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As for the BIOs, Sapphire chose to use the Phoenix Award BIOS system. This BIOS structure is pretty simple with root menu navigation. It does seem to get a little heavy at times, especially with the sheer abundance of tweakable settings. In particular, those voltage settings. My first indication would suggest that this board could be a sweet overclocker, but only time will tell.
But first, what boot screen do you prefer? The verbose, or the babe?
So we start with the obvious intro screen and try to choose where to go next.
The Advanced BIOS features are pretty standard, so nothing special there.
Advanced Chip set Features seem just a little thin. But the DRAM configurations within, they are ample, almost to the point of excessive. I can't wait to start playing around. And those PCI-E Configurations could be more than a little interesting.
And what of our PC Health Status? Yes, it looks like it's still alive.
So what does all this spell? The BIOS for this Sapphire board would suggest that it may very well be an overclockers dream. I certainly hope it is. Oh and if you're wondering about those really long BIOS menus, such as the DRAM Configuration, I'll explain. Though I would truly wish for some crazy monitor that would give us extra long BIOS screens, that's just the result of a cutting and pasting on my part. It's simply so readers can examine all of the BIOS features in one fell glance. And it looks cool too.
Now how about some benchmarks?
But first, what boot screen do you prefer? The verbose, or the babe?
So we start with the obvious intro screen and try to choose where to go next.
Advanced Chip set Features seem just a little thin. But the DRAM configurations within, they are ample, almost to the point of excessive. I can't wait to start playing around. And those PCI-E Configurations could be more than a little interesting.
Integrated Peripherals. Nothing much to write home about
OverClock/Voltage Features! Yes! We've hit gold! I'm definitely going have to play around with that.
OverClock/Voltage Features! Yes! We've hit gold! I'm definitely going have to play around with that.
Power Management and PnP/PCI Configuration don't really matter that much, so well leave them be.
And what of our PC Health Status? Yes, it looks like it's still alive.
So what does all this spell? The BIOS for this Sapphire board would suggest that it may very well be an overclockers dream. I certainly hope it is. Oh and if you're wondering about those really long BIOS menus, such as the DRAM Configuration, I'll explain. Though I would truly wish for some crazy monitor that would give us extra long BIOS screens, that's just the result of a cutting and pasting on my part. It's simply so readers can examine all of the BIOS features in one fell glance. And it looks cool too.
Now how about some benchmarks?
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