Asus automatic overclock?

[TVeblen]

I'm on another forum and someone posted this on one of the threads I'm on:

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"I notice you are using an ASUS motherboad.

It has recently come to my attention that nearly all ASUS motherbords <
3 years old are set to "auto-overclock" and they actually burn
themselves out as well as possibly video cards and ram. (As did my wifes
computer last week)

If your MB has not fried itself or your video card you can try to go
into the bios and turn that off. Unfortuantely that requires KNOWING
what your CPU is what it's bus speed and multiplier are suposed to be
and the ram bus speed. (i.e. 233mhz, 10x, 1033mhz) Unlike most
motherboards where "auto" actually sets everything to safe and same
levels for you, "Auto" on Asus attempts to overcolck on every boot and
is not helpful about just setting stock settings.

I do not plan on buying any more ASUS motherbords now... "
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I've never heard of this and think this guy is confused but I just don't
know. Anyone here ever hear of this?

 

[Flasherly]

I'm on another forum and someone posted this on one of the threads I'm on:

**********
"I notice you are using an ASUS motherboad.

It has recently come to my attention that nearly all ASUS motherbords <
3 years old are set to "auto-overclock" and they actually burn
themselves out as well as possibly video cards and ram. (As did my wifes
computer last week)

If your MB has not fried itself or your video card you can try to go
into the bios and turn that off. Unfortuantely that requires KNOWING
what your CPU is what it's bus speed and multiplier are suposed to be
and the ram bus speed. (i.e. 233mhz, 10x, 1033mhz) Unlike most
motherboards where "auto" actually sets everything to safe and same
levels for you, "Auto" on Asus attempts to overcolck on every boot and
is not helpful about just setting stock settings.

I do not plan on buying any more ASUS motherbords now... "
**********

I've never heard of this and think this guy is confused but I just don't
know. Anyone here ever hear of this?

Think both mine are ASUS (simple Duron for movies/sound across the
room) -- K8N-E Deluxe, last of a late-great socket 754 (AMD Althon64
3Ghz), I guess. They want up to $300 for not just a few friggin' MBs
these days. It's old but a steal <$50 off Newegg open box, going
strong after 5 years or so.

Yea... never heard *that*, but I do know I don't like anything about
this ASUS and BIOS overclocking page. It's old enough to where I'm
not, anyway, though did run it, for years, at higher bus/multiple
settings. Doing anything faster, especially bigger and better, these
days because of it...nah. Gave it a break.

Basically, I'd have looked up a "cursory" memory, more an emphasis for
CPU specifications. Video is dumb simple...last of the late-great
Radeon 96/98XX series AGP, but of course. Knock them out of any
burning-fire equation. Memory, I don't see why I should dick much
with that, either. Buy the cheapest memory, the most regard well,
stick it in and try stay closest to default MB memory settings;- bunch
of wanking, memory overclocking for a minor system improvements.
Perhaps not educated, though I'm still not convinced it's worthwhile
getting into.

Last -- watch most carefully program/system anomalies (there's
invariably some of those);- running Prime95 won't hurt, either. A
BIOS setting just might settle such an issue. That it?

 

[TVeblen]

Think both mine are ASUS (simple Duron for movies/sound across the
room) -- K8N-E Deluxe, last of a late-great socket 754 (AMD Althon64
3Ghz), I guess. They want up to $300 for not just a few friggin' MBs
these days. It's old but a steal<$50 off Newegg open box, going
strong after 5 years or so.

Yea... never heard *that*, but I do know I don't like anything about
this ASUS and BIOS overclocking page. It's old enough to where I'm
not, anyway, though did run it, for years, at higher bus/multiple
settings. Doing anything faster, especially bigger and better, these
days because of it...nah. Gave it a break.

Basically, I'd have looked up a "cursory" memory, more an emphasis for
CPU specifications. Video is dumb simple...last of the late-great
Radeon 96/98XX series AGP, but of course. Knock them out of any
burning-fire equation. Memory, I don't see why I should dick much
with that, either. Buy the cheapest memory, the most regard well,
stick it in and try stay closest to default MB memory settings;- bunch
of wanking, memory overclocking for a minor system improvements.
Perhaps not educated, though I'm still not convinced it's worthwhile
getting into.

Last -- watch most carefully program/system anomalies (there's
invariably some of those);- running Prime95 won't hurt, either. A
BIOS setting just might settle such an issue. That it?

I think he's talking about the AI Overclocking setting, but I believe
the default setting is STANDARD, not AUTOMATIC. He's trying to say that
the ASUS boards come with automatic setting as default. I find that hard
to believe. My P6T did not.

 

[Flasherly]

I think he's talking about the AI Overclocking setting, but I believe
the default setting is STANDARD, not AUTOMATIC. He's trying to say that
the ASUS boards come with automatic setting as default. I find that hard
to believe. My P6T did not.

I've got an overclocking page on this ASUS -- yes, its default of
course is standard. There are also a lot of BIOS settings that do
default to automatic. I was saying it's the best place to keep the
overclock page, and better going into the individual settings (not on
that page) for overriding defaults for an overclock through individual
parameters. (Could be a minority, although I've never had much luck
with the ASUS overclock - system instability). Nor does that sound
right about booting into an overclock state without a realtime
keyboard hotkey or MB jumper for overriding what could be effectively
a runaway computer setup. (Mine auto fails with a bootscreen warning
to reset to defaults, bypass, or reenter BIOS). Seems the complaint is
installed components are harmed or suspect for having less leeway than
the auto selections in the BIOS give them. Although burning up video
cards or ram would usually take a little more willfulness (or
incomplete understanding of -other than- auto settings), than
attributing the MB for being faulty in a "plug and play" situation.