Tried overclocking the MSI Z68A-GD65/G3 but it won't even start up.
Tried overclocking the MSI Z68A-GD65/G3 but it won't even start up.
Hello everyone, I recently started experimenting with overclocking my i7 3770k. It’s time for an upgrade and I feel confident about trying it out. Using OC Genie II, my core reached 4.2 Ghz and the voltage increased to 1150. I turned off OC Genie before making manual adjustments. When attempting to hit 4.4Ghz, I slightly raised the voltage but the system kept rebooting until I was asked to return to default settings. I then tried overclocking manually, copying values from the automatic process (multiplier=42, voltage=1150), but the outcome remained unchanged, which left me puzzled. Anyone have any suggestions on what might have gone wrong? Clearly, the automatic OC likely changed other settings that I couldn’t match.
scout_03 :
attempt to rely solely on the multiplier without altering voltages to observe performance.
Alright, I increased the multiplier to 44 and it triggered a blue screen right after Windows started.
I lowered it to 43 (one more than the default OC setting) and performed a stress test; it appears stable.
All tests were conducted at 1150V, which seems to be the standard setting and wasn't changed by OC Genie.
Reporting back again, today I tried bumping up the clock and voltage a bit and I noticed something weird.
The voltage when changed from [Auto] not only doesn't follow the settings, but seems to revert back to default.
I don't know if this is some added security measure to prevent from frying components as I am quite new to overclocking.
Anyway, I'm attaching a picture of the settings
That's how it works when stability is at 43x with multiplier activation, which triggers the XMP for RAM and displays the result.