Item: ASUS P6T SE X58 motherboard: a new lease of life?
Author: Tarinder Sandhu

BIOS

Item	Specifications (0704 BIOS)
CPU FSB (BCLK)	100 - 500MHz in 1MHz increments
CPU multiplier	12x - 21x on 920 ES
Memory bus multiplier	DDR3-800 to DDR3-2,400MHz for unlocked, 800-1,066MHz for locked
CPU voltage	0.85V - 2.10V in 0.00625V increments
CPU VTT (uncore)	1.80V - 2.50V in 0.02V increments
Memory voltage	1.50V - 2.46V in 0.02V increments
X58 IOH voltage	1.10V - 1.70V in 0.02V increments
ICH10 voltage	1.10V - 1.40V in 0.1V increments

Discussion

ASUS has persisted with modified AMI BIOSes for a while now and the latest incarnation is easy to use and lets you get into the granular settings easily.

The plethora of options means that being able to save a particular setting is a must. ASUS enables this with one two 'O.C. Profiles'.

Voltages are generous for a board outfitted with basic cooling. Remember that you will only see the upper levels if the board-mounted jumpers are set correctly.

Gallery

AI Tweaker is where most of you will head. The board supports auto-overclocking via what ASUS terms DOCP. Set the speeds manually and there's an array of options to choose from.

DRAM frequency is limited to 1,066MHz with a locked (retail) chip in place. An unlocked chip brings DDR3 2,400MHz options into play.