u/Wild_Experience_5985

Hey everyone,

​Wanted to quickly share my setup and check if I missed anything regarding stability or hidden caveats.

​The Initial Issues:

​Crazy high stock voltages: My ASUS B760-PRIME PLUS board was pumping 1.50V+ VID out of the box, leading to high temps and potential degradation risks.

​IA CEP Performance Loss: Lowering IA AC Load Line to 0.50 triggered IA CEP (Current Excursion Protection) clock stretching. The CPU looked like it was running at full clock, but my Cinebench R23 score crashed to ~11,800 pts.

​How I fixed it:

​Returned IA AC / DC Load Line back to Auto (so IA CEP stops choking performance).

​Set IA VR Voltage Limit to 1400 (hard cap to prevent spikes above 1.40V).

​Applied a negative offset via Adaptive/Offset Mode: -0.050V (CPU Core Voltage Offset).

​Set power limits (PL1 / PL2) to 180W / 200W.

​Current Stats (Air Cooled):

​Cinebench R23: ~25,500 pts

​Temps: Max 81–82°C in R23 loop (~70°C avg), around 60–63°C in CS2.

​Voltages: Max Core VIDs capped strictly at 1.393V under load.

​Question:

Is using IA VR Voltage Limit (1400) combined with a -0.050V Offset (while keeping AC/DC LL on Auto) the standard workaround for un-disableable IA CEP on ASUS boards, or is there any hidden instability/latency issue with this approach? And overall is there something that I didn't do or do wrong?

​Thanks!

Hey everyone,

I need some technical insight regarding a bad DDR5 overclock situation. My specs are an Intel i7-13700K and an ASUS Prime b760-plus motherboard with DDR5 RAM. No debug LEDs on this board.

In the BIOS, I accidentally enabled both the XMP profile and AEMP II (ASUS Enhanced Memory Profile i assume) at the same time. After saving and rebooting, the system failed to POST.

Current symptoms:

Completely black screen, no display output.

The Power LED on my PC case is blinking continuously (fans stay on).

Clearing CMOS (removing the battery and shorting the pins) and taking off the gpu and starting with integrated graphics did NOT fix it.

Important detail: If I completely remove the RAM stick and turn the PC on, the motherboard speaker (beeper) actually beeps, indicating "No RAM". But when I put the RAM back in, it goes back to the silent blinking Power LED state.

Since the motherboard speaker still responds when RAM is missing, I assume the CPU and the board's basic logic are still alive.

Could this conflict have locked up or glitched the RAM's on-board PMIC (Power Management IC), causing the board to hang indefinitely during memory training? And will a brand new motherboard (like an MSI PRO Z790-P) fix this by applying clean default settings to the RAM? (FYI I use only one stick) Thanks for any advice!

​Hey everyone,

​I need some technical insight regarding a bad DDR5 overclock situation. My specs are an Intel i7-13700K and an ASUS Prime b760-plus motherboard with DDR5 RAM. No debug LEDs on this board.

​In the BIOS, I accidentally enabled both the XMP profile and AEMP II (ASUS Enhanced Memory Profile i assume) at the same time. After saving and rebooting, the system failed to POST.

​Current symptoms:

​Completely black screen, no display output.

​The Power LED on my PC case is blinking continuously (fans stay on).

​Clearing CMOS (removing the battery and shorting the pins) and taking off the gpu and starting with integrated graphics did NOT fix it.

​Important detail: If I completely remove the RAM stick and turn the PC on, the motherboard speaker (beeper) actually beeps, indicating "No RAM". But when I put the RAM back in, it goes back to the silent blinking Power LED state.

​Since the motherboard speaker still responds when RAM is missing, I assume the CPU and the board's basic logic are still alive.

​Could this conflict have locked up or glitched the RAM's on-board PMIC (Power Management IC), causing the board to hang indefinitely during memory training? And will a brand new motherboard (like an MSI PRO Z790-P) fix this by applying clean default settings to the RAM? (FYI I use only one stick) ​Thanks for any advice!