Asus Maximus VII Formula Series User Manual

ASUS MAXIMUS VII FORMULA
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Chapter 4
Energy Processing Unit (EPU)
EPUisareal-timesystempower-savingchipthatautomaticallydetectsthecurrent
systemloadandintelligentlymoderatespowerusage.Itoffersatotalsystem-wideenergy
optimization,reducesfannoise,andextendsthelifespanofyourhardwarecomponents.
Using EPU
•  WhenyouenableConguredMaxCPUPowerforadvancedenergysaving
condition,theCPUfrequencymaydisplay800MHzintheWindows
®
OSinformation
ofyourcomputer.However,thetrueCPUfrequencyvariesdependingonthe
wattagethatyoumanuallyset.YoucanadjusttheCPUwattagefromthelowest
baseonyourpreferreddefaultvalue.
•  ConguredMaxCPUPowermaydecreasethetotalpowerdeliverytotheCPUand
affectstheCPUperformanceundersystemheavyload.Torestoreyoursystemtoits
defaultsettings,rebootyourcomputer.
Click to
select a fan
profile
Click or
to adjust the
configured Max
CPU Power
Click to configure the
settings in Auto mode
Click to configure the settings
in High Performance mode
Click to configure the settings
in Max Power Saving mode
Click to configure the
settings in Away mode
Click to configure the
Global settings
Tick to select a setting for
Voltage Decrement
Click to undo the
adjustments
Click to enable the
default settings
Click to apply the
adjustments

Asus Maximus VII Formula Series Specifications

General

Chipset	Intel Z97
Form Factor	ATX
Max Memory	32GB
Memory Type	DDR3
Audio	ROG SupremeFX Formula 2014 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
LAN	Intel I218V, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s)
CPU Socket	LGA 1150
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1, 5, 10
Multi-GPU Support	Supports NVIDIA Quad-GPU SLI Technology, Supports AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX Technology
Memory Slots	4
Memory Standard	DDR3 3300(OC)/3200(OC)/3100(OC)/3000(OC)/2800(OC)/2666(OC)/2600(OC)/2400(OC)/2200(OC)/2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1600/1333 MHz
Storage Interface	6 x SATA 6Gb/s
M.2	1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M Key, type 2260/2280 storage devices support (PCIE mode)
USB Ports	6 x USB 3.0 (4 rear, 2 via header), 8 x USB 2.0 (4 rear, 4 via header)
PCIe Slots	3 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8 or x8/x4/x4)