Now it's time to look at the heart of any motherboard the system BIOS. We wont go into too much detail of the features since it can be very technical and places like Rojak's Pot have very well written guides dedicated to the intricate details of each specific function.

The Main Menu:

As you can see this system uses the Phoenix BIOS. You hit the DEL key during system startup to access the BIOS. Once you have accessed the BIOS the Main Menu screen is the first one that you see. This menu gives you access to 12 separate setup sub menu's that offer up all the configuration options that you should need to tweak your system until your hearts content.

Advanced BIOS Features:

The Advanced BIOS menu allows you to set your boot sequence. It gives you the option to enable CPU Internal L1 cache and External L2 cache. You can turn your APIC feature on or off and more.

The Cell Menu:

This is the area that most computer enthusiasts are going to want to get familiar with. This is where you do all your aggressive tweaking. You can make changes to DRAM timings, make changes to CPU/AGP/DRAM voltages,enable or disable MSI's Dynamic Overclocking feature etc. The dynamic overclocking feature uses a Rank system to determine the level of your overclock. It starts with Private (1% CPU overclock) and works it way to their top level of Commander which results in an 11% CPU overclock. This is also where you will find the "Quiet and Cool" feature that will reduce power consumption and dynamically throttle your CPU and Fan speeds according to the level of CPU usage.

Next: Software

Select 1. MSI K8N Neo FSR 2. Test Setup 3. BIOS 4. Software 5. Benchmarks 6. Conclusion