PC won't Boot after Over-clocking?

Eckdayz · August 22, 2014

I was bored earlier today and decided to restart my PC and go to my BIOS settings and decided to boot my PC on the Extreme Tweeker setting, knowing that something bad was going to happen I still proceeded. After about a second my computer booted up and the fans started spinning and then they suddenly stopped and the PC shut down, after 2 seconds it booted up again and the same process repeated for a few minutes until I turned off the computer.

Does anyone know how to fix this problem? I know I am stupid for trying to over-clock without any research but I think it has something to do with the temperature or something? Please help!

My PC Specs:

CPU - Intel Core i7-3820

Motherboard - ASUS Rampage IV Formula

RAM - 16GB Kingston HyperX Ram

GPU - ASUS GTX 680 2GB

Case - CM Storm Trooper

Storage - 1TB Western Digital Hard Drive

PSU - Huntkey 900W

Display - ASUS 24" Monitor

Cooling - Corsiar H55 Fans

Keyboard - Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2013

Mouse - Razer Naga 2012

Headset - Razer Kraken 7.1

OS - Windows 8

dragoon20005 · August 22, 2014

clear the CMOS to reset the CPU clocks

its the safety system kicking in

how did you manage to OC your locked CPU?

guess you went to touch the BCLK

Akolyte · August 22, 2014

the 3820 isn't a k series, this means its not really designed to be overclocked much. Reset your CMOS according to the manual or hit MemOK.

SlayerOfHellWyrm · August 22, 2014

The problem you're having, is an unstable OC. You don't have an unlocked (k SKU) processor, so you really shouldn't try to OC it. They tend to not go very far, and be more unstable. Anyway, you need to clear the CMOS so it sets all BIOS settings back to default. Look in your motherboard manual for how to clear it. Sometimes it's a toggle, sometimes it's jumper pins you need to short/connect (via a jumper), or just power everything off (PSU included), and pull the CMOS (battery) and leave it out for a few minutes. Then, put it back in, and boot. BIOS should be back to default settings, allowing you to boot normally again. If you want to OC it, you need to do it yourself, manually. OC boards don't OC non-k SKU processors very well, they tend to over shoot, and cause this issue.