CPU Ratio Adjusted, now no picture...

WVMountie07 · Oct 7, 2015

I adjusted my CPU ratio from 16 to 17 this morning and now when it resets, there is no picture on either monitor and bios will not open. Any thoughts? I had it running at 16 completely fine yesterday but the instant it restarted with 17, no pic. I am using OC Genie II to get an idea of my boundaries as well.

Specs:
AMD Phenom II X4 955
Corsair H80i GT Cooler
MSI 970A-G43 Motherboard
8gb Kingston Hyper X 1866 RAM
700 watt ATX power supply

WVMountie07 · Oct 7, 2015

It's the CPU clock ratio to be more specific. 200x16 worked. 200x17 did not.

Rogue Leader · Oct 7, 2015

While normally that should not prevent you from going into the BIOS, the easiest fix here is to open up your computer (after you unplug it) and pull the CMOS battery to reset the BIOS. Then see if it boots. If its just that setting you should be fine.

As as side note what brand and model is your PSU. If its low quality that may well cause you issues if you try to overclock, hence the problem you ran into.

WVMountie07 · Oct 7, 2015

I'm in the process of upgrading everything and honestly, I'm not sure of the brand of the PSU. It's an ATX 700W PSU. I haven't inspected my mobo well enough to determine if it has a battery, jumper, or reset button. I'm currently at work so I'll have to check that when I get home. Thanks!

Rogue Leader · Oct 7, 2015

WVMountie07 :

Theres a battery its right under the first PCIe slot on that board. Go ahead and remove it wait a minute or two and replace it.

WVMountie07 · Oct 8, 2015

I did get it to reset last night, but I went in to make a simple multiplier change (16 to 16.5) and now I get the same result, no signal after reboot. Is my mobo just junk?

Rogue Leader · Oct 8, 2015

Hmm, what cooler are you running? I mean it possibly could be a motherboard issue. Some CPUs too just lost the silicon lottery and DO NOT want to overclock.

WVMountie07 · Oct 8, 2015

Corsair H80i GT. I have the fans set up as push/pull so I didn't think that would be an issue. I only paid like $75 for my mobo and now I bet I'm going to suffer for being cheap...

Rogue Leader · Oct 8, 2015

Still may be the CPU. I have a Phenom II X6 1100T 3.3ghz, guys run these at 4 ghz or more all day long, I can't come anywhere near that to the point I gave up and just run it stock. Some processors just aren't up to snuff compared to others.

WVMountie07 · Oct 8, 2015

Ya, I had read online people pushing the phenon II x4 955 to around 4. Mine won't even run at 3.5 without causing me a half hour worth of repairs haha

WVMountie07 · Oct 8, 2015

Rogue Leader :

Do you think a FX 6300 or 4350 would be worth upgrading to? The 4 core shows higher speeds, just not sure of the extras with 2 more cores.

Rogue Leader · Oct 8, 2015

WVMountie07 :

I see no reason to. The FX-6300 is just not a big enough jump, the 4350 is barely faster than yours. I looked at upgrading mine and its just not enough performance boost to be worth spending the money. I mean I guess if you can get a REALLY good price on the 6300 sure, but TBH the money is better spent upgrading the whole system overall.

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