Pros and cons of OCing a 3930k

[Idontcare]

No worries.. Never do..

Ah, good, I failed to do that at one point with AI Suite (thinking I could install it and then it would auto-update itself) but that turned out to be a lesson in how to bork your OS.

One other point - you cannot rely on ASUS to update their links for AI Suite if you go to your mobo's spec site at AUS and look for AI Suite.

All AI Suites are cross-compatible, but ASUS tends to only update the download links for the absolute newest and sexiest (ROG) mobos.

So if you want to ensure you have the latest AI Suite, go to the motherboard link for a new motherboard and download AI Suite from there. AI Suites are not mobo specific, but ASUS does a craptastic job in pushing the update revs to all mobo download sections.

 

[guskline]

IDC, THE MSI mb below uses software called Click BIOS II which allows changes to the BIOS from Windows but they only apply upon reboot. I'm experienced with the Asus AI suite and it is quite nice.

 

[ClearlyWeary]

Ah, good, I failed to do that at one point with AI Suite (thinking I could install it and then it would auto-update itself) but that turned out to be a lesson in how to bork your OS.

One other point - you cannot rely on ASUS to update their links for AI Suite if you go to your mobo's spec site at AUS and look for AI Suite.

All AI Suites are cross-compatible, but ASUS tends to only update the download links for the absolute newest and sexiest (ROG) mobos.

So if you want to ensure you have the latest AI Suite, go to the motherboard link for a new motherboard and download AI Suite from there. AI Suites are not mobo specific, but ASUS does a craptastic job in pushing the update revs to all mobo download sections.

Now I did not know that. Explains why my motherboard update page lists drivers/utilities/everything that are well over a year old in some instances.

Only time I've ever used anything on the discs provided for my devices is if I don't have internet access or if I'm testing something out. But how often does that not having internet access thing happen anymore?