http://anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=3208
[quote:fd5bb88f79]we must applaud ASUS for the industry-leading effort they have put forth in incorporating a few new settings into the BIOS that give the user the ability to easily unlock otherwise hidden memory performance with just a quick finger twitch.

What are these settings you ask? Simply put, the ability to select a MCH Read Delay (tRD) from within the BIOS, as well as a means for adjusting the timing of each individual memory phase associated with the selected memory divider. You may know this setting by its more common name, often referred to as &quot;Performance Level&quot;. While some motherboard makers have been making use of these settings for quite some time, never before has it been as de-obfuscated as it is today.

Hopefully we can finally say goodbye to the frustration of blindly adjusting these settings with the hopes of achieving the desired end goal - an accomplishment we can all appreciate.[/quote:fd5bb88f79]
[quote:fd5bb88f79]Besides changing the thermal paste ASUS utilized, we feel there is nothing that needs modification by the end user as long as overclocking aspirations are within reason.[/quote:fd5bb88f79]
[quote:fd5bb88f79]One feature we particularly like is the volt-minder LEDs - one each for the CPU, Northbridge, Southbridge, and memory slots. Each can be one of three colors - green, yellow, or red - and they are useful for determining at a glance the approximate voltage being fed to each component. Green represents &quot;safe&quot; voltages, yellow is elevated (high), and red means &quot;crazy high.&quot;[/quote:fd5bb88f79]
Building a new system?  Be sure to check out page 4's [b:fd5bb88f79]The Basics of Strap Selections, Dividers and Derived Memory Speeds[/b:fd5bb88f79] then :)
[quote:fd5bb88f79]We would like to provide some solid information on the subject as to why the age-old quest for maximum FSB is not always the best approach; in fact, it is often the wrong approach.[/quote:fd5bb88f79]