Overclocking BIOS = PC fails to start or apply changes in Windows = Acceptable
Overclocking BIOS = PC fails to start or apply changes in Windows = Acceptable
I've build a new pc with Ryzen 1600 and motherboard MSI B350 Mortar Arctic and tried to fiddle with overclocking with programs in Windows (using MSI command center). Since I found a stable clock at 3700MHz with 1.325V (maybe could go lower) I wanted to set these clocks in Bios so that I don't have to open MSI command center every time I boot my pc.
If i change voltage in Bios everything is fine but if I just touch the clock speed, the computer wont post. I can't get to Windows or to bios and I have to reset CMOS settings on my mobo to get back.
I'm not experienced with OC. All I know is that you just increase the multiplier, increase core voltage to make it stable and that is it. So I just don't get why the computer won't boot when I make changes in Bios, since it works fine when I OC in Windows.
I'm wondering if I should just return the motherboard as it came with dead CMOS battery (every morning I would get a message that there was change in my hardware and the CMOS settings had been reset) and I'm worried that it will just drain the new one if there is something wrong with the mobo + this oc problems.
I still have one week to send it back and get my money back. I already had to send a new GeForce 1060 3G back because it wasn't working and I spent a week trying to figure out why, when I should have just sent it back and save myself the headache (new one worked immediately)...so I'm tempted to do the same, but I would like to make sure that I'm not doing something totally dumb first.
Thanks for help!
The issue concerning unstable overclocking is addressed. Please refer to the overclock guides and YouTube resources, or check other reviews for the OC settings. Try it again.