Can't overclock CPU via BIOS

[lasagna45]

Hello, this is my first time posting on the forum so forgive me if I do something wrong.

Today I've purchased the B450 Aorus Elite motherboard and I can't overclock the CPU.

I'm no stranger to overclocking, but I really need your help.

Every time I try to apply even the slightest overclock, it boots and rejects the overclock before loading Windows.

I was able to get it to 3.9 in Ryzen Master but that would require me to launch it after every restart.

 

(side note: I also cant push the RAM any higher than stock)

 

My specs:

B450 Aorus Elite

R3 2200G

RX570

2x8GB Patriot 2666mHz DDR4

 

BIOS Version: F41 (second latest)

BIOS Date: 7/22/2019

BIOS ID: 8A16BG08

 

Thank you.

 

[Streetguru]

5 minutes ago, lasagna45 said:

Hello, this is my first time posting on the forum so forgive me if I do something wrong.

Probably update it all hte way to the latest, or roll it back to an earlier bios.

If Ryzen Master works then there's some issue with the bios itself it seems.

[lasagna45]

3 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Probably update it all hte way to the latest, or roll it back to an earlier bios.

If Ryzen Master works then there's some issue with the bios itself it seems.

Thanks. Much appreciated.

[BigDamn]

Likely isn't stable. Stress test your Ryzen Master overclock for 8+ hours using Blender and see how it holds up. If that's stable and your BIOS OC still doesn't work than you may have something else at play. Lets rule out the obvious first.

[Streetguru]

2 minutes ago, BigDamn said:

Likely isn't stable. Stress test your Ryzen Master overclock for 8+ hours using Blender and see how it holds up. If that's stable and your BIOS OC still doesn't work than you may have something else at play. Lets rule out the obvious first.

A couple of cinebench runs are probably good enough if all he's going to do is gaming.

[lasagna45]

3 minutes ago, BigDamn said:

Likely isn't stable. Stress test your Ryzen Master overclock for 8+ hours using Blender and see how it holds up. If that's stable and your BIOS OC still doesn't work than you may have something else at play. Lets rule out the obvious first.

Im talking even 3.6ghz which is inside the spec for the CPU.

It even rejects that.

[lasagna45]

5 minutes ago, BigDamn said:

Likely isn't stable. Stress test your Ryzen Master overclock for 8+ hours using Blender and see how it holds up. If that's stable and your BIOS OC still doesn't work than you may have something else at play. Lets rule out the obvious first.

Also I ran Furmark CPU burner on it for an hour and it was rock solid.

[BigDamn]

1 minute ago, Streetguru said:

A couple of cinebench runs are probably good enough if all he's going to do is gaming.

Certainly not. An unstable overclock doesn't just crash under heavy loads, it's just more susceptible to. I've had poorly done overclocks pass light stress tests, such as Cinebench, and then crash on idle.

 

All of this dismissing the fact that some games can be very CPU intensive, such as BF5.

[Streetguru]

2 minutes ago, BigDamn said:

Certainly not. An unstable overclock doesn't just crash under heavy loads, it's just more susceptible to. I've had poorly done overclocks pass light stress tests, such as Cinebench, and then crash on idle.

 

All of this dismissing the fact that some games can be very CPU intensive, such as BF5.

They aren't AVX workloads like blender though

[BigDamn]

4 minutes ago, lasagna45 said:

Im talking even 3.6ghz which is inside the spec for the CPU.

It even rejects that.

Are you increasing the voltage?

[lasagna45]

Just now, BigDamn said:

Are you increasing the voltage?

Didn’t touch it.

[BigDamn]

1 minute ago, Streetguru said:

They aren't AVX workloads like blender though

Not certain what you're getting at here. If you're claiming he doesn't need to thoroughly stress test his overclock you'd be wrong, regardless of the workload.

[BigDamn]

1 minute ago, lasagna45 said:

Didn’t touch it.

This may be your problem. While you're correct that 3.6ghz is within spec, it will automatically increase voltage in order to get it there. Bring your voltage up a little bit and see if it'll boot.

[lasagna45]

Just now, BigDamn said:

This may be your problem. While you're correct that 3.6ghz is within spec, it will automatically increase voltage in order to get it there. Bring your voltage up a little bit and see if it'll boot.

Thanks, I’ll try it now.

[lasagna45]

8 minutes ago, BigDamn said:

This may be your problem. While you're correct that 3.6ghz is within spec, it will automatically increase voltage in order to get it there. Bring your voltage up a little bit and see if it'll boot.

Whatever value I enter, it immediately defaults back to Auto.

[lasagna45]

11 minutes ago, BigDamn said:

This may be your problem. While you're correct that 3.6ghz is within spec, it will automatically increase voltage in order to get it there. Bring your voltage up a little bit and see if it'll boot.

 

[BigDamn]

8 minutes ago, lasagna45 said:

Whatever value I enter, it immediately defaults back to Auto.

Use your + key

[lasagna45]

3 minutes ago, BigDamn said:

Use your + key

How high do I want to go?

[lasagna45]

5 minutes ago, BigDamn said:

Use your + key

Just tried +0.102V at 3.6

Doesn’t stick.

[BigDamn]

2 minutes ago, lasagna45 said:

How high do I want to go?

For testing purposes add about 0.1 volts at 3.6ghz. If it still crashes your issue likely is somewhere else.

[BigDamn]

Just now, lasagna45 said:

Just tried +0.102V at 3.6

Doesn’t stick.

Doesn't save or doesn't boot?

[lasagna45]

Just now, BigDamn said:

Doesn't save or doesn't boot?

Doesn’t boot.

[Streetguru]

1 minute ago, lasagna45 said:

Doesn’t boot.

Probably update or roll back the bios, as there appears to be an issue with that bios

 

 

28 minutes ago, BigDamn said:

Not certain what you're getting at here. If you're claiming he doesn't need to thoroughly stress test his overclock you'd be wrong, regardless of the workload.

He doesn't need to run blender for 8 hours to test a basic OC. if it passes 3 or so cinebench runs in a row it's probably fine, if it ever crashes just add a little more voltage, or drop the clock my 50mhz

[BigDamn]

2 minutes ago, lasagna45 said:

Doesn’t boot.

What if you manually set it to 3.5ghz (not auto)?

[lasagna45]

Just now, BigDamn said:

What if you manually set it to 3.5ghz (not auto)?

Boots just fine.