Product Application:

Intel Motherboard

Product Provided by:

Asus

Available at:

NewEgg.com

Estimated MSRP:

$469.99

Availability:

Now

Review by:

Paul

Edited by:

Scott

Review date:

April 15th, 2008

 

 

 

BIOS continued

     Most of us will probably put the setting to manual so we can control the overclock, so let's look at the options when manual is selected.    

  

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    Remember the FSB is displayed as QDR and the memory bus is DDR.  

   

   
   
 

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     There are enough voltages here to make even the most diehard enthusiast happy.  Way more voltages then you'll ever need and tons of tweaking options.  Loadline Calibration is something I haven't seen before.  It ensures stable and optimal CPU voltage under heavy loading. It helps overclockers enjoy the motherboard's ultimate OC capabilities and benchmark scores.

Page 1:  Intro & Specs
Page 2:  NVIDIA 790i Ultra SLI Chipset
Page 3:  Packaging & Contents
Page 4:  Board Layout Part 1
Page 5:  Board Layout Part 2
Page 5:  BIOS Part 1
Page 6:  BIOS Part 2
Page 7:  BIOS Part 3
Page 8:  Overclocking & Testing
Page 9:  Gaming Performance
Page 10:  Conclusion