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OCUK have configured the Gigabyte Z77X-D3H motherboard in a pre-overclocked state @ 4.6ghz. We will look at their settings shortly. This 3D Bios is intuitive and easy to navigate.
Looking at the M.I.T. current status of the 2500k, we can see that the turbo has been set to 4600mhz, from default speeds of 3300mhz. We can also see that two 4GB DDR3 memory sticks are installed with 9-9-9-28 timings.
An overview of the frequency settings, showing memory running at 1600mhz via a 16.00 system multiplier. Clock ratio is configured to 46, for 4,600mhz.
Many of the advanced CPU Core features are set to ‘auto'. The main CPU clock ratio is configured to 46.
OCUK have left most of the phase control settings to ‘auto', with only the Loadline calibration moved to the ‘extreme' setting. This helps ensure that the voltage won't ‘dip' under load, causing potential instability.
CPU core voltage is increased to 1.365V according to the bios, which is well within safety parameters. All other settings are left at ‘auto'. Memory is set at 1.6V for added stability.
The system menu shows the model name of the motherboard and the bios revision, in this case 03/02/2012.
The bios features tab shows the boot configuration of the system, with the OCZ Agility 3 SSD set up as the main operating system drive. The 1TB hard drive is configured as secondary, ideal for storage and backup.
The Peripherals section offers control over all the onboard devices.
The last two tabs are self explanatory. The Gigabyte board will let the user save and load various profiles and to override the default settings. There is also a dedicated Q-Flash menu underneath for painfree updating.
