Unable to start Windows following the overclocking of the FX-8350 processor.
Unable to start Windows following the overclocking of the FX-8350 processor.
Hey everyone, I recently attempted to overclock my fx-8350 on an MSI 970 gaming board to 4.5 volts at 1.356V. After restarting, I encountered a blue screen displaying "CLOCK_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT," which typically indicates an unstable overclock. Initially, I thought it was just a minor issue and decided to restart again, lowering the voltage back to 4.2 where it was functioning properly. However, following that attempt, I received a message asking me to restart and select the correct boot device. I double-checked all connections to ensure nothing was loose.
I haven’t altered any boot priorities, and I can still see both my hard drives in the BIOS—one is in SATA 1 port, the other in SATA 6. My operating system was installed on a Samsung 850, labeled as the UEFI hard drive. I’m able to boot from USB, which made me think about reinstalling Windows. Both SSD and HDD are available with the same free space as before. An overclock shouldn’t harm my SSD if it’s not damaged, so I’m still puzzled and unsure what to do next.
Here are my specs:
- FX-8350 CPU
- MSI 970 motherboard
- 16GB HyperX 1866 RAM
- MSI GTX 1070 gaming GPU
- NZXT Kraken X61 CPU water cooler
- Evga 600 PSU
- Samsung EVO 850 boot SSD
- Seagate 2TB SSSD
Any advice would be really helpful. I don’t think anything broke, and with a water cooler on the CPU, it’s possible to get through this. My CPU temperatures are still at 20°C.
Following the bad OC, the system might have reinitialized the BIOS, leaving incorrect settings if any changes were made. Ensure the boot sequence is accurate and confirm the SATA mode remains AHCI or IDE as intended during OS installation.
Following the bad OC, the system might have reinitialized the BIOS, leaving incorrect settings if any changes were made. As you confirmed the boot sequence is proper, ensure the SATA mode remains AHCI or IDE as originally configured during OS installation.
After the bad OC, the system might have reinitialized the BIOS and now you could have incorrect settings if any changes were made. Since you confirmed the boot order is correct, ensure the SATA mode remains AHCI or IDE as intended during OS installation. Fixed it a day ago by resetting the bios to defaults, which prioritized the boot manager and set the uief hd to default. I'm not entirely sure, but it should work now.