OC
Important
Overclocking your PC manually is only recommended for advanced users.
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Overclocking is not guaranteed, and if done improperly, it could void your warranty
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or severely damage your hardware.
If you are unfamiliar with overclocking, we advise you to use GAME BOOST function
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for easy overclocking.
The BIOS items in OC menu will vary with the processor.
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OC Explore Mode [Normal]
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Enables or disables to show the normal or expert version of OC settings.
[Normal]
Provides the regular OC settings in BIOS setup.
[Expert]
Provides the advanced OC settings for OC expert to configure in BIOS
setup.
Note: We use * as the symbol for the OC settings of Expert mode.
CPU Ratio [Auto]
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Sets the CPU ratio that is used to determine CPU clock speed. This item can only be
changed if the processor supports this function.
Core Performance Boost [Auto]
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Enables or disables the Core Performance Boost (CPB). This item appears when the
installed CPU supports this function.
Downcore Control [Auto] (optional)
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Sets the number of processor cores to be used. This item appears when the installed
CPU supports this function.
A-XMP [Disabled]
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Please enable A-XMP or select a profile of memory module for overclocking the
memory. This item will be available when the installed memory modules, processor
and motherboard support this function.
DRAM Frequency [Auto]
f
Sets the DRAM frequency. Please note the overclocking behavior is not guaranteed.
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BIOS Setup