Built PC successfully then unlocked 4th core on AMD Athlon II X3 445 Rana 3.1GHz Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core successfully and system was stable, but after I used AMD Overdrive utility to raise parameters slightly I read reviews of that particular CPU becoming unstable after core unlock and/or overclock. Not long after I tried to install the GPU NOS but it made my pc slow down so uninstalled. Then I decided to use AMD OverDrive to switch settings back to normal but it failed to load... ??? Which made me want to change back to factory settings even more. Right after AMD OverDrive failed I got a blue screen. After I uninstalled GPU NOS my computer was stable again as long as I didn't try to load AMD Overdrive, but I wanted to go back to my mobo's factory settings just to be safe so I used the jumper instructions in the mobo's manual to clear RTC ram... bad idea. Hasn't booted since so I guess I should have just took the battery out instead of using the jumper. I was running Win7 (64-bit)
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-G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 DIMM
-OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ700MXSP 700W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply compatible with core i7
-Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3160813AS 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
That's all the specs I know off hand. If anyone can help please feel free to ask me anything else about the issue. I'm an amateur and this is my first pc build but I think there has to be something minor preventing my mobo from booting. At least it seems that way.
I like the mobo and might order another one just like it if this one is toast. The CPU and everything else should be fine. I think it's just the mobo that's preventing the system from booting.
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-G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 DIMM
-OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ700MXSP 700W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply compatible with core i7
-Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3160813AS 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
That's all the specs I know off hand. If anyone can help please feel free to ask me anything else about the issue. I'm an amateur and this is my first pc build but I think there has to be something minor preventing my mobo from booting. At least it seems that way.
I like the mobo and might order another one just like it if this one is toast. The CPU and everything else should be fine. I think it's just the mobo that's preventing the system from booting.
