
NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI Technology Chipset Overclocking
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Figure 10. BIOS System Clocks Configuration for CPU
Overclocking
4.
Save BIOS settings and exit.
5.
Use NVIDIA nTune 5.0 to change the CPU reference clock by changing the
Reference Clock (HTT)
setting.
The AMD Athlon FX-62 CPU runs at 2.8 GHz nominally. When you
increase the reference clock, for instance, to 246 MHz from 200 MHz, you
have overclocked the CPU to 3.07 GHz (256 MHz × 12). You can reach a
higher CPU frequency with by using a better cooling system, by increasing
CPU voltage, or both.
Note:
Due to CPU manufacturing process variations, the overclock potential
for CPUs varies. However, AMD FX-62 CPUs typically can overclock to
3.1 to 3.2 GHz using air cooling solutions with a NVIDIA nForce 590
SLI chipset.