I just built a computer with the a6-6400k with an Asus board which included the AI Suite 3 for overlocking, fan control etc. Upon first installation I open the suite and I ran a auto tuning software that I assume overlocked the processor as it now reports 4.4 ghz when stock is 3.9. As to my problem, the computer is left on all the time for an HTPC setup but once a day it will be frozen and can't do anything except reboot. I am thinking that the overlocking may be to blame. So my question is whether their is something I should do to increase the stability at that frequency or how i can restore the settings back to default. I don't play any games on it or anything just using Plex media software for media streaming so I certainly don't need or necessarily want it overlocked. Thanks for your help.
Computer freezes- how to restore back to default
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Generally, to increase OC stability you would bring up the voltage by a little bit, say .005-.01 V. If you simply want to wipe it all, without knowing your motherboard, there's one or two ways. Some motherboards, asus ones often, that come with a "Clear cmos" button on the motherboard, perhaps labelled but I am unsure for yours, the motherboard documentation would indicate it. If there isn't one, the manual way to clear cmos is to remove that little battery on the motherboard(when the machine is off and unplugged). Boot the machine without the battery, shut down, and put the battery back in, all will be factory default. A third way, would be if the uefi you used to overclock has a reset to factory option.
If you want to lose the hassle of the OC, thats not a bad idea. Did you manually do the overclock, or did you use a utility to automate it all for you?
If you want to lose the hassle of the OC, thats not a bad idea. Did you manually do the overclock, or did you use a utility to automate it all for you?
I have the A6-6400K with Asus A55BM-PLUS. Since your post I went into the UEFI and changed the mode to the "balance" performance option but now the cpu maxes out at 1.8 gh and the cpu voltage is 1.016v. I assume this low frequency is a result of the power save mode. So if more voltage increase stability should i just bump it up a little bit at a time and see if the problem resolves. As a side note when the CPU was running at 4.4ghz the voltage was around 1.40v.
That's somewhat normal, AMD chips are more power hungry. I'm not sure about any settings like "Balanced" or "High" performance, those sound like you're using the auto-overclock in the uefi(Actually if I had more carefully read your OP I would have known this already, sorry) which is usually not going to do a good or efficient job. You want to instead manually control the multiplier and core voltage, there should be some guides around for your chip series that provide a detailed description of the steps involved, but the main idea is to get your chip going as fast as it can without altering the stock voltage, then when you hit a wall you up the voltage. The upper limit of this is determined by maximum chip temperatures and an idea for how much voltage is too much voltage, as well as the other components in the system like ram and what they'll work with.
So if you're using some sort of automatic overclocking system, you won't be able to perform the adjustment I suggested(increment the voltage). That advice will only resolve a manual overclock instability, and even then not necessarily. With what you posted, it would be prudent to make sure that your chip's frequency will still go above stock settings on the mode you've switched to, and if it is still going relatively high under load, then double check that your Vin and cpu temps are still within reasonable limits. If all's good with all of that, use it and see if you're still getting your daily system hang. If you are, either undo the auto-tuning or do the cmos reset (with your board I don't see a button to do it for you, which means either looking for an option in the UEFI or removing that battery below the PCI-E slot like I described in the last post). Then using stock settings, test and see if the freeze still happens, if it does you've sucessfully eliminated your overclock as the source of your problem. If it's resolved, then the issue in my opinion is likely with the use of the auto-tuning overclock. They're not the most reliable thing since every chip is different, and it's a better idea to manually tweak your settings so you can readjust what you need to, when you need to.
Hopefully this helps!
So if you're using some sort of automatic overclocking system, you won't be able to perform the adjustment I suggested(increment the voltage). That advice will only resolve a manual overclock instability, and even then not necessarily. With what you posted, it would be prudent to make sure that your chip's frequency will still go above stock settings on the mode you've switched to, and if it is still going relatively high under load, then double check that your Vin and cpu temps are still within reasonable limits. If all's good with all of that, use it and see if you're still getting your daily system hang. If you are, either undo the auto-tuning or do the cmos reset (with your board I don't see a button to do it for you, which means either looking for an option in the UEFI or removing that battery below the PCI-E slot like I described in the last post). Then using stock settings, test and see if the freeze still happens, if it does you've sucessfully eliminated your overclock as the source of your problem. If it's resolved, then the issue in my opinion is likely with the use of the auto-tuning overclock. They're not the most reliable thing since every chip is different, and it's a better idea to manually tweak your settings so you can readjust what you need to, when you need to.
Hopefully this helps!
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