Chapter 3 – Asus SABERTOOTH X79 User Manual
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Chapter 3: BIOS setup
Chapter 3
ClockGen Full Reset [Enabled]
[Enabled] Enabled for better overclocking.
[Disabled] To skip system shutdown at BCLK frequency adjustment.
Turbo Ratio [Auto]
Allows you to manually adjust the Trubo CPU ratio.
[Auto]
All Turbo ratio are set by Intel CPU default settings.
[By ALL Cores (Can Adjust in OS)] All numbers of active cores will be set to one single
Turbo ratio in OS.
[By Per Core (Cannot Adjust in OS)] All numbers of active cores can be set to an individual
Turbo ratio in BIOS.
CPU Clock Gen Filter [Auto]
When enabled, this item may help maximize the CPU overclockability.
Configuration options: [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled]
Memory Frequency [Auto]
Forces a DDR3 frequency slower than the common tCK detected via SPD.
Configuration options: [Auto] [DDR3-800MHz] [DDR3-1066MHz] [DDR3-1333MHz] [DDR3-
1600MHz] [DDR3-1866MHz] [DDR3-2133MHz] [DDR3-2400MHz] [DDR3-2666MHz]
Selecting a very high memory frequency may cause the system to become unstable! If this
happens, revert to the default setting.
EPU Power Saving Mode [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the EPU power saving function.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
EPU Setting [Auto]
This item appears only when you set the EPU Power Saving Mode to [Enabled] and allows
you to select the EPU power saving mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [Light Power Saving
Mode] [Medium Power Saving Mode] [Max Power Saving Mode]
OC Tuner
OC Tuner automatically overclocks the frequency and voltage of CPU and DRAM for
enhancing the system performance. Configuration options: [OK] [Cancel]