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Abit AN78GS Motherboard

Author:	Justin Washick
Date:	2008.09.26
Topic:	Motherboards
Provider:	Abit
Manufacturer:	Abit

Abit AN78GS Motherboard

BIOS:

The AN78GS uses a standard AwardBIOS so I will only discuss overclocking with respect to this product. Please consult our Overclocking Guide if you are unfamiliar with the details of overclocking in general.

The options were are looking for to overclock are within the SoftMenu Setup screen, which is a jumperless design to allow overclocking completely within the BIOS. This will be the first option upon entering the BIOS, which is accessible via pressing the "Delete" key on the splash screen that first appears upon initiating the boot-up process.

The appeal of the SoftMenu is that it allows for easy overclocking via an intuitive set of menus.


Defaults	Changing to User Define

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Settings can be changed	Increasing CPU voltage

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The above images show the process of pressing "Enter" at CPU Operating Speed and at Voltages Control, which allows you to change to the User Define option. It's at this point that you can set your own values to get the most out of your hardware.

I only have an image of the CPU Core Voltage screen, but the principles will be similar for all aspects. Within this section, you do not have have to know the voltage at which the CPU is currently running and need only ramp up gradually (for this section, adding 0.025V incrementally) from the default until you've reached a stable point at which you are comfortable. And as always, be cautious.

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