MSI Z97 XPOWER AC - Manual (Page 84)

Chapter 3
3-18 BIOS 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 [Advanced]
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.
▶Extreme OC Config [Disabled]*
Helps to adjust BIOS setting that would unnecessary for extreme overclocking. Dis-
abling this item can provide original BIOS default settings.
< CPU Setting >
▶Adjust 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.
▶Adjusted CPU Frequency
Shows the adjusted CPU frequency. Read-only.
▶CPU Ratio Mode [Dynamic Mode]*
Selects the CPU Ratio operating mode. This item will appear when you set the CPU
ratio manually.
[Fixed Mode] Fixes the CPU ratio.
[Dynamic Mode] CPU ratio will be changed dynamically according to the CPU
loading.