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I think I killed my CPU

Discussion in 'Overclocking, Cooling and Modding' started by xcylent, Jul 6, 2012.

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  1. xcylent TechSpot Booster Posts: 261   +16

    AMD FX-6100
    ASRock 970 Extreme 4
    8GB RAM
    GTX 550Ti

    I was messing around in the BIOS to overclock my CPU a bit, and I somehow set it to 4900 MHz.
    then I tried to start to PC, but I got BSOD.
    then when I tried to restart, I just got stuck on a black screen, with mouse and keyboard not working.
    now, when I try to restart, its stuck on the flashing windows emblem.
    HELP! what can I do! ive already put the CPU back to stock speeds.
    xcylent, Jul 6, 2012
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  2. SNGX1275 TS Special Forces Posts: 11,893   +117

    Seems pretty unlikely you'd kill it without screwing with voltages... But then again I probably don't know what I'm talking about..

    Reset the CMOS (jumper) and try again?
    SNGX1275, Jul 7, 2012
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  3. xcylent TechSpot Booster Posts: 261   +16

    sorry about that.
    I did exactly what you said and it works. many many many many thanks to you, good sir.
    xcylent, Jul 8, 2012
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