What is DPS and what is it good for

[milldakill]

i see that some new mother boards come/support with DPS, i think it means dual power supply or something like that, what does it do and what is it good for?

 

[aggie113]

not sure but i think these are talking about a voltage/power regulator for the cpu. alot of server boards come with these. they basically act as a backup for the capacitors on the motherboard. course i'm talking out my ass so this could all be wrong

 

[ethebubbeth]

are you talking about the gigabyte boards where you can install that riser card with the extra voltage regulators? What it does it turn it into a six phase regulator if i recall correctly. From reviews i've read it doesn't help overclocking at all though.