Overclocking Troubleshooting / BIOS Question

[alexboz]

When overclocking my 4790K I accidentally typed in 1.9 V instead of 1.19. The system no longer posted, and I think I killed the CPU. I tried clearing the CMOS multiple ways, no luck. I am worried that the settings might not have cleared, but it's probably just the dead CPU. I am worried about killing another CPU if I get a new one, since the 1.9 V could still be set in the board if I didn't clear the CMOS properly. If I were to get a cheap Celeron to test the board, would the BIOS automatically reset the voltage and frequency settings if I didn't clear the CMOS? Are there any steps I should take before putting a new CPU in the board?

[SLAYR]

Have you removed the battery to clear the cmos as well as the jumper? Usually there are some safegaurds to prevent killing a cpu instantly unless you turned them off. And the bios will not reset unless you clear the cmos.

[glitchmaster0001]

pull the CMOS battery out and wait 1 min then put it back in again 

[Kryis]

Remove the battery, check motherboard manual on which jumper to use to reset.

 

I've done stupid voltages before and never killed a CPU, tends to just shut down and require a bios reset to post.

 

If that doesn't work check if any friends or work mate have a motherboard with the same socket, if so see if you can test your CPU in there.

 

[alexboz]

I have tried the jumper and removing the battery. I probably did clear the CMOS, so if it's not posting the CPU must be defective and I'm just refusing to accept that. I think I'm still going to try the Celeron to be safe before killing another $300 CPU.

[glitchmaster0001]

3 minutes ago, alexboz said:

I have tried the jumper and removing the battery. I probably did clear the CMOS, so if it's not posting the CPU must be defective and I'm just refusing to accept that. I think I'm still going to try the Celeron to be safe before killing another $300 CPU.

shit son im sorry for your loss, when i was building my dual xeon workstation i dropped one of them into the socket and bent the shit out of the pins in there. i almost cried but after 2 hours of looking under a magnifying glass with a light and needle i fixed it thank god. 

[alexboz]

7 minutes ago, glitchmaster0001 said:

shit son im sorry for your loss, when i was building my dual xeon workstation i dropped one of them into the socket and bent the shit out of the pins in there. i almost cried but after 2 hours of looking under a magnifying glass with a light and needle i fixed it thank god. 

Lucky you fixed those pins, that must have been an expensive board.

It shouldn't be this easy for beginners to type in high voltages like 1.9 without some kind of warning. There is an overvolting jumper on the board but I guess 1.9 doesn't qualify as "extreme voltage".

[glitchmaster0001]

1 minute ago, alexboz said:

Lucky you fixed those pins, that must have been an expensive board.

It shouldn't be this easy for beginners to type in high voltages like 1.9 without some kind of warning. There is an overvolting jumper on the board but I guess 1.9 doesn't qualify as "extreme voltage".

oh hell yea that board was $350. also do one of your friends have a lga 1151 board? if they do try putting the 4790k in there and see if she posts. if it does congrats, if it doesnt well shit son im sorry for your lost 

[glitchmaster0001]

35 minutes ago, Kryis said:

Remove the battery, check motherboard manual on which jumper to use to reset.

 

I've done stupid voltages before and never killed a CPU, tends to just shut down and require a bios reset to post.

 

If that doesn't work check if any friends or work mate have a motherboard with the same socket, if so see if you can test your CPU in there.

 

same in the old skool days i gave the CPU stupid high FSB speeds without loosing the ram timmings and youd hear a nice pop come out of the computer when your hit f10 to save and exit.