Overclocking Design Tips

How enthusiast board/system designs influence overclockability•High Quality Components

−Long-life solid polymer & MLCC Capacitors

−High current MOSFETs

−Low DCR inductors

−Advanced digital buck controllers

−More copper in power plane

•Efficient Cooling Through Layout Design•Careful Analysis of Signal Integrity:

−Tight control of trace impedance on PCB, more layers, shorter lengths & length matching

−Tuning of MRC to improve signal margins and memory compatibility

•Dedicated hardware and software solutions:

−Hardware and software features that allow real- time changes to overclocking parameters and improve system stability for smooth overclocking experience

•Intuitive UEFI

−Intuitive layout with customizable menus, overclocking profiles (presets and user configured) and extensive auto-rules for all parameters

−OC recovery with low-level UEFI flashing

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