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Overview of Components
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OC1: GAME BOOST Knob
This knob allows you to manually select a stage from number 0 (default) to number 11
(extreme) for overclocking the processor. The processor’s voltage and frequency will
be automatically adjusted after you power on your computer.
Using GAME BOOST Knob
To setup the GAME BOOST knob, take the following steps:
1. Set the GAME BOOST knob to hardware mode in BIOS Setup.
Note: The light of this knob will be turned on to indicate that the GAME BOOST is
controller by hardware. When the light is off, it indicates that the GAME BOOST is
controller by BIOS.
2. Power off the computer.
3. Rotate the GAME BOOST knob to select the overclocking stage as you desire.
Stage
CPU Frequency
i5-7640X i7-7740X i7-7800X i7-7820X i9-7900X
0 4.0 GHz 4.3 GHz 3.5 GHz 3.6 GHz 3.3 GHz
1 4.5 GHz 4.8 GHz 4.1 GHz 4.4 GHz 4.4 GHz
2 4.6 GHz 4.9 GHz 4.2 GHz 4.5 GHz 4.5 GHz
4 4.7 GHz 5.0 GHz 4.3 GHz 4.6 GHz 4.6 GHz
6 4.8 GHz 5.1 GHz 4.4 GHz 4.7 GHz 4.7 GHz
8 4.9 GHz 5.2 GHz 4.5 GHz 4.8 GHz 4.8 GHz
10 5.0 GHz 5.3 GHz 4.6 GHz 4.9 GHz 4.9 GHz
11 5.1 GHz 5.4 GHz 4.7 GHz 5.0 GHz 5.0 GHz
4. Power on and then GAME BOOST will automatically overclock processor depending
on the stage you selected.
To disable GAME BOOST:
1. Set the GAME BOOST knob to HW mode in BIOS Setup.
2. Power off the computer.
3. Rotate the GAME BOOST knob to 0 and then power on. The configuration
parameters will be returned to default values.
Important
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When using GAME BOOST with Core-X series processor, it is recommended to use
liquid CPU cooler with dual fan radiator for better cooling and performance.