Asus P5K/EPU manual Asus EPU Utility-AI Gear 3+

5.3.5ASUS EPU Utility—AI Gear 3+

ASUS AI Gear 3+ is a utility designed to configure and support all ASUS EPU (Energy Processing Unit) features. This easy-to-use utility provides four system performance profiles that adjusts the processor frequency and vCore voltage for different computing needs.

After installing ASUS AI Suite from the bundled support DVD, you can launch ASUS AI Gear 3+ by double-clicking the AI Suite icon on your Windows OS taskbar and then click the AI Gear 3+ button on the AI Suite main window.

Here are some simple ways to use AI Gear 3+:

•Click the four gear mode buttons below, including Turbo, High Performance, Medium Power Saving, and Max. Power Saving, or shift the gear to the performance setting that you like.

•Click Calibration first, and switch to Auto mode to have AI Gear 3+ automatically adjust the system performance according to the CPU loading.

•Under Auto mode, click Settings to set the time for the system to enter AI Nap mode.

•Click Energy Saving to show the total amount of electricity this ASUS EPU- featured motherboard saved.

	Calibration
Auto Mode	Settings
	Energy Saving

Turbo Mode

High Performance Mode

Medium Power Saving Mode

Max. Power Saving Mode

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