Some queries about OC, XMP and RAM speed
Some queries about OC, XMP and RAM speed
Hey, I just bought a new build and have been experimenting with OC'ing it.
First, I turned on XMP, set the voltage to 1.2 and increased the clock speed to 4.5ghz (100x45).
After rebooting, the machine would start up with a black screen, preventing me from accessing Windows or the BIOS. I removed the battery and reset the BIOS, but I’m unsure how to fix this without damaging my setup. Why did it boot with a black screen?
I kept the clock speed at its default (around 1.05) and adjusted it to 4.2ghz for a stress test using AIDA64. However, the machine occasionally freezes for less than half a second. Is this normal given the full CPU load? Should I increase the voltage?
Also, XMP is off, but Task Manager shows 3000MHz while Speccy says 1066MHz. Could you clarify this discrepancy for me?
Speccy Screengrab
Task Manager Screengrab
AIDA64 Screengrab
CPU-Z Screengrab
What CPU cooler? your room temperature? your case and fans? if there're still room to maximize your cooling, do that first.
Depend what version you are using now, for me if there's no POST screen, I'd do clear CMOS, after that if you get POST screen, enter BIOS and follow instruction https://www.msi.com/page/biosflash.
It's a failed preset, either your CPU can only work on certain power preset, or your MSI isn't regulate proper power for your CPU. You'll eventually find best stable preset, I used to spend 2 or 3 hours a day to get my 6900K on Gigabyte X99 Gaming 5P stable @ 4.4GHz, I knew my motherboard wasn't meant for OC, is just that going for Xeon was out of question, after googling a bit I discover OCd 6900K could be four times...
What CPU cooler? your room temperature? your case and fans? if there're still room to maximize your cooling, do that first.
Depend what version you are using now, for me if there's no POST screen, I'd do clear CMOS, after that if you get POST screen, enter BIOS and follow instruction https://www.msi.com/page/biosflash.
It's a failed preset, either your CPU can only work on certain power preset, or your MSI isn't regulate proper power for your CPU. You'll eventually find best stable preset, I used to spend 2 or 3 hours a day to get my 6900K on Gigabyte X99 Gaming 5P stable @ 4.4GHz, I knew my motherboard wasn't meant for OC, is just that going for Xeon was out of question, after googling a bit I discover OCd 6900K could be four times faster than my old OCd 4790K system in a term of 3D rendering with the expense of electric bill. So make sure your OC project is worthwhile for your profit.
Best for you is to contact the SPECCY guys, it doesn't matter because initially Broadwell E runs on 2133 and 2400, at the time of Broadwell-E/EP/EX development those two standard were used, later in Q1 2016 Intel release microcode updates to keep their architecture compatibility toward higher DDR4 clock rate initiated by Samsung, your RAM most likely use Samsung or SK Hynix ICs.