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pulp   01-16-2012 at 10:41:43 PM

Hey all, I've tried entering my UEFI bios and changing my multiplier to 22, voltage up one setting, and NB to 2200Mhz. I've disabled cool n quiet and advanced power management. The problem I face is whenever I overclock this cpu even 100mhz, my computer disables the Aero theme and I have tried several ways to return it but I can't make it stay on when the cpu is overclocked.




Also as you can see the speed fluctuates alot:



The multiplier likes to drop down to 7 whenever it chooses.

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pulp   01-16-2012 at 11:34:57 PM

not during these screenshots, and I haven't tried to really since I can't figure this aero problem out first.

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wolfram23   01-16-2012 at 11:40:54 PM

So basically you went into the BIOS and made some random changes, then when windows booted the Aero was disabled? Any reason you disabled CnQ and Advanced Power Management? Probably good to leave those on unless you need to disable them...

Anyway, what happens when you enabled aero again?

And always test when making changes! Going from 3.6ghz to 4.4ghz isn't exactly minor.

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pulp   01-16-2012 at 11:44:31 PM

This is late in my testing, I started off with 3.8 and slowly moved up.. Each time I had the issue with aero but I wanted to see if I could get up to 4.4 or 4.6. I didn't make random changes, I made changes based on things I've read online. The first time I would OC the cpu I was leaving cNq and APM on, I read that it was a good idea to keep those off with this CPU.

Nothing happens when I enable aero, because I can't turn it back on.

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wolfram23   01-16-2012 at 11:50:16 PM

Oh ok. Well at least you were testing and such. Still, I wouldn't disable features like that unless absolutely necessary because they will save you power. Maybe that's not a big deal to you, I don't know.

Anyway, the aero thing shouldn't be related to an overclock at all. If you return to stock settings, you can enable aero again?

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pulp   01-16-2012 at 11:58:25 PM

Tried it already


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wolfram23   01-17-2012 at 12:23:24 AM

Interesting. Your PCIe speed isn't getting changed, right?

I don't really know what could be doing this besides software.

Have you tried a Windows repair install?

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pulp   01-17-2012 at 12:32:25 AM

PCIe is not being changed, and no but I tried a reformat.

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malmental   01-17-2012 at 01:52:59 AM

did you download and install the hotfixes for windows 7.?
related but unrelated question.
since your running the FX-4100

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pulp   01-17-2012 at 02:19:14 AM

If they were part of the windows updates then yes

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malmental   01-17-2012 at 02:24:01 AM

not just the regular windows updates I do not think.
these AFAIK had to be downloaded.
here:

Fresh off the press :heink:

http://blogs.amd.com/play/2012/01/ [...] er-update/

Patch: 1
http://hotfixv4.microsoft.com/Wind [...] 64_zip.exe

Patch: 2
http://hotfixv4.microsoft.com/Wind [...] 64_zip.exe

(FYI: Make sure to install Patch 1 first then install Patch 2)

if you have already done these than I apologize....

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pulp   01-17-2012 at 09:10:20 AM

malmental wrote :

not just the regular windows updates I do not think.
these AFAIK had to be downloaded.
here:

Fresh off the press :heink:

http://blogs.amd.com/play/2012/01/ [...] er-update/

Patch: 1
http://hotfixv4.microsoft.com/Wind [...] 64_zip.exe

Patch: 2
http://hotfixv4.microsoft.com/Wind [...] 64_zip.exe

(FYI: Make sure to install Patch 1 first then install Patch 2)

if you have already done these than I apologize....



No, I haven't heard of this until now.. Thanks I gave it a try and it did not fix the aero problem. But according to that page on AMD's website, it should perform better. Hopefully this will help it out a little..


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malmental   01-17-2012 at 11:50:25 AM

were on the right track...
15% performance gain.

 

aero use to have drivers issues with AMD HD Radeon but since your running nVidia, I have to troubleshoot more.


Message edited by malmental on 01-17-2012 at 11:51:28 AM
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ti5650   01-20-2012 at 05:33:09 AM

pulp wrote :

Hey all, I've tried entering my UEFI bios and changing my multiplier to 22, voltage up one setting, and NB to 2200Mhz. I've disabled cool n quiet and advanced power management. The problem I face is whenever I overclock this cpu even 100mhz, my computer disables the Aero theme and I have tried several ways to return it but I can't make it stay on when the cpu is overclocked.

http://i.imgur.com/7FfrL.jpg

ASRock 880GMH/U3S3
AMD FX-4100 x4 3.6Ghz
Nvidia GeForce GTX 285 1GB GDDR3
PNY 8GB DDR3 1333Mhz
Win7 Ultimate SP1
Latest bios for my board (I also tried this and had same result with the bios which came with the board)
Windows updates applied
All drivers for computer applied
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 SATA 3.0Gb/s 400-GB Hard Drive (Windows drive)
Western Digital WD1200AB IDE 120GB Hard Drive (unused storage drive)
My PSU: http://www.legitreviews.com/images [...] a_500w.jpg

Also as you can see the speed fluctuates alot:

http://i.imgur.com/iavHE.jpg


The multiplier likes to drop down to 7 whenever it chooses.






what bios did you use to get the 4100 to work on your bord i have the same bord and chip and i cant get it to poast even when i flashed new bios any ideas sorry to put this here but i need a hand thanks

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pulp   01-27-2012 at 09:52:15 AM

ti5650 wrote :

what bios did you use to get the 4100 to work on your bord i have the same bord and chip and i cant get it to poast even when i flashed new bios any ideas sorry to put this here but i need a hand thanks



The 4100 worked on this board as soon as I got it without a problem. Maybe something else is wrong..

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malmental   01-27-2012 at 01:28:28 PM

depends on when the board was released and what BIOS it has installed on it..

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