Not possible to increase performance of FX-6350 at all with Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 Rev 4.0
Not possible to increase performance of FX-6350 at all with Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 Rev 4.0
I recently acquired a Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 Rev 4.0 used from eBay. I aimed to boost my FX-6350 to close to 5Ghz using my H105 cooler. It runs and supports Windows, but I can't overclock it at all. Any attempt to adjust the CPU ratio, multiplier, or voltage results in no changes. Normally a setting would appear allowing adjustments, but it stays at "Auto" and remains fixed.
I've tried several steps:
- Clearing CMOS
- Flashing the latest BIOS (F3)
- Changing BIOS settings from F3 to F1
- Rebooting back to F3 with no changes
- Disabling power management features and turning off turbo core
- Using Easy Tune 6, which prompts a restart after major changes
Despite these efforts, nothing works. I'm facing a situation where overclocking isn't possible, and I'm concerned about the device's usability. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Because you're not familiar with UEFI bios, the options labeled Auto won't appear. You must use plus or minus to browse through settings, or type your desired value into the corresponding field and press enter. Pressing enter is essential when you want the setting to remain even if it doesn't have a preset that changes with plus or minus. Even for those settings that do change, you can usually just type the value directly into the field and then press enter.
This is because you're not familiar with UEFI bios. The options labeled Auto won't appear in the menu. You must use plus or minus to scroll through settings, or type your desired value into the field and press enter. Pressing enter is important if you want the setting to remain even when the plus or minus keys are pressed. Even if it changes with those keys, you can usually just type the value directly into the box and then press enter.
If the system defaults to a higher or lower setting, or reverts to the previous value, try again and observe the result.
Darkbreeze :
This is because you're not familiar with UEFI bios. The settings labeled Auto don't have the pop-up menu options. You should either press plus or minus to scroll through the available settings, or type in the desired value directly into the field and press enter. Pressing enter is essential if you want the setting to remain even when pressing plus or minus keys. Even if those keys change the setting, you can usually just type the value into the field and then press enter.
If the default value is set too high or low, or you want to revert to the previous setting, make sure the entered value is valid. Try again and check the result.
*facepalm* I attempted using plus and minus (not on num pad), but pressing page up and page down worked instead! Thanks a lot—I spent about three hours trying to fix this, which is really frustrating. It seems my AsRock 970 Extreme 3 R2.0 also had UEFI BIOS, but I had to click enter and choose from a list for most options.
Thanks again.
No problem at all. I did the same thing in the mists of the past on a new board before I was familiar with that type of bios. Good luck. I believe the plus and minus on the number pad work as well. The ones on the top row won't.
Kalef21:
Darkbreeze:
That's due to your lack of familiarity with UEFI bios. The settings labeled Auto won't appear unless you navigate through options by pressing plus or minus, or manually type the value into the field and press enter. Pressing enter is essential for these settings that don't have preset values which shift when using plus or minus keys. Even if they do change, you can usually just input the number directly and hit enter.
If the default seems too high or low, or if you want to revert to the previous value, try entering a different one and see what happens.
*facepalm* I attempted the plus and minus buttons (not on the num pad), but pressing page up and page down worked instead! Thanks a lot—I spent about three hours trying to fix this, which is really frustrating. It seems my AsRock 970 Extreme 3 R2.0 also had UEFI BIOS, but I had to select from a list using enter.
Cheers
Celtic Warrior99 explained the issue to Kalef21, detailing how UEFI bios settings behave differently depending on the keyboard layout. They advised using plus or minus keys for scrolling through options or manually entering values in the field, and mentioned that pressing enter is essential for saving changes, especially when the default value isn't valid. The original poster also shared their experience with an AsRock 970 Extreme 3 R2.0 CPU, noting it required manual selection via enter after using plus/minus keys.
Sure, it's a good idea. How about checking the temperatures? What other options do you have in mind?
Scythe Mugen3 needs careful handling with push-pull settings; avoid getting too close to 60c or below 15c in AOD. A strong liquid cooler seems essential for 1.5v.