Sandybridge overclock has reverted itself...

jamesd37 · 28 Mar 2011 at 10:48

Hi

I ordered a sandybridge system a little while ago from Overclockers, it was pre overclocked to 4.6ghz.

I have noticed the overclock seems to have reset, and the processors are running at the standard speed of 3.30ghz.

How can i enable the overclock again? Is there a copy of a profile i need to activate or are them some settings i can manually change in the BIOS?

It was suggested i could just go into the bios and up the multiplier for the CPU to what it needs to be to give 4.6ghz, but felt uncomfortable just going in and making these changes myself.

When i went into the bios to check what had happened, i was given the message below

"the system had failed to boot due to overclocking or voltage changes"

I had not however made any changes to the overclock settings myself so am not sure why it happened in the first place.

Any ideas/thoughts greatly appreciated

stevewah · 28 Mar 2011 at 11:54

try going in BIOS ... then press f12 then use ocuk profile it will be there

i had same prob

jamesd37 · 28 Mar 2011 at 13:11

stevewah said:
try going in BIOS ... then press f12 then use ocuk profile it will be there i had same prob

i think i tried to do this but couldn't see any profiles listed, or didnt know where to look.

Will have another look tonight when im home from work. Thanks for the advice!

Cool Breeze · 28 Mar 2011 at 13:12

System specs would help...

jamesd37 · 28 Mar 2011 at 13:24

Cool Breeze said:
System specs would help...

This is the system ordered from OC, key specs below but full specifications can be found on the product listing, link enclosed.

i5 2500k 3.30ghz pre overclocked by OC to 4.6ghz
Windows 7 64
Asus P8P67 PRO Intel P67
4GB Ram
ATI 6870

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-176-OE

Operation · 28 Mar 2011 at 13:28

stevewah said:
try going in BIOS ... then press f12 then use ocuk profile it will be there i had same prob

Even so, it suggests that the OC is less than stable.

jamesd37 · 28 Mar 2011 at 13:32

Operation said:
Even so, it suggests that the OC is less than stable.

this is what concerns me, as OcUK 'guarantee' the overclocks they do themselves, and yet it seems to have caused my system to crash and go back to default speeds.

Cool Breeze · 28 Mar 2011 at 13:34

Well the quickest resolve would to be to post in the Customer services forum, Then one of the guys at OCUK HQ can tell you exactly what to configure.

jamesd37 · 28 Mar 2011 at 14:26

Cool Breeze said:
Well the quickest resolve would to be to post in the Customer services forum, Then one of the guys at OCUK HQ can tell you exactly what to configure.

I sent a email to OCuk last night so am waiting for a reply. Just thought i would see what other people think in the meantime in case it is a known issue or something i could easily resolve myself.

Operation · 28 Mar 2011 at 14:34

I wouldn't touch anything. Let OCUK sort it.

jamesd37 · 28 Mar 2011 at 18:37

ok, have been asked to enter the BIOS and reactivate the profile by selecting the 'tools' option. However, there is no tools option in my BIOS...

will go back to them

Operation · 30 Mar 2011 at 23:24

Did you get this sorted?