The AMD FX 8370E is not resetting to its original performance level.
The AMD FX 8370E is not resetting to its original performance level.
What I understand is that the best way to genuinely master overclocking is by studying your BIOS. That 0 represents a fraction of a volt—like 0.15 to 0.2 to 0.25 to 0.3, and so on. Overdrive begins with Windows. If changes are made in the BIOS, they happen before Windows even starts.
I'm not familiar with overclocking. I applied the OC genie formula and only reduced the voltage to stabilize things. I'm uncertain if 1866 RAM performs at stock 3300 on this CPU, especially since originally in the BIOS the memory always ran at auto 1333 for some reason. The problem started when I switched 'auto' to 1866 to get better performance.
Sure, I attempted to adjust the clock speed to 3.3Ghz manually. If that didn't succeed, please wait while someone else responds.
this involves spending a whole day testing clocks and voltages, and i'm worried about facing any boot failures or going without the computer for days. i'm only trying to understand what's happening before i regroup and move forward. i'd like to discover a practical overclock with a speedstep eventually, since it doesn't make sense or is unnecessary to run my clocks, voltage, and fans at maximum all the time.
Thank you for your response. I cleared the CMOS several times by placing a jumper and removing the battery. I’m confident it worked because I had to reset the Windows clock and date, but nothing changed. The CPU still shows 3300 as the target speed in AMD overdrive and 3600 as the current speed. There’s no cool and quiet configuration enabled or disabled manually. There’s an option in the BIOS that lists 3600 under Turbo Core Clock technology. Adjusting it through AMD overdrive to 3300 won’t return the CPU to its original settings—it will just run at a higher clock speed with fixed voltage, maintaining maximum speeds on the clock while stock settings once reduced voltage during idle. I’m just trying to confirm there’s nothing unusual happening with the CPU or board.
status update:
i believe the overheating wasn't the main problem. it seems the motherboard might be getting too hot. when i increase the case fans (there are 5), prime95 runs without issues at 4300 1.3 vcore for an hour, and the cpu temperature stays below 42. a reading of 83c was shown by hwmonitor pro. it's worth mentioning that i played Dying Light during stress tests with fans off, and it maintained a steady 60fps. probably prime95 adds extra strain. real-world conditions won't push the cpu to 100% for even a short time.
status update:
possibly both the mb and cpu struggle with 4.+ voltage since during prime95 the cpu throttled between 51-52. after adjusting the voltage to 1.3125 it stopped throttling, but i increased the fans to 100 and kept the case panel off (room temp 25). then i reverted the panel and lowered the fans again to reduce noise. finally, after a rounding error in prime95, the system crashed. after fixing the fans, the test ran smoothly for an hour at lower voltage (1.3). nutshell, mb overheating is a real concern.