Trying to undo an overclock on a Ryzen 5 1600
Trying to undo an overclock on a Ryzen 5 1600
Hey there. I thought about going back to the overclock I had set a couple of years ago—around 3,6GHz. It turned out my computer would shut down unexpectedly in certain situations. First, when launching games, then after adjusting some settings (I wish I remembered what I changed). It also happened during the Windows 10 login screen.
I looked up the default settings and found they were 3.2GHz with a 1.5V voltage. Even those caused shutdowns, but only in games. Right now, I’m still figuring out my clock settings. I think these crashes aren’t just limited to games, but I don’t have any other CPU-heavy programs running at the moment. I’ve also reset the CMOS a few times, but it only adjusted the system time.
Could someone more experienced help clarify what’s happening? At this point, I’d prefer to stick with the 3,6GHz overclock that worked before any mistakes were made. Thanks.
Hey hey, how do you reset the CMOS? You mentioned putting the jumper on the 2-3 pins as per the manual, and the motherboard is Asrock AB350M Pro4. Also, I should note that I might have missed an option in BIOS when checking before.
I'm a bit surprised by how quickly I figured things out since I discovered the reset feature and it appears to be functioning. The reset option was phrased in a way that made me hesitant to try it first, so I assumed the jumper would have done the same. It seems I only needed to set the clock speed and voltage to auto, but I read somewhere that this could cause overvoltage. Thanks a lot! Also, the F5 tip will be really useful in the future, so thank you again.
Resetting CMOS/BIOS simply returns it to factory settings, making it a convenient method to escape unwanted configurations or incorrect settings issues.