MSI H170 GAMING M3 Manuel D'instructions page 41

OC Menu
This menu is for advanced users who want to overclock the motherboard.
Important
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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
or severely damage your hardware.
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If you are unfamiliar with overclocking, we advise you to use GAME BOOST
function for easy overclocking.
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OC Explore Mode [Normal]
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.
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CPU Ratio Apply Mode [All Core]*
Sets applied mode for CPU ratio. This item only appears when a CPU that supports
Turbo Boost is installed.
Activate the CPU Ratio field. All CPU cores will run the same CPU ratio
[All Core]
that be set in CPU Ratio.
Activate the X-Core Ratio Limit field. Sets each CPU core ratio
[Per Core]
separately in X-Core Ratio Limit.
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CPU Ratio [Auto]
Sets the CPU ratio that is used to determine CPU clock speed. This item can only be
changed if the processor supports this function.
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1/2/3/4-Core Ratio Limit [Auto]*
Allows you to set the CPU ratios for different number of active cores. These items only
appear when a CPU that support this function is installed.
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Adjusted CPU Frequency
Shows the adjusted CPU frequency. Read-only.
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