RAM before the fourth from the right. In short, I didn't appreciate how sensitive the motherboard is to the timing of installing DDR4 modules! Yikes!
Now everything is functioning properly, and I've successfully overclocked my system to 3.9 GHz with these settings:
ratio: 3.900
core: 1.3875 v
soc: 1.2 v
The RAM is stable at 2400mHz at 1.2 v
Cinebench r15 results:
CPU: 1677
OpenGL: 94.77