Using MSI ControlCenter to overclock CPU - What happens if clock is too high?

[Snorlax]

Hey, guys!

 

I am trying to overclock my CPU as much as I can.. just to test. I have 2 GPUs installed, so resetting CMOS is a real pain in the ass.

 

What happens if I use MSI ControlCenter to overclock it, but it at some point is just too much? Will I be able to reboot into BIOS to downclock it again, or do I have to reset CMOS?

 

Thanks

 

EDIT:

It will just reset back to default. Pretty neat.

[Samppa221]

For me if i overclock too much on my msi it reboots into a screen "Your overclock settings failed press f1 to load defaults or f2 to go to bios"

[Snorlax]

For me if i overclock too much on my msi it reboots into a screen "Your overclock settings failed press f1 to load defaults or f2 to go to bios"

Which motherboard is that though?

[Samppa221]

Which motherboard is that though?

Z87-G43

[pwn_intended]

for the most part, if you OC your cpu from a program (not directly in bios) when your computer crashes, and it will, it will just reset to its defaults automatically.

 

If you do the OC in bios, you will have to un-do it in bios.

[Snorlax]

for the most part, if you OC your cpu from a program (not directly in bios) when your computer crashes, and it will, it will just reset to its defaults automatically.

 

If you do the OC in bios, you will have to un-do it in bios.

 

Yeah I just tried and it did crash. It then got back to default 4.2 GHz because of OC Genie.

Neat.