Disappointed after OC cherry popped

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Yesterday recieved a Asus P5KSE, E2180 and 4GB OCZ 800 Ram from Overclockers.
Installed without a hitch but I was slightly disappointed with the small increase in responsiveness compared to my old Athlon64 setup.

Decided to look into overclocking, never done before.

Signed up for Overclockers Forums to find out how to do but my registration was put in a queue and not told when I would be able to access the forums.
Instead I followed a beginners guide at hardforum.com

Changed my CPU multiplier from 10 down to 8 and my FSB from 200 to 266.
Unfortunately now I cannot even pass POST.

I have followed the instructions in the P5KSE manual to restore BIOS settings,
(Removing the battery, changing a jumper on the Clear CMOS pins, even press Power btn etc.) but no avail.

There is power to the system, all fans working, mobo power light is green but I'm left with a blank screen on standby and not even a whimper from the speaker.

Any ideas?
 
have you upped the voltage at all? UNless you put it to something rediculas you couldn't have killed your cpu. Unless it was a falty one, in which case it was likely to happen over time anyway.
 
rlps said:
Yesterday recieved a Asus P5KSE, E2180 and 4GB OCZ 800 Ram from Overclockers.
Installed without a hitch but I was slightly disappointed with the small increase in responsiveness compared to my old Athlon64 setup.

Decided to look into overclocking, never done before.

Signed up for Overclockers Forums to find out how to do but my registration was put in a queue and not told when I would be able to access the forums.
Instead I followed a beginners guide at hardforum.com

Changed my CPU multiplier from 10 down to 8 and my FSB from 200 to 266.
Unfortunately now I cannot even pass POST.

I have followed the instructions in the P5KSE manual to restore BIOS settings,
(Removing the battery, changing a jumper on the Clear CMOS pins, even press Power btn etc.) but no avail.

There is power to the system, all fans working, mobo power light is green but I'm left with a blank screen on standby and not even a whimper from the speaker.

Any ideas?
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Has that worked ??
 
Many thanks for the quick replies.
8igdave: Not messed with the vcore at all.

Thanks to manveruppd, I left the jumper cleared and pc unplugged while I watched an episode of South Park and when I returned, system booted up fine and POSTed.

Will go about OC-ing according to the Beginner's Guide on this forum.

Thanks again for the replies
 
Have you guys heard of ASUS CPU Parameter Recall?
According to my mobo manual, this feature allows a reset to defaults if overclocking settings have resulted in an unstable system.

Obviously I've found it to be utterly rubbish, just wondering if its for real.
 
It does but the marketing blurb makes it out to be much more convenient:

C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall)
Protect your BIOS data when overclocking.
When the system hangs due to overclocking failure, there is no need to open the case to clear CMOS data. Just simply restart the system, the BIOS would show the previous setting and then users can amend the CPU setting again.
 
rlps said:
Obviously I've found it to be utterly rubbish, just wondering if its for real.
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Yep it's for real. On a failed overclock you only need to unplug the power cord for a minute or so and the system will post again. Doing so won't reset the board back to its default values though, it keeps the same (failed oc) settings and prompts you to press f1 to enter the bios to correct them yourself. It's a nifty little feature tbh. If it doesn't work with your board then maybe a bios update will help, though I'd advise against it if you're not sure what you're doing.
 
Yep, I'm sure his CPU could take it, but I don't know his mobo and maybe it can't handle that high an FSB. Try 10x210 to start with instead?
 
Welcome rlps :)

I have the same CPU and the Asus P5Ke-WiFi board. The dual/cold boot thing is a pain, but you get used to it. If I change any overclock settings in the bios, I have to do a cold boot to get into windows(Unplug). Seems a symptom of some P35 boards.

Now I am aware that my board is not identical, but your MB is supposed to be a decent overclocker also.

My E2180 went to 2.8ghz no problem. I left all other settings on Auto, and simply raised my FSB to 280. No multiplier adjustments whatsoever. I left all memory settings at auto as well. Not interested in messing with voltages. I know i would fry something.

I experimented with setting my memory timings manually, but I must have missed something and the auto fail kicked in. Same symptoms as you. Unplugged from the wall, restarted, and the screen told me my overclock had failed. So it does work.:) (Nice to know)

I just put everything back to auto except CPU.

I am not bothered about record overclocks, just a tweak. ;) More experimenting showed me very little benefit form slighter better memory timings, for my use anyway.

Don`t forget, speedstep will be enabled, so with just desktop apps, you are probably running at a reduced speed. You can disable it in the BIOS. Apparently, you are supposed to disable this when OC`ing, but i have not encountered any problems leaving it on. Speedstep drops my CPU to 1.6 when idle/low use, and ramps up to 2.8 when I lauch apps/games.

Idle/load temps are 31/51.
 
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unless your on the ragged edge, or your mobo has a poor implementation, running speedstep/c&q shouldnt make the slightest difference to oc. I still run C+Q even when clocked to 3.18 for benching (3.18 wont pass many mins of orthos, but still dont crash due to C+Q)
 
Amonlym said:
unless your on the ragged edge, or your mobo has a poor implementation, running speedstep/c&q shouldnt make the slightest difference to oc. I still run C+Q even when clocked to 3.18 for benching (3.18 wont pass many mins of orthos, but still dont crash due to C+Q)
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I am sure you are right. My statement wasn`t based on my own knowledge, It was just what I read somewhere. ;)

Slight OT but I am well chuffed with the E2180. My whole new build cost me less than £600, yet its cool, quiet, and scores over 11000 in 3Dmark06. :D
 
My P5K-E only really starts to struggle for stability when I push it past 485FSB.. I would suggest that you check that you have your RAM set on the correct voltage and timings / Command Rate...
 
I know it doesn't need to be said for the more experienced but to put the newbs minds at rest, I've been overclocking for 10 years and never had a component prematurely fail because of it... and I push pretty damn hard (max volts where possible). :)
 
Edleake said:
I know it doesn't need to be said for the more experienced but to put the newbs minds at rest, I've been overclocking for 10 years and never had a component prematurely fail because of it... and I push pretty damn hard (max volts where possible). :)
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:D That made me LOL Why I do not know.
 
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