So I ran the auto overclock thing on my Asus Crosshair V Formula Z. It was running well wasn't getting very hot (didn't go above 40C) then I was playing some games and they randomly crashed. They didn't do this before so i assumed the overclock wasn't stable. I pressed the clear Cmos button then tried to boot the system back up. It got stuck at the splash screen and displayed code 00. I get a post beep and everything. I flashed the Bios with USB bios flashback and it said updating firmware don't reboot. Then it rebooted and proceed to do the same thing. Please help i'm freaking out!
Sounds like you might need to RMA your mobo. I had issues similar to this with my mobo because of a bad BIOS update, my mobo doesn't support BIOS Flashing, so I had to RMA it back to my manufacture. I got it back and it ran fine. I don't know what the issue may be in your case, but likely you'll need to RMA it.
I forgot the specs.
Cpu: AMD FX8320
Mobo: Crosshair V Formula Z
Gpu: XFX R9 280X
SSD: KIngston SSDnow 120gb
PSU: THermaltake Smart M series 850X
CASE: CM storm trooper
SHIT How do I rma a motherboard
Go onto Asus' Support site and look for RMA
I'm not sure where to find it, nor your region, but I'm sure you can find it.
Just Google Asus Support, and you should find what you need.
Alright thanks sorry for the dumb question I've never actually needed to rma something.
I think its fixed. I realized that I left the fastboot switch on. So I switched it off and reflashed the bios and then the system worked again.
how high did you go with the AI overclocker? you probably used the auto tune, and bumped up the cpu radio, But this does not bump up the voltage, i had my FX8350 with a ratio bump to 4.5GHZ stable, i tried 4.8, and the system froze, lol probably i did not had enough voltage ☺
I did right around 4.5 4.43 I believe.
How much should I increase the voltage by?
I was 4.34 I just checked a message I sent to a friend
4.3ghz is basicly a huge oc for a FX8320, you probably need to bump up the voltage. you could look how much it runs now. i had mine on 1.368V.
But best way is overclocking using the bios. there will be a couple of guids to find on the internet, with some basic steps how to overclock using the uefi bios.
How long should I run Prime95 for? It has been going for about 10 minutes and seems to be stable.
30 minutes, keep on monitoring the temps. And cpu speeds.
Just a heads up for the future, if you ever get a weird post code or BIOS issue or any of that sort of thing before you go firing the RMA cannon check over on the ROG forum. They deal with a lot of ROG stuff over there (i wonder why lol) and tend to know just about anything you would want to know about your ROG product. Nice place to check as a last resort.
-From a fellow ROG user
Depends on his luck,mine is running at stock voltage 4.4 . Did a 6hour run in aida 64 yesterday and it went perfect,idk what's with mine maybe I got THAT lucky. But it should still hit ~4.1 without a problem on stock
go for 4.1 ghz stock voltage,run a stress test for ~15-20minutes,if it doesn't fail end the stress. Go back and add 100 more mhz for 4.2,then redo the stress test,do this until it fails,I guess we already know that 4.3 is too much for your stock voltage. If it fails at 4.3 bump the voltage by 0.0125. 1 increment at a time,you get the point. After that you can run the stress test again. If it still fails,go back to bios and add 0.0125 again. At this point you'll be .25v over stock. And stress test again. If it works go back to bios and increase the mhz by 100,for 4.4 ( no voltage increase this time since the OC works ) and so on. Till you find your max OC. I'd say if you have a really good 8350 and a good watercooling kit like the h100i 4.7-4.8ghz is the sweet spot. Oh and I don't think prime is a good choice for a fx cpu but to each his own. I have both but I use Aida.
Yes i know the Forum, alot of usefull information, can be pickedup from there. ☺
Probably also overclocking guids and such.
After doing the latest BIOS update, my C5FZ is doing the exact same thing. I spent a couple hours trouble shooting with their support and ended with needing to RMA mine. Test between each of the steps listed.
Steps they will have you do is:
1. BIOS Flashback with current BIOS and an older version
2. Clear CMOS - unplug your PSU or flip the rocker switch then press the clear CMOS button on the rear panel for 5 seconds
3. Disconnect all power connectors to the motherboard and remove the CMOS battery for at least 10 minutes.
4. Remove the motherboard from the chassis and reinstall with just CPU, video card and 1 memory stick in slot 4
if the issue still persists they will likely do an RMA. save yourself time on the phone and complete these steps first.