So I just recently got this Maximus V gene in the mail. Hurray! And being a complete noob at overclocking besides amateur graphic overclocks, I quickly ran into trouble. Booo!
So my first trouble was: hey- I bought this 2400mhz kickass ram and when I load up the XMP profiles (the defaults with nothing other than XMP), it won't boot! I have to give it a reset and it ends up saying the overclock fails. But why? These are the preset settings from the manufacturer unless I'm mistaken.
So I thought to myself: Could it be the onboard graphics? I'm running it through an HDMI cable for the time being, so would I have to change any of the iGPU settings along with XMP profiles in the bios for it to boot with success? Too many options, and even with some random tinkering, still no solution
Another problem I ran into is: I bought a 3770k processor, and it limits my overclock potential to multiplier of 43! I've seen many other users with (unknown to me) processors that go over 45. What gives? Does this processor have a 'lock' so to speak?
If anybody can shine some light on these issues it'd go much appreciated. I especially want to get the memory working at a functional 2400mhz. The CPU overclocking isn't the end of the world, but it'd be good to have some more information on it.
Thank you!
And as a side note: I got this mobo because it has Sli/Crossfire capabilities and because it is compatible with Hackintosh (OS X on PC), not just for the overclocking. Just in case anybody wants to question why an amateur overclocker would get this particular board.
So my first trouble was: hey- I bought this 2400mhz kickass ram and when I load up the XMP profiles (the defaults with nothing other than XMP), it won't boot! I have to give it a reset and it ends up saying the overclock fails. But why? These are the preset settings from the manufacturer unless I'm mistaken.
So I thought to myself: Could it be the onboard graphics? I'm running it through an HDMI cable for the time being, so would I have to change any of the iGPU settings along with XMP profiles in the bios for it to boot with success? Too many options, and even with some random tinkering, still no solution
Another problem I ran into is: I bought a 3770k processor, and it limits my overclock potential to multiplier of 43! I've seen many other users with (unknown to me) processors that go over 45. What gives? Does this processor have a 'lock' so to speak?
If anybody can shine some light on these issues it'd go much appreciated. I especially want to get the memory working at a functional 2400mhz. The CPU overclocking isn't the end of the world, but it'd be good to have some more information on it.
Thank you!
And as a side note: I got this mobo because it has Sli/Crossfire capabilities and because it is compatible with Hackintosh (OS X on PC), not just for the overclocking. Just in case anybody wants to question why an amateur overclocker would get this particular board.
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