- Oct 15, 2012
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Hi guys,
First up, a little information regarding my build.
AMD FX-4100 3.6GHz
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD7
8GB Corsair Vengeance
1000W Thermaltake PSU
HD7970 GPU
Okay, so now the basics are out of the way, I attempted to overclock my CPU to 3.7GHz. (I'm trying to overclock to a faster speed, but baby steps, you know?)
I increased my CPU Ratio from 18 (I think it was) to 18.5 (which multiplied by the BUS speed (200MHz) came to 3.7GHz. I also disabled AMD Cool and Quiet as well. I left Voltages set to auto (BIOS optimized).
My PC booted up OK, no issues. I then went to open Core Temp to monitor the temps, and then my PC froze and heard some fans speed up then settle down. I decided to reboot it.
On my next attempt I did NOT open Core Temp, but went to open Firefox and found that I had no network connection. My Onboard NIC was not in my Network Connections in Control Panel, and no network adaptors are shown in device manager.
I tried a new Ethernet cable, and multiple ports on my router. I confirmed my internet connection IS working by connecting wirelessly on my phone.
I have googled around for the last 2 hours at work and found that Onboard LAN may be disabled in my BIOS.
I have looked around the forums for an issue like mine, but couldn't see one that related to Overclocking and failed NIC's.
Please note that I have put my CPU ratio back down to 18, and reenabled Cool and Quiet. My next step is to check in my BIOS for the LAN setting and enable it (if it's disabled). After that, I will load optimized defaults in BIOS. If that fails, I will go out and buy a PCI-e NIC to install.
Any tips regarding on how I can get this back up would be great. Like I've said, I already have a plan and will update this thread as to my progress, but any help from you Guru's out there would be greatly appreciated. I'm no stranger to computers as I build and upgrade my own, but I'm relatively new to overclocking. I don't like playing with voltages either, so I usually leave those untouched.
First up, a little information regarding my build.
AMD FX-4100 3.6GHz
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD7
8GB Corsair Vengeance
1000W Thermaltake PSU
HD7970 GPU
Okay, so now the basics are out of the way, I attempted to overclock my CPU to 3.7GHz. (I'm trying to overclock to a faster speed, but baby steps, you know?)
I increased my CPU Ratio from 18 (I think it was) to 18.5 (which multiplied by the BUS speed (200MHz) came to 3.7GHz. I also disabled AMD Cool and Quiet as well. I left Voltages set to auto (BIOS optimized).
My PC booted up OK, no issues. I then went to open Core Temp to monitor the temps, and then my PC froze and heard some fans speed up then settle down. I decided to reboot it.
On my next attempt I did NOT open Core Temp, but went to open Firefox and found that I had no network connection. My Onboard NIC was not in my Network Connections in Control Panel, and no network adaptors are shown in device manager.
I tried a new Ethernet cable, and multiple ports on my router. I confirmed my internet connection IS working by connecting wirelessly on my phone.
I have googled around for the last 2 hours at work and found that Onboard LAN may be disabled in my BIOS.
I have looked around the forums for an issue like mine, but couldn't see one that related to Overclocking and failed NIC's.
Please note that I have put my CPU ratio back down to 18, and reenabled Cool and Quiet. My next step is to check in my BIOS for the LAN setting and enable it (if it's disabled). After that, I will load optimized defaults in BIOS. If that fails, I will go out and buy a PCI-e NIC to install.
Any tips regarding on how I can get this back up would be great. Like I've said, I already have a plan and will update this thread as to my progress, but any help from you Guru's out there would be greatly appreciated. I'm no stranger to computers as I build and upgrade my own, but I'm relatively new to overclocking. I don't like playing with voltages either, so I usually leave those untouched.
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