User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Safety information
- Chapter 1: Product Introduction
- Chapter 2: Basic Installation
- Chapter 3: BIOS Setup
- 3.1 Knowing BIOS
- 3.2 BIOS setup program
- 3.3 My Favorites
- 3.4 Main menu
- 3.5 Extreme Tweaker menu
- 3.6 Advanced menu
- 3.6.1 CPU Configuration
- 3.6.2 Platform Misc Configuration
- 3.6.3 System Agent (SA) Configuration
- 3.6.4 ROG Effects
- 3.6.5 PCH Configuration
- 3.6.6 PCH Storage Configuration
- 3.6.7 USB Configuration
- 3.6.8 Network Stack Configuration
- 3.6.9 Onboard Devices Configuration
- 3.6.10 APM Configuration
- 3.6.11 HDD/SDD SMART Information
- 3.6.12 Intel(R) ThunderBolt
- 3.6.1 CPU Configuration
- 3.7 Monitor menu
- 3.8 Boot menu
- 3.9 Tool menu
- 3.10 Exit menu
- 3.11 Updating BIOS
- Chapter 4: Software Support
- 4.1 Installing an operating system
- 4.2 Support DVD information
- 4.3 Software information
- 4.4 AI Suite 3
- 4.5 Dual Intelligent Processors 5
- 4.6 ROG Audio features
- 4.7 Sonic Radar II
- 4.8 GameFirst III
- 4.9 KeyBot II
- 4.10 ASUS Media Streamer
- 4.11 RAMDisk
- 4.12 MemTweakIt
- 4.13 ROG CPU-Z
- 4.14 RAMCache
- 4.15 Lighting Control
- Chapter 5: RAID Support
- Appendix
ASUS MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME
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Chapter 3
CPU Core/Cache Current Limit Max. [Auto]
This item allows you to congure a higher current limit to prevent a frequency or power
throttling when overclocking. Use the <+> and <-> keys to adjust the value.
Conguration options: [Auto] [0.00] - [255.50]
Min. CPU Cache Ratio [Auto]
This item allows you to set the minimum possible CPU cache ratio. Use the <+> and <-> keys
to adjust the value.
Conguration options: [Auto] [8] - [33]
Max. CPU Cache Ratio [Auto]
This item allows you to set the maximum possible CPU cache ratio. Use the <+> and <->
keys to adjust the value.
Conguration options: [Auto] [8] - [33]
CPU Core/Cache Voltage [Auto]
Congures the mode of Voltage fed to the cores of the processor.
Conguration options: [Auto] [Manual Mode] [Offset Mode] [Adaptive Mode]
The following item appears only when you set the CPU Core/Cache Voltage to [Manual
Mode].
CPU Core Voltage Override [Auto]
Allows you to congure the CPU Core voltage.
Conguration options: [Auto] [0.600] - [1.700]
The following items appear only when you set the CPU Core/Cache Voltage to [Offset
Mode].
Offset Mode Sign [+]
[+] To offset the voltage by a positive value.
[–] To offset the voltage by a negative value.
CPU Core Voltage Offset [Auto]
This item allows you to congure the CPU core voltage offset value.
Conguration options: [Auto] [-0.635] - [0.635]
The following items appear only when you set the CPU Core/Cache Voltage to [Adaptive
Mode].
Offset Mode Sign [-]
[+] To offset the voltage by a positive value.
[–] To offset the voltage by a negative value.
Additional Turbo Mode CPU Core Voltage [Auto]
This item allows you to congure the CPU core voltage offset value.
Conguration options: [Auto] [0.250] - [1.920]