Overclocking your ASUS Crosshair motherboard is the process of accelerating its default clock frequencies, set by the manufacturer, for enhanced performance. Manufacturers set clock frequencies lower than the full potential of their products to make them longer lasting and to ensure stable performance. At the most extreme, overclocking can cause irreversible heat damage, ruining some of your computer's integral components, especially the motherboard. Overclocking your ASUS Crosshair will take multiple attempts before you obtain an optimum performance boost for your particular computer.
Instructions
1. Restart your computer and press the "Delete" button on your keyboard during start up to access BIOS, an advanced configuration menu.
2. Press the "Right" arrow key to get to "Extreme Tweaker," located on top of the BIOS welcome screen. Press "Enter" to access the overclocking options in "Extreme Tweaker."
3. Press the "Down" arrow key to get to "Ai Tuning." Press "Enter" and change the tuning from "Auto" to "Manual." Press the "Down" arrow key to get to "Overclocking" and press "Enter" to access specific overclocking options.
4. Press the "Down" arrow key to get to "CPU Frequency." Press "Enter" and increase the value by an increment of 10 MHz, for example, from 200 MHz to 210 MHz. Press the "Down" arrow key to get to "CPU Multiplier." Press "Enter" and change the value by an increment of one, for instance, from X8 to X9.
5. Press the "Right" arrow key to get to "Exit," located on the top options bar of BIOS. Press "Save and Exit" and press "Enter" (your computer restarts and implements your customizations).
6. Run a demanding program that will give your computer a workout, such as a video game, for at least 30 minutes. If your computer doesn't freeze and continues to run well after 30 minutes, then restart your computer, re-enter BIOS and increase the "CPU Frequency" and "CPU Multiplier" by another increment as recommended in steps1-5.
7. Run a demanding program again for another 30 minutes. If your computer doesn't freeze and continues to run well, increase the "CPU Frequency" and "CPU Multiplier" again. Repeat until your computer can't maintain stability, at which point restart it, re-enter BIOS, and lower the "CPU Frequency" and "CPU Multiplier" to the last stable level (this level will be the optimum performance boost for your motherboard).
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