Intel DP55KG - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

Intel
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Desktop Board DP55KG and Intel
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Desktop Board DP55SB Extreme Series
Performance Tuning Guide
3
Contents
1. Introduction 5
1.1. Intel
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Desktop Control Center.............................................................5
2. Intel
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Core™ i7 and Intel
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Core i5™ Processors and Intel
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P55
Express Chipset General Concepts 6
2.1. Architecture......................................................................................6
3. Intel Desktop Board DP55KG/DP55SB BIOS Setup 8
3.1. Accessing BIOS Setup........................................................................8
3.2. Recovering from an Unstable System ...................................................8
3.3. Preparing Setup Options (Optional)......................................................9
4. Optimizing Processor Performance 11
4.1. Processor Performance Tuning Options............................................... 12
4.2. Processor Tuning Process: The Host Clock Method............................... 15
4.3. Confirming System Stability.............................................................. 16
4.4. How to Measure Processor Core Frequency ......................................... 17
5. Memory Optimization 18
5.1. Optimizing Memory Performance ....................................................... 18
5.2. Memory Performance Options............................................................ 19
5.3. Determining Memory Frequency ........................................................ 21
5.4. Using XMP Profiles........................................................................... 22
5.5. XMP Manual Mode ........................................................................... 23
6. Examples of Over-Clocked Settings 24
6.1. Using the Host Clock for Performance Boost........................................ 24