| Windows 7: PC Doesn't Boot after too much overclocking |
09 Sep 2012
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#11 | | Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1 Somewhere in a hole, Sydney, Australia |

Quote: Originally Posted by oxymoron02 Just to throw in my two pennies aswell.
You're the absolute worst type of system owner. You throw caution to the wind like it's confetti and display all the eloquence of a caveman smashing a rock against another rock to make one of them work better.
The simple fact that you came here posting that you "overclocked shit to the max" demonstrates that you should never have been allowed to buy these parts in the first place, let alone assemble them into a working machine and definitely not to enter advanced and potentially dangerous configuration options.
And yes, I have an intense dislike for the language you use in your post. I swear like a mother****er in real life but online I like to pretend that I have some decorum.
To reiterate what Tanya has stated, your graphics card is considered low-end and the fact that you have two running in SLI makes no difference; SLI and Crossfire are vastly overrated unless you have cards which make them worthwhile, and even then a decent single or dual GPU card will still blow them out of the water, especially if overclocked.
Second, you're not overclocking the CPU to try and make games run smoother, are you? It is the GPU which handles the majority of the grunt work when playing games (kind of makes sense now, doesn't it? Graphics card?) and so tweaking this can drastically improve performance.
For example my 6870 will actually stutter a little when playing Saints Row The Third at its stock settings; 900MHz core clock and 1050 on the memory. Change just the core clock to 930 and this stuttering disappears completely. A tiny change can have a profound impact but again, only if you have the hardware to support it.
There have been some excellent links provided for you here, even the sarcastic "25,000 Google results" link which honestly, is what you should have done yourself in the first place. Overclocking is a very risky game and you are to be perfectly honestly incredibly lucky that you didn't simply burn out your processor that first time. My advice to you, ease into this slowly; treat overclocking the way you'd treat a virgin (yes I just made that analogy). Don't just slam into the poor girl and start recklessly hammering away without reason or method. Take it slow, be gentle with her, and she will absolutely give you a hassle-free, awesome time. Amazing analogies...
Can I rep you for saying all that^^^^? | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell - Vostro 430 OS Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1 CPU Intel Core i7 860 @2.80GHz Motherboard Dell 054KM3 Memory 6144MB DDR3-SDRAM (3 x 2048 DDR3) Graphics Card nVidia GeForce 310 Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio ALC662 Monitor(s) Displays Dell Computer DELL E2311H Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 Keyboard Rapoo Wireless Keyboard Mouse Rapoo Wireless Mouse PSU J515T 350W Case 14.58inH x 6.69inW x 17.43inD Cooling Fan from the Box heehee Hard Drives Seagate Barracuda ST3750528AS (750 GB) Internet Speed 1 byte every 2.6 hours Other Info Dreaming of building a new PC :D
Cant wait :) |
09 Sep 2012
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#12 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. SP-1 Northern Ohio |
oxymoron02 Tell us all how you really feel. | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Home made Desktop OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. SP-1 CPU Intel i7-960-3.2 @ 4.25 Motherboard ASUS P6X58D-E Memory KINGSTON KHX2000C9, Hyper X,12 GIGS Graphics Card MSI/Nvidia/460GTX-Cyclone 1GD5/OC Monitor(s) Displays DYNEX 40 IN. Screen Resolution 1920-1080 or 1280-720 HDMI Keyboard M/S 3000 v 2.0 wireless Mouse M/S 5000 wireless PSU Corsair AX-850 Plus Gold Case Corsair 600T (Black) + side panel with 2 140 mm Noctua fans Cooling Corsair H50/2 Noctua NF-P12 (120 mm) Push/Pull- Hard Drives INTEL SSD 120GB-SER 510
Seagate 1TB SATA 600 7200 rpm Hard Drive Internet Speed 3.0 mb Antivirus Microsoft Security Eesentials Browser I.E. 10 default/Firefox Other Info LG BluRay-Read/Write
Sound system
KLipsch-THX
Asus Router RTN-12
2 Noctua 140 added on top of 600t case
Malwarebytes Anti Malware Professional
Windows 7 Firewall |
09 Sep 2012
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#13 | | |

Quote: Originally Posted by dexislegend123
Or if your american you have no gears at all  The American car does have gears, even if it is automatic transmission; at the very least it has "R, N, D, 1, 2" Quote: But dude seriously....... Take the advice read into what your doing before you do I posted a good starter OC software and tutorial in one of my posts find it start there.
It may help when you get up and running.
Also monitor your system when your OC Agreed and the guy should just get a better graphic card and forget OC-ing... | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom built at Home OS Windows 7 64-bit CPU Intel i5-3350P 3.1 GHz Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP5 TH Memory 16 GBs GSkill Sniper Graphics Card Radeon HD 7850 Sound Card VIA HD Audio Monitor(s) Displays Dell U2410 24" Screen Resolution 1920x1200 Keyboard Dell Multimedia keyboard Mouse Logitech Trackball PSU Thermaltake 850W Case Antec P183 Cooling Noctua NH-D14 Heatsink 2 x 120mm fans, 4 x 120mm case fans Hard Drives 1 x Intel 520 240 GBs
1 x Seagate 1TBs SATA 2.0,
1 x Seagate 1TBs eSATA 2.0 Internet Speed 28.5 Mb/s |
09 Sep 2012
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#14 | | Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1 Somewhere in a hole, Sydney, Australia |
Get a GTX 690.
OC it slightly and it'll dominate everything else | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell - Vostro 430 OS Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1 CPU Intel Core i7 860 @2.80GHz Motherboard Dell 054KM3 Memory 6144MB DDR3-SDRAM (3 x 2048 DDR3) Graphics Card nVidia GeForce 310 Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio ALC662 Monitor(s) Displays Dell Computer DELL E2311H Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 Keyboard Rapoo Wireless Keyboard Mouse Rapoo Wireless Mouse PSU J515T 350W Case 14.58inH x 6.69inW x 17.43inD Cooling Fan from the Box heehee Hard Drives Seagate Barracuda ST3750528AS (750 GB) Internet Speed 1 byte every 2.6 hours Other Info Dreaming of building a new PC :D
Cant wait :) |
09 Sep 2012
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#15 | | Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit United Kingdom |
Mintos I certainly won't stop you.
Bear, does it honestly not aggravate you to your wit's end when someone makes a post like crazykilla's? No research whatsoever, no attempt to understand what he's doing; just straight into overclocking everything as high as possible and expecting it work, only to end up absolutely baffled when it doesn't?
And to skimp on the graphics card when you want to play graphics-intensive games such as Skyrim and LA Noire again only shows his complete inexperience in buying and building computers. Then coming here and explaining everything with liberal doses of "crap" and "shit" thrown in like he's slinging around words as if he's wielding some sort of forum-based six-shooter?
For crazykilla; You never told us what kind of numbers you're clocking to, and how you set about doing it in the BIOS. My first foray into overclocking was a disaster which only manifested after around two weeks (and that was incredibly lucky on my part), as thanks to an unintuitive BIOS from XFX I managed to overclock the chipset rather than the CPU and didn't realise this until my system kept blue screening entirely at random. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit CPU AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black OC'ed 4.0GHz Motherboard Asus M5A88-V EVO Memory 8GB Mushkin Enhanced Silverline (2x4GB) 1333 Graphics Card XFX Radeon HD6870 1024MB GDDR5 OC'ed 945MHz; 1151MHz Sound Card Soundblaster X-Fi Xtreme PCIe Monitor(s) Displays 32" Hannspree SE32LMNB Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 Keyboard Logitech G510 Mouse CM Storm Sentinel Advance Zero-G PSU 650W XFX XXX Edition 80PLUS Bronze Modular Case Cougar 6GR1 Evolution Cooling Corsair H60 p/p 120mm; Zalman VF3000A; x4 120mm; x1 140mm Hard Drives 250GB Hitachi Deskstar (OS); 2TB Western Digital Elements Internet Speed Not fast enough :I Other Info No matter what your specs, my PC is better. |
09 Sep 2012
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#16 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. SP-1 Northern Ohio |
Yes to a degree oxymoron02. But we all have a deferent learning curve. The OP is lucky he/she got a motherboard that won't let the computer become a toaster. Hopefully with the post here the learning will start. I wouldn't think one would buy a motherboard like that and not over clock. I also do agree that one of the new wip asss video cards would be a great idea. It would help gaming more than a over clock would. These are choice the the owner operator of the computer have to make. My main point is and was, the first thing one does in my mind is the homework and learn. Don't jump off the bridge to see if you can swim. Learn to swim and then jump off the bridge.
With a little home work one would probably choose a different motherboard for a beginner. Chose a different video card and looked into better cooling. | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Home made Desktop OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. SP-1 CPU Intel i7-960-3.2 @ 4.25 Motherboard ASUS P6X58D-E Memory KINGSTON KHX2000C9, Hyper X,12 GIGS Graphics Card MSI/Nvidia/460GTX-Cyclone 1GD5/OC Monitor(s) Displays DYNEX 40 IN. Screen Resolution 1920-1080 or 1280-720 HDMI Keyboard M/S 3000 v 2.0 wireless Mouse M/S 5000 wireless PSU Corsair AX-850 Plus Gold Case Corsair 600T (Black) + side panel with 2 140 mm Noctua fans Cooling Corsair H50/2 Noctua NF-P12 (120 mm) Push/Pull- Hard Drives INTEL SSD 120GB-SER 510
Seagate 1TB SATA 600 7200 rpm Hard Drive Internet Speed 3.0 mb Antivirus Microsoft Security Eesentials Browser I.E. 10 default/Firefox Other Info LG BluRay-Read/Write
Sound system
KLipsch-THX
Asus Router RTN-12
2 Noctua 140 added on top of 600t case
Malwarebytes Anti Malware Professional
Windows 7 Firewall |
09 Sep 2012
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#17 | | Windows 7 Ultimate 32x United Kingdom |
And the moral of this story is Learn to walk before you run. | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Ultimate 32x CPU Backup P4 Dual Core HT Atm..... :( Memory 8GB Graphics Card 8400gs 1GB Monitor(s) Displays Samsung Syncmaster 2032 Screen Resolution 1680x1050 Keyboard Logitech RAZ71 Keyboard Mouse Logitech RAZ71 Wireless Mouse PSU 500w PSU Case Asus Gaming Case Cooling 3 Fans ( Soon To Be Hyrdro) Hard Drives 1 TB WD
320gb WD Internet Speed 36mb |
09 Sep 2012
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#18 | | |
question is did you change the voltages or overclock the wrong thing, did you change settings that don't even need changing.
do you have the k version of the i7? or the normal one.
so little information given what you were asking. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number . OS . CPU . Motherboard . Memory . Graphics Card . Monitor(s) Displays . Screen Resolution . Keyboard . Mouse . PSU . Case . Cooling . Hard Drives . Internet Speed . Other Info . PC Doesn't Boot after too much overclocking problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:50 AM. | |