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Hello guys, I am new to this forum. I just purchased a brand new classified x99 with a i7 5960x when I try to play with the oc the best im able to reach is 3.75Mhz and that is setting the bclk to 125 flat. other than that I am manually setting the multiplier to 35 and the pc wont boot up. is it because of my voltage?? dont know what to do anymore I had to reboot my motherboard twice I am afraid i might damage something. Note: I carefully read forums and what nots before I do anything with my pc"s. Thanks in advance
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Re: X99 CLASSIFIED WITH i7 5960X OVERCLOCKING PROBLEMS/ PC WONT BOOT UP OR PASS LOGO
Saturday, May 27, 2017 3:46 AM
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Hello, well if you're setting BCLK to 125 then your memory is going to be clocked very high. If you are not adjusting memory voltage and timings separately there is a good chance you will not be able to post. Is there a specific reason you are setting BLCK overclock rather than manually changing the core ratio and voltage?
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Re: X99 Classified With I7-5960x Overclocking Problems/ PC Won’t Boot Up or Pass Logo
Saturday, May 27, 2017 3:46 AM
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Press and Hold the Small Red Button on the Motherboard as you power on the Computer and hold for 10 Seconds. Let go of the Button and allow the MB to Boot up, this will go faster if you use only One Ram Stick. The More Memory you have installed the Longer it will take to boot. Mine takes 3 minutes the Frist Boot up with 64 GB of memory. It also may restart 2 or three times to set your Memory and CPU, the first time that is. Here are my OC settings: (Click on Image for a Larger View) Posting Guidelines Members are free to post any topic on the forums, provided it is not prohibited by the TOS. All topics must be placed in the correct section, or a Moderator may move the thread to the appropriate area without warning. All information regarding hardware and software news should be posted to the Hardware/Software News section - link. All hardware questions that do not fit in the other categories belong in the General Hardware section - link - while all software questions that do not fit in the other categories belong in the General Software section - link. All other topics that are not covered by an existing section should go in the General Discussion section - link. If you accidentally post in the wrong section, please PM a Moderator or create a ticket so that a Moderator can move the thread to the correct section. When making a post, please use common courtesy. Do not post in all Caps, as this is "Shouting," and is considered rude. Moreover, do not hijack a member's thread by creating an off-topic post by asking for help with your own issue in another's thread, even if you have a similar issue. Create your own thread and topic for your issue, and you will receive help from the EVGA Community. Likewise, once you've created your thread, do not "Bump" your thread by creating successive posts to keep it at the top of the post list. Your thread will be answered in due time, and continually bumping your thread will earn a warning. Furthermore, do not make off-topic posts, such as “in before lock,” or other comments suggesting a thread or member requires moderation (except as defined in the EVGA Marketplace rules for the Marketplace section). Such off-topic posts serve only to derail a topic. If you feel such a post/thread requires moderation, please PM/email a moderator or report the post without communicating this in the thread.
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Re: X99 CLASSIFIED WITH i7 5960X OVERCLOCKING PROBLEMS/ PC WONT BOOT UP OR PASS LOGO
Saturday, May 27, 2017 5:30 AM
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EVGATech_MDecker Hello, well if you're setting BCLK to 125 then your memory is going to be clocked very high. If you are not adjusting memory voltage and timings separately there is a good chance you will not be able to post. Is there a specific reason you are setting BLCK overclock rather than manually changing the core ratio and voltage?
At First Everything was working fine with my cpu multiplier at 30 and Bclk at 125, that gave me 3.75Mhz and 3333Mhz ram at a stable Temp. I was reading in various overclocking forums, thats why I tought it was best to set it at 125. Any suggestions I am trying to overclock both cpu and ram at a great rate for a couple hours a day usage. So here is the update after several failed attempts, now windows gives me the recovery error windows needs to be repaired etc etc..... i havent been able to even pass the MB logo and now this error..... Here are my specs: X99 Classified 5960x 32gb (2x16gb) Vengeance LED 3000mhz Latest bios installed 3/30/17 H100i V2 Liquid Cooler Windows Boot SAM 850evo ssd Evga DG-86 Case Evga 850G2 Power Supply
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Re: X99 Classified With I7-5960x Overclocking Problems/ PC Won’t Boot Up or Pass Logo
Saturday, May 27, 2017 5:33 AM
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Best of luck with your Overclocking, I know it sometimes can be a pain.
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Re: X99 Classified With I7-5960x Overclocking Problems/ PC Won’t Boot Up or Pass Logo
Saturday, May 27, 2017 5:33 AM
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bcavnaugh Press and Hold the Small Red Button on the Motherboard as you power on the Computer and hold for 10 Seconds. Let go of the Button and allow the MB to Boot up, this will go faster if you use only One Ram Stick. The More Memory you have installed the Longer it will take to boot. Mine takes 3 minutes the Frist Boot up with 64 GB of memory. It also may restart 2 or three times to set your Memory and CPU, the first time that is. Here are my OC settings: (Click on Image for a Larger View)
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Wow I would love to reach a stable 4.3 to 4.5 Clock for a daily use. Now my pc is giving me the windows 10 recovery error message needs to be repaired etc etc. What do I do!!??? Did I damage the windows for trying to overclock or play with the voltage or is it because I restarted the pc 15 times and removed the mb's battery like 5 times... Helllllllpppppp
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Re: X99 Classified With I7-5960x Overclocking Problems/ PC Won’t Boot Up or Pass Logo
Saturday, May 27, 2017 6:11 AM
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You'll want to keep your BLCK at 100 because anything higher gives issues with these boards. We've seen it countless of times here and recommend going with RAM that keeps it at 100 like using either 2666 or 3200. Anything in between and possibly higher will change the BLCK.
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Re: X99 Classified With I7-5960x Overclocking Problems/ PC Won’t Boot Up or Pass Logo
Saturday, May 27, 2017 6:51 PM
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CHRISTIANCOBRA66 Wow I would love to reach a stable 4.3 to 4.5 Clock for a daily use. Now my pc is giving me the windows 10 recovery error message needs to be repaired etc etc. What do I do!!??? Did I damage the windows for trying to overclock or play with the voltage or is it because I restarted the pc 15 times and removed the mb's battery like 5 times... Helllllllpppppp
Allow Windows to complete a repair. This can take 3 or 4 hours.
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Re: X99 Classified With I7-5960x Overclocking Problems/ PC Won’t Boot Up or Pass Logo
Saturday, May 27, 2017 7:37 PM
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GTXJackBauer You'll want to keep your BLCK at 100 because anything higher gives issues with these boards. We've seen it countless of times here and recommend going with RAM that keeps it at 100 like using either 2666 or 3200. Anything in between and possibly higher will change the BLCK.
+1 Always start with your CPU and OC with the smallest Voltage. Keep an eye on the CPU Temp while testing Set your RAM - Voltage - manually - per mfg spec, forget about XMP at first (it is an OC of RAM) Good reads Tweaktown 5960X OC guide ROG Overclocking Guide For Core i7 5960X
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Re: X99 Classified With I7-5960x Overclocking Problems/ PC Won’t Boot Up or Pass Logo
Saturday, May 27, 2017 8:14 PM
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Isnt that bad for my cpu to keep my bclk at 100? Sorry a bit confused not overly tech savy with the whole overclocking process
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Re: X99 Classified With I7-5960x Overclocking Problems/ PC Won’t Boot Up or Pass Logo
Saturday, May 27, 2017 8:19 PM
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CHRISTIANCOBRA66 Isnt that bad for my cpu to keep my bclk at 100? Sorry a bit confused not overly tech savy with the whole overclocking process
Completely stock, your CPU runs at 100 BCLK. So no, it's not bad to run it at 100, yet it DOES cause additional strain on the integrated memory controller when it is run at 125 - not all CPUs can handle running at 125, that's why you should set it to 100 and not use the XMP profile which will likely set it to 125. That said, only overclock one thing at a time. Set the RAM to default specs (just load optimal defaults in the BIOS) and then concentrate first on getting a stable CPU overclock. THEN go back and find out what you can set your RAM to (quick hint for when you start upping your RAM speeds - 2133 through 2666 MHz uses 100 BCLK, over 2666 but under 3200 MHz uses 125, 3200MHz uses 100, and anything over 3200MHz uses 125 (this is for EVGA X99 motherboards with the 5XXX series CPUs, I believe it changes a bit for the 6XXX series)). Trying to overclock both at the same time will likely make you too frustrated when you get nothing but crash after crash.
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Re: X99 Classified With I7-5960x Overclocking Problems/ PC Won’t Boot Up or Pass Logo
Saturday, May 27, 2017 8:21 PM
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So I have decided ti reinstall windows 10 pro 64bit. UEFI in one ssd and another windows 10 legacy in the other ssd for experimental purposes...I will experiment with the multiplier without messing with the voltage or ram for now and then take it from there. Any advice to start the overclock from scratch like what not to do or what to do is greatly appreciated.
Thank you all for assisting me with this
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Re: X99 Classified With I7-5960x Overclocking Problems/ PC Won’t Boot Up or Pass Logo
Saturday, May 27, 2017 8:23 PM
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You should remove all Drives when you do this so that Windows does not take control of it. Once the OS is installed then connect all the other Drives. 100 BCLK is the Default on any MB and other setting is Overclocking the Motherboard.
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Re: X99 Classified With I7-5960x Overclocking Problems/ PC Won’t Boot Up or Pass Logo
Saturday, May 27, 2017 8:31 PM
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CHRISTIANCOBRA66 Isnt that bad for my cpu to keep my bclk at 100? Sorry a bit confused not overly tech savy with the whole overclocking process
Completely stock, your CPU runs at 100 BCLK. So no, it's not bad to run it at 100, yet it DOES cause additional strain on the integrated memory controller when it is run at 125 - not all CPUs can handle running at 125, that's why you should set it to 100 and not use the XMP profile which will likely set it to 125. That said, only overclock one thing at a time. Set the RAM to default specs (just load optimal defaults in the BIOS) and then concentrate first on getting a stable CPU overclock. THEN go back and find out what you can set your RAM to (quick hint for when you start upping your RAM speeds - 2133 through 2666 MHz uses 100 BCLK, over 2666 but under 3200 MHz uses 125, 3200MHz uses 100, and anything over 3200MHz uses 125 (this is for EVGA X99 motherboards with the 5XXX series CPUs, I believe it changes a bit for the 6XXX series)). Trying to overclock both at the same time will likely make you too frustrated when you get nothing but crash after crash.
Will definetely try this now that I have a fresh windows intall and yeah one thing at a time will do it...Thanks again will keep you guys posted
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Re: X99 Classified With I7-5960x Overclocking Problems/ PC Won’t Boot Up or Pass Logo
Saturday, May 27, 2017 8:40 PM
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bcavnaugh You should remove all Drives when you do this so that Windows does not take control of it. Once the OS is installed then connect all the other Drives. 100 BCLK is the Default on any MB and other setting is Overclocking the Motherboard.
Will try this thanks again keep you posted
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Re: X99 Classified With I7-5960x Overclocking Problems/ PC Won’t Boot Up or Pass Logo
Sunday, May 28, 2017 0:52 PM
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Update and install your drivers and BIOS from this site. Once you're done with that, do a windows update and finish with that. Than start with the CPU OCing and simply follow these very easy instructions on how to do so.
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Re: X99 Classified With I7-5960x Overclocking Problems/ PC Won’t Boot Up or Pass Logo
Thursday, June 01, 2017 3:26 PM
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GTXJackBauer Update and install your drivers and BIOS from this site. Once you're done with that, do a windows update and finish with that. Than start with the CPU OCing and simply follow these very easy instructions on how to do so.
Did that, thanks for the info will keep you guys posted. So far I am stable at 4.5Ghz but I havent touched my ram memory. I would love to overclock the ram but afraid of the boot problem etc etc etc.
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Re: X99 Classified With I7-5960x Overclocking Problems/ PC Won’t Boot Up or Pass Logo
Friday, June 02, 2017 2:47 PM
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GTXJackBauer Update and install your drivers and BIOS from this site. Once you're done with that, do a windows update and finish with that. Than start with the CPU OCing and simply follow these very easy instructions on how to do so.
Did that, thanks for the info will keep you guys posted. So far I am stable at 4.5Ghz but I havent touched my ram memory. I would love to overclock the ram but afraid of the boot problem etc etc etc.
If I had ram rated for 3000MHz, and knowing you needed to use a 125 bclk instead of the stock 100, I would just set the mem speed manually at 2666 and timings at the rated spec and call it a day. If you have the time to kill, you could try lowering the timings a bit also, but peronally, I wouldn't bother. My 2 cents.
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Re: X99 Classified With I7-5960x Overclocking Problems/ PC Won’t Boot Up or Pass Logo
Friday, June 02, 2017 6:50 PM
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Glad to see your OC of the CPU is working for you If you really want to push the RAM and have the time for stability testing.... See what the mfg specs are for your RAM at 3200 (BclK 100) and try setting those values work What is your planned use of this PC ? Outside of benchmarks, there may be little difference in the screen performance that you will see with the faster RAM speed because of the needed longer timing. Maybe some one who has run different RAM speeds on their X99 can share some results.
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Re: X99 Classified With I7-5960x Overclocking Problems/ PC Won’t Boot Up or Pass Logo
Friday, June 30, 2017 2:51 AM
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I have a X99 classified with i7 5960x overclocked to 4.5 GHz. I have Corsair CMD64GX4M4B3466C16 underclocked at 3200 mhz at 14-16-16-36 timings 1.37 volt. Blck at 100 gave me best overclock for cpu and best stablity for ram.
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