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My pc boots into the windows recovery menu because of an over clock using MSI afterburner and I can't figure out how to fix it without factory resetting my computer

220v_AC for christmas lights•8/12/25, 2:47 PM

Alrighr

SkyTrashPanda•8/12/25, 2:47 PM

What are your component specs? What kind of OC did you apply and to which component(s)?

w33t•8/12/25, 2:47 PM

CyberFortress•8/12/25, 2:48 PM

It boots into windows, even if it's just recovery, you get an OS boot, so it passed POST.

SSkyTrashPanda What are your component specs? What kind of OC did you apply and to which compon...

Exploding penguinOP•8/12/25, 2:48 PM

Intel core i-5 6600k rtx 2070 super 48 gb of ram

EExploding penguin Intel core i-5 6600k rtx 2070 super 48 gb of ram

220v_AC for christmas lights•8/12/25, 2:48 PM

Which oc did you apply to

2220v_AC for christmas lights Which oc did you apply to

Exploding penguinOP•8/12/25, 2:48 PM

Huh

Exploding penguinOP•8/12/25, 2:48 PM

Oc as in overclock?

220v_AC for christmas lights•8/12/25, 2:48 PM

Which component

220v_AC for christmas lights•8/12/25, 2:49 PM

Yes

SkyTrashPanda•8/12/25, 2:49 PM

Did you OC the RAM, the processor?

Exploding penguinOP•8/12/25, 2:49 PM

Both gpu and cpu

Exploding penguinOP•8/12/25, 2:49 PM

I turned of xmp for my ram

CyberFortress•8/12/25, 2:49 PM

change the GPU overclock back to normal

CyberFortress•8/12/25, 2:49 PM

if your CPU was borked then it wouldn't post

CCyberFortress change the GPU overclock back to normal

Exploding penguinOP•8/12/25, 2:49 PM

Can't did that in MSI afterburner

CyberFortress•8/12/25, 2:49 PM

if you can't boot into windows then reinstall windows

220v_AC for christmas lights•8/12/25, 2:50 PM

You are borked if you cant get into windows currently

Exploding penguinOP•8/12/25, 2:50 PM

I'm going to try and see everything back to default

CyberFortress•8/12/25, 2:50 PM

I wouldn't say so. He can POST. so the OC isn't too bad

2220v_AC for christmas lights You are borked if you cant get into windows currently

Exploding penguinOP•8/12/25, 2:50 PM

Yes

Exploding penguinOP•8/12/25, 2:50 PM

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220v_AC for christmas lights•8/12/25, 2:51 PM

You pray that windows sorts it out

SkyTrashPanda•8/12/25, 2:51 PM

Repair first, try to boot into safemode next. If safemode works, open Afterburner and revert to stock settings.

CyberFortress•8/12/25, 2:51 PM

If Windows won't boot then the OS is borked, but that can just be reinstalled.

220v_AC for christmas lights•8/12/25, 2:52 PM

Do you think this guy can get his data back?

Exploding penguinOP•8/12/25, 2:52 PM

It's been a good run boys

EExploding penguin It's been a good run boys

220v_AC for christmas lights•8/12/25, 2:52 PM

How is it

220v_AC for christmas lights•8/12/25, 2:52 PM

So far

Exploding penguinOP•8/12/25, 2:52 PM

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SkyTrashPanda•8/12/25, 2:53 PM

A GPU overclock shouldn't cause Windows corruption/need for repair by itself, so I suspect there is information you aren't telling us. Also, overclocking your GPU while you are 110% getting bottlenecked by the processor is a wild choice. Adds extra instability for 0 increase in performance because your processor is booty cheeks regardless.

SkyTrashPanda•8/12/25, 2:53 PM

Keep my files.

Exploding penguinOP•8/12/25, 2:53 PM

So should I over clock CPU and see if it works

EExploding penguin So should I over clock CPU and see if it works

220v_AC for christmas lights•8/12/25, 2:53 PM

Its the definition of insanity

Exploding penguinOP•8/12/25, 2:54 PM

I just power cycled

SkyTrashPanda•8/12/25, 2:54 PM

No... Overclocking anything on that rig is pointless, do not do it.

Exploding penguinOP•8/12/25, 2:54 PM