- Joined
- Dec 1, 2013
- Location
- Temecula, CA
So, I've had my build for a while now and I've decided I want to take my gaming experience to the next level with overclocking. My main question: where do I start? I'm running the following:
MB- Sabertooth 990fx r2.0
CPU- fx8350
RAM- Corsair xms 1600MHz (16GB, 2x8)
GPU- Diamond 7870 Double black diamond overclocked
CPU Cooler- H60 Refurb (corsair)
PSU- Antec 650W
Disk Drives- 1TB WD HDD
120GB Samsung SSD
If you guys need any more than that, let me know.
Anyway, I went to the AMD catalyst and "Auto tuned" through there. I got a system ok message, went to run bf4 with CPU overclocked to 4.5GHz, then it crashed. the fps sucked and I couldnt' do anything. I went to AMD Overdrive and autotuned through that. I tried the same with bf4 at 4.5GHz. Same issue. Read up on some forums, saw you should only overclock through BIOS. Cool, lets try that. Turned off the Comp and rebooted, entering BIOS. Keep in mind I've never done this before. Instead of the entire loadout screen I should've seen (according to the MOBO guide), I see a clock, an arrow for the mouse, and nothing but black. When I move the mouse, the black turns into the loadout screen I should see, but only where the mouse has been. Also, it only shows the upper left quadrant of the BIOS loadout. How do I fix this issue so I can navigate the BIOS to overclock the CPU. Then, how do I navigate and OC?
Any help anyone can give would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
MB- Sabertooth 990fx r2.0
CPU- fx8350
RAM- Corsair xms 1600MHz (16GB, 2x8)
GPU- Diamond 7870 Double black diamond overclocked
CPU Cooler- H60 Refurb (corsair)
PSU- Antec 650W
Disk Drives- 1TB WD HDD
120GB Samsung SSD
If you guys need any more than that, let me know.
Anyway, I went to the AMD catalyst and "Auto tuned" through there. I got a system ok message, went to run bf4 with CPU overclocked to 4.5GHz, then it crashed. the fps sucked and I couldnt' do anything. I went to AMD Overdrive and autotuned through that. I tried the same with bf4 at 4.5GHz. Same issue. Read up on some forums, saw you should only overclock through BIOS. Cool, lets try that. Turned off the Comp and rebooted, entering BIOS. Keep in mind I've never done this before. Instead of the entire loadout screen I should've seen (according to the MOBO guide), I see a clock, an arrow for the mouse, and nothing but black. When I move the mouse, the black turns into the loadout screen I should see, but only where the mouse has been. Also, it only shows the upper left quadrant of the BIOS loadout. How do I fix this issue so I can navigate the BIOS to overclock the CPU. Then, how do I navigate and OC?
Any help anyone can give would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.