CROSSHAIR BIOS
CROSSHAIR BIOS gallery:
Once again, a very tweakable BIOS that's rich in features. That said, we reckon the M2N32-SLI's BIOS is actually slightly more tweakable in certain areas. Here's a rundown of the CROSSHAIR BIOS's key adjustment options:
| Feature | Adjustments |
|---|---|
| HT Reference Clock (CPU-SPP) | 200-425MHz (1MHz increments) |
| HT Reference Clock (SPP-MCP) | 200-400MHz (1MHz increments) |
| CPU FID | x5-CPU MAX. FID (x1 increments) |
| PEG Slot 1 Clock | 100-200MHz (1MHz increments) |
| PEG Slot 2 Clock | 100-200MHz (1MHz increments) |
| HT Multiplier (CPU-SPP) | 1-5x (x1 increments) |
| HT Multiplier (SPP-MCP) | 1-5x (x1 increments) |
| HT Multiplier (MCP-SPP) | 1-5x (x1 increments) |
| Memory Clock | 400/533/667/800MHz |
| CPU Core voltage | 0.800-1.5625v (0.0125v increments) |
| CPU Core voltage offset | +200mv/Disabled |
| Memory VDIMM | 1.800-2.500v (0.025v increments) |
| Memory VTT | 0.5/0.6x VDIMM |
| SPP (NB) Voltage | 1.200-1.400v (0.050v increments) |
| MCP (SB) Voltage | 1.500-1.750v (0.025v increments) |
| HT Voltage (CPU-NB) | 1.200-1.500v (0.025v increments) |
| HT Voltage (NB-SB) | 1.300-1.500v (0.025v increments) |
| MCP (SB) Standby Voltage | 1.50/1.60/1.70v |
Overclocking
The same overclocking profiles as the M2N32-SLI are supported, for those who don't like fiddling with masses of BIOS options. By ourselves, we managed to get the HTT frequency up to 330MHz. That's 10MHz less than the M2N32-SLI, so the board that's more overtly enthusiast seems to be less of an overclocker. That is the case with our samples and current BIOSes, anyway.
