After a lengthy saga of trying to fix my system, here is where I am at:
My computer, at random either boots at 3192.38MHz with a multiplier of 32 or, 548.69Mhz with a multiplier of 5.5. It's not a ghost number. The computer is noticeably slower and benches pretty pathetically when at 548Mhz. I think it also comes out of Sleep at the 500Mhz range. CPU-Z said my Core Voltage was at 0.850 V when the massive slowdown happens. My CPU Voltage is set to auto.
My bios is set at DOCP Standard for the G.Skill f4-3200c14d-16gfx (2 8GB sticks) installed. I am not doing any overclock of the CPU. This is the ONLY change I have made to the BIOS. The CPU Multiplier is set on AUTO. The BIOS is the latest (7704) and I keep up to date on all my drivers.
I can't seem to do any overclock since RMA'ing my board and my RAM (more on that later). I get the 0C error code for any simple overclock I attempt. I am not genius when it comes to this stuff, so I am only trying basic crap out. There is no temperature issues with my CPU. Under stress tests for an hour, it hits maybe 50C.
Why would my CPU clock so slow, on a random basis, with a new Mobo and RAM?
Here is my setup:
Ryzen 1700
Asus Rog Crosshair VI Hero
G.Skill f4-3200c14d-16gfx (2 8GB sticks)
Gigabyte GV-R939G1 GAMING-8GD G1 AMD R9 390
Corsair Power Supply, RMX 650W CP-9020091-NA
Arctic Liquid Freezer 240 CPU Cooler
Windows 10
Samsung 850 SSD
Here is my history:
I've had no trouble for a couple years overclocking the 1700 to 3.7Mhz. I started randomly getting Q-Code 08 errors a few mins after windows boots. If booting from a cold computer it would take longer to freeze, a hotter computer was more instant. So, I RMA'd the motherboard. This really didn't help anything. I kept getting 08 error or the Q-Code 8. It's hard to remember which one at this stage. I feel like I was getting an 08 error at first, and then it changed into an 8 (second character blank) error later on. I then RMA'd my RAM. This didn't solve much either. I would randomly get the Q-Code 8. I reseated all cables and RAM. I then noticed my computer would freeze when windows was booting and it seemed that the sooner I entered in my password, the more chances I had of getting the 8 error. So I reinstalled windows and that seems to have taken care of the 8 error. I should have guessed it earlier when I switched out the motherboard (even though it was the same model), but better late then never. I have seen on here the 8 error confuses a lot of people, and this seemed to solve it.
So now, I can't overclock anything without getting an 0C code and I randomly boot windows with massive slowdown in the CPU clock. Here is some other possibly helpful information:
I may not have the right screws securing my motherboard. They are pretty simple screws and the mobo moves (bends) when I insert my RAM.
Via UserBenchMark.exe, my computer benches lower with the DOCP Standard RAM timing while running at 3200MHz, than using the BIOS default which runs at 2400MHz. The RAM tests better but the 1700 (and the overall system) does not. That could be it's own thread I guess.
I am hearing a... chirping noise... kinda like a hard drive sound every few minutes or so. It's very high pitched. Kinda sounds like plugging in a device that is already turned on. I didn't hear this before, but I have had the side off my chassis while trying to fix this. I have freakish hearing (I can hear lightbulbs), so I think I would have noticed this sound if it happened before even while the case was sealed.
I don't know why my CPU boots to 3200MHz with a standard bios. Bios says the multiplier is 30, CPU-Z says its 32. Core Voltage (on AUTO in BIOS) moves around 1.134 and around 1.4, and 1.0 on CPU-Z, while typing this.
My problems kinda started after formatting movies with Handbrake. I was converting some to be playable on my Shield for an upcoming trip, and my computer would die at random intervals while reformatting the audio track for stereo on the Shield. It was previously stable for AAA Games and video editing.
Thanks for any help.
