Hi CWCordell and Ok, apologies accepted.:p
Problems can arrive from the very start, DO NOT make arbitrary changes in Bios without knowing the consequence of what the change you make will do.
The EUFI Bios is extremely comprehensive, and takes some time to thoroughly understand how some aspects work.
I have found that at initial startup, go straight to Bios and let the Bios set optimal parameters itself, for CPU bus frequency and ratio in conjunction with the DIMMs you are using. You do this by choosing D.O.C.P initially, You should then conduct a stress test for stability at those settings. Then if you are stable, you can change to manual settings and tune for performance.
Tuning basically involves manually keying in your XMP profile for your DIMMs, raising the base clock frequency (bclk) to the desired OC with NB and HT configured to suit and voltages for both CPU and DIMMs optimized.
As no two systems are the same, it takes time and patience (and no guess work) to achieve what you want.
At each phase of the tuning process, you have to test for stability. At each phase of success, you save a profile in Bios, Then increase clock frequency a little more till you are no longer stable. You then make minor increases in voltage, till stability is achieved. You eventually strike a brick wall, where no matter what you do , you can not achieve stability. You then go back to your last good saved profile and leave it at that.
All of this is best done as a bench test prior to assembly.
You have a good processor, and yes it is a beast, but can be tamed with excellent results, if done correctly.
The FX-9590 is essentially a selectively binned FX-8350, with superior IMC and voltage regulator for the 220TDP draw that the processor needs for 5GHz and more. There is not much headroom left overclocking past 5.0GHz as the VRMs will overheat, unless you then choose a cooling method for that.
Happy OCing and lets us know how you go.:D. If you have problems, were here to help.
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