MSI Z97S SLI KRAIT EDITION Manual - Manual (Page 74)

Chapter 3
3-18 BOIS Setup 3-19 BIOS Setup
OC
Important
• Overclocking your PC manually is only recommended for advanced users.
• Overclocking is not guaranteed, and if done improperly, can void your warranty or
severely damage your hardware.
• If you are unfamiliar with overclocking, we advise you to use OC Genie for easy
overclocking.
▶Simple/Advanced Mode [Simple]
Enables or disables the advanced OC settings in BIOS.
[Simple] Provides the regular OC settings in BIOS setup.
[Advanced] Provides the advanced OC settings for experienced users to configure
in BIOS setup.
Note: We use * as the symbol for the OC settings of Advanced mode.
< CPU Setting >
▶CPU Ratio [Auto]
Sets the CPU ratio that is used to determine CPU clock speed for all cores. This item
can only be changed if the processor supports this function.
▶Adjusted CPU Frequency
Shows the adjusted CPU frequency. Read-only.
▶EIST [Enabled]*
Enables or disables the Enhanced Intel ® SpeedStep Technology. This item will be
available when "Adjust CPU Ratio" is set to [Auto].
[Enabled] Enables the EIST to adjust CPU voltage and core frequency
dynamically. It can decrease average power consumption and average
heat production.
[Disabled] Disables EIST.