Stuck in overclock

duhtroll

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Jul 30, 2018
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Hi -

First poster here so I hope I am following decorum.

I just rebuilt a PC that is running our video server, security system and steam games for devices throughout the home.

Gigabyte B360M-DS3H
Core i5-8400 2.8GHz
16GB Corsair Vengeance 2400
ATI Radeon 550 (don't need high end for this unit)

Everything *was* fine. Then I benchmarked it with UserBenchmark and got anticipated average to below average scores -- fine. I got around to downloading updated drivers for everything - still fine. Then I made the mistake of trying out the gigabyte appcenter - specifically, easytune.

I tried overclocking the cpu and the memory with easytune since the BIOS really didn't want to when I tried it that way (wouldn't save). Raised the memory from 2400 to 2600 and the cpu up to 3.7GHz (which it says turbo max is 4.0). I had no intention of leaving it -- just wanted to see what it would do for the benchmarks.

The mouse began lagging - freezing for a second every 3-5 seconds or so. So I reset everything back to the default settings (and made certain they were set to defaults several times) and thenuninstalled the easytune and other apps I didn't want. Thought that would fix the mouse.

The mouse lagging remained. AND - the cpu clock is stuck at 3.7. The BIOS says it is set at the default 2.8 but running at 3.7. Speccy says it is running at 3.7.

I got a hardware error on that mouse glitch --

Source
Windows

Summary
Hardware error

Date
‎7/‎30/‎2018 12:20 AM

Status
Not reported

Description
A problem with your hardware caused Windows to stop working correctly.

Problem signature
Problem Event Name: LiveKernelEvent
Code: 141
Parameter 1: ffffa0833ab1d010
Parameter 2: fffff8068e00fea4
Parameter 3: 0
Parameter 4: bdc
OS version: 10_0_17134
Service Pack: 0_0
Product: 256_1
OS Version: 10.0.17134.2.0.0.256.48
Locale ID: 1033


Tried different mice, uninstalling, same problem. For the overclock, I was about to download the latest BIOS and reflash but I know that is not a first step so I am waiting to hear what y'all might say. I am on version 3 and I think v.6 is available for this board.

OK since I am usually overlooking something, anyone know what I missed in how to fix this?

Thank you in advance - the forums here are invaluable.

 

duhtroll

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Jul 30, 2018
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10,510
OK an update -

Updated the BIOS to the latest version and cleared the CMOS. Mouse problem seemed to have gone away but reappeared briefly today, only to disappear again.

CPU clock is still stuck at 3.7 / 3.8 instead of stock 2.8K and it bounces around in speeds, even when "idling" despite reflashing and resetting to defaults. Core temps aren't an issue (35 C normally and slightly more when gaming but always under 60)

Dunno what to do at this point. Technically everything is working right now but I wish I could get back to stock.