overclock Trying to overclock...

[creedism]

Alright, I made a different post talking about how im having trouble overclocking ill go into my BIOS and change everything and save and exit and ill just get a black screen... Although i can turn my PC off and back on and itll go into windows. Everything but my CPU frequency Changed... it stays at a 3.5... At first i tried overclocking to 4.1  and left BIOS and Black Screen...  i reset my BIOS by taking out my CMOS and everything reset... Than i tried going small at 3.6 Ghz, Saved and Exit; Black Screen... I dont know what to do anymore. Im able to reset my PC tho and go straight into windows please someone. Help me out.

 

PC Components.

GA-990FXA-UD3

FX 6300

Windows 10 PRO

[HunterSkater429]

Lol if you know anything about overclocking you don't go from 3.5 for 4.1 lol. Start at 3.6 and go 3.7, 3.8 etc.

 

Then up voltage when you BSOD 

[Jonathan Lemmens]

I would advise to look up an overclocking guide specifically for your motherboard, as each manufacturers BIOS is slightly different.

What settings do you change when you overclock? On most motherboards it doesn't work if you just key in a higher frequency and leave everything else at auto.

 

Also, what CPU cooler do you have? The stock cooler probably won't allow for a significant overclock. 

[creedism]

Replying to both of you above^ I never said i was good at it. im completely NEW actually. And i did go into increments eventually. I dont think the overclocking matters anyway what i figured out yesterday. If i change anything in my BIOS and Save and Exit it will give me the black screen. 

 

And i have a Custom Water Cooling System. nothing wrong with temps.

 

And i have looked for a guide for my exact motherboard and ive scavenged for hours on the internet and my last resort is here.

[Jonathan Lemmens]

18 minutes ago, creedism said:

Replying to both of you above^ I never said i was good at it. im completely NEW actually. And i did go into increments eventually. I dont think the overclocking matters anyway what i figured out yesterday. If i change anything in my BIOS and Save and Exit it will give me the black screen. 

when you click "save and exit" it is supposed to go to a black screen (some pc's turn of completely)  and right after it should boot up with the settings you just applied, this could take a little while. If the black screen lasts longer than say 30-60sec. it is probably not able to post and you have tot reset.

 

25 minutes ago, creedism said:

And i have looked for a guide for my exact motherboard and ive scavenged for hours on the internet and my last resort is here.

 

Take some time to read this guide:

https://forums.tweaktown.com/gigabyte/46237-bulldozer-overclocking-guide-performance-scaling-charts-max-ocs-ln2-results-coming.html

 

Or this video:

 

[Jonathan Lemmens]

Also, maybe updating the BIOS will help with stability. Especially if the BIOS you're currently using is one of the earliest versions.

Check the Gigabyte website:

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-990FXA-UD3-rev-40#support-dl