User manual
ASUS MAXIMUS VIII RANGER
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Chapter 3
Do not remove the thermal module when the manual mode is selected. The thermal
conditions should be monitored.
The following item appears only when the CPU Graphics Switching Frequency is set to
[Auto].
VRM Spread Spectrum [Auto]
This item allows to enhance the system stability.
Conguration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled]
CPU Graphics Power Phase Control [Auto]
This item allows you to set the power phase control of the CPU Graphics.
Conguration options: [Auto] [Standard] [Optimized] [Extreme] [Power Phase
Response]
DO NOT remove the thermal module when setting this item to [Extreme] or [Power Phase
Response]. The thermal conditions should be monitored.
Boot Voltages
CPU Core/Cache Boot Voltage [Auto]
The voltage for CPU at initial boot.
Conguration options: [Auto] [0.600] - [1.700]
DMI Boot Voltage [Auto]
The voltage for DMI at initial boot.
Conguration options: [Auto] [0.300] - [1.900]
Core PLL Boot Voltage [Auto]
The voltage for Core PLL at initial boot.
Conguration options: [Auto] [0.70000] - [2.10000]
CPU System Agent Boot Voltage [Auto]
The voltage for CPU System Agent at initial boot.
Conguration options: [Auto] [0.7000] - [1.8000]
CPU VCCIO Boot Voltage [Auto]
The voltage for CPU VCCIO at initial boot.
Conguration options: [Auto] [0.7000] - [1.8000]
Internal CPU Power Management
The subitems in this menu allow you to set the CPU ratio and features.
Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) [Enabled]
Allows the operating system to dynamically adjust the processor voltage and cores
frequency to decrease the average power consumption and decrease average heat
production.
Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
Turbo Mode [Enabled]
Allows you to enable your processor cores to run faster than the base operating
frequency when it is below power, current and specication limit. Conguration options:
[Disabled] [Enabled]