[Overclocking.guide - Gain performance for free!]

Thank you! I figured that was the only thing that I could figure my build was lacking vs others. I just wasn't seeing it stated anywhere.

[Overclocking.guide - Gain performance for free!]

Hi,

 

I just built a gaming pc with an ASRock Fatality z170a Gaming K4. I tried instant flashing to the bios provided in the overclocking guide for my mobo. I used the specified settings for OCing in the bios:

 

BCLK 122

Voltage 1.325, level 1

DRAM 2600, XMP settings

 

I save the settings and reboot and nothing happens. It tries to start and just hangs with a black screen. So I tried dialing everything back to find something stable. Nothing aside from the stock settings for the bios work.

 

Here is my build:

 

ASRock Fatality z170a Gaming K4 motherboard

Intel i5-6500 CPU

16 GB DDR4 2400

Samsung 750 EVO 250 GB SSD (Boot Drive)

Windows 10 Pro

NO GPU YET, using onboard Intel HD530 graphics

 

I see everyone else is able to overclock this CPU but for some reason I cannot. What can I try? What am I not doing correctly? Any help is appreciated.