Pc is not starting properly following recent BIOS updates.
Pc is not starting properly following recent BIOS updates.
Hi, I really appreciate your help.
I was overly confident about OC but hoped to boost extra frames in demanding games. However, due to my lack of experience, things went wrong. I switched "ai overclocker tuner" to xmp1 and enabled XMP on "ezmode." After saving and exiting, the PC restarted, the ASUS logo appeared, but it shut down repeatedly until the monitor went black. I found some guidance on resetting the BIOS by replacing the CMOS. It helped restore access to the BIOS, so I adjusted a few settings (I don’t remember exactly what). Around a month ago, I set the core ratio to 3.8 and it worked fine.
Until now, I’ve been playing RDR2 without pushing graphics to max, averaging around 40fps—much lower than benchmark results on YT with the same specs. So I decided to try OC using AI Suite 3 instead of BIOS. I thought resetting the BIOS settings to defaults might prevent conflicts with AI Suite. But the issue repeated, and now it’s not working at all.
Pc specs:
CPU - I7-10700k
GPU - Gigabyte RTX 3080
RAM - Ausus TUF Z490 Gaming Plus
Motherboard - Gigabyte GP-GP850GM
RAM Speed - 2x8GB @ 3200MHz XPG Spectrix D41
CPU Cooler - Deepcool Captain 240x White
P.S. I have some photos of the current BIOS settings, but I’m not sure how to upload them here.
Including images of present bios configurations
https://imgur.com/a/K8dBWn2
Restarted the BIOS back to its original configuration, activated XMP support, and kept everything unchanged. No overclocking required; your rig is already powerful enough to handle various games smoothly.
I also attempted to reset it, which resolved the issue with the PC failing to start. Changing "ez system tuning" to extreme seems to have worked for me. I achieved over 20 fps in RDR2, though I'm not sure if the temperatures and voltages were optimal.
https://imgur.com/a/ia7g3cW
View: https://imgur.com/a/ia7g3cW