ASUS A.I. Booster... 2GHz to 4GHz?

Comdot · 03-17-2008, 11:17 AM

Hi, has anyone had any experience of Asus's A.I. Booster? It's software that I have with my motherboard. Didn't know I had it, until I reinstalled everything, thought I'd try it. I seem to be getting much better framerates in my games, and it's even saying 4GHz at times, on the interface window. I'm not sure if this is true though. My processor is 2GHz (see sig). What do people think, anyone used it? I'm not sure but it seems to just change the FSB. I wonder if it can do sustained CPU bursts of 4GHz...? No idea.

Here's a standard idling screen (sometimes shows 0.9GHz even)
With Photoshop open, nothing else.

This is the highest I've witnessed it go. Indeed the bar thingy suggests this is as high as it will go.
This was taken just after I did some complex Photoshopping.

Preacher · 03-17-2008, 11:21 AM

Your RAM is running 2.60 which is a really high voltage...

Comdot · 03-17-2008, 11:23 AM

Interesting observation. I wouldn't know.

Comdot · 03-17-2008, 11:37 AM

I just got this screen now. Seems really strange to me.

Preacher · 03-17-2008, 11:42 AM

I don't what it is , but OC through BIOS and nothing else, even if it came with the motherboard.

AP4LIFETN · 03-17-2008, 02:03 PM

DDR RAM runs at a higher voltage then DDR2 so ur probably normal at 2.6v...that program is fishy, i'd say trust CPU-Z over that

thirdshiftdj · 03-17-2008, 02:07 PM

some ddr 400 ram takes that voltage though. My corsair's ran 2.75v.
edit: AP4 beat me to it

Comdot I only find it useful if I'm benchmarking or just testing so I don't have to go into bios alot. Sometimes it'll let you get away w/ an overclock that can't even boot into windows if you were to punch it into bios. I use abit uguru but like I said I do it for super pi runs and stuff, nothing more.

Comdot · 03-18-2008, 12:09 AM

OK so the RAM voltage isn't an issue, thanks for clearing that up.
I will have to look into the ASUS software, read the manual etc, to see what it is really doing. I've not noticed CPU-Z update as a result of AI Booster.

thirdshift, so you've used this before? What is it actually doing to my system and why won't CPU-Z update? You only use AI Booster for benchmarking, why not all the time?

edit: oh and was my CPU really running at 8.5GHz, even for just a moment?

SapperX · 03-18-2008, 10:33 AM

I've used AI booster to temporarily OC while playing games and such, and it has always worked for me. I highly doubt your cpu was actually running anywhere near 8ghz, but 4 ghz is believable in short spurts. I still wouldn't trust the program 100%.

thirdshiftdj · 03-18-2008, 11:46 AM

comdot I had the same board as you and its always better to oc in bios so I would temporarily use it just so I wouldn't have to boot in to windows a bizillion times. Go to asus and see if they have a new update for AI.

03-17-2008, 11:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
Comdot True Techie Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 219	ASUS A.I. Booster... 2GHz to 4GHz? Hi, has anyone had any experience of Asus's A.I. Booster? It's software that I have with my motherboard. Didn't know I had it, until I reinstalled everything, thought I'd try it. I seem to be getting much better framerates in my games, and it's even saying 4GHz at times, on the interface window. I'm not sure if this is true though. My processor is 2GHz (see sig). What do people think, anyone used it? I'm not sure but it seems to just change the FSB. I wonder if it can do sustained CPU bursts of 4GHz...? No idea. Here's a standard idling screen (sometimes shows 0.9GHz even) With Photoshop open, nothing else. This is the highest I've witnessed it go. Indeed the bar thingy suggests this is as high as it will go. This was taken just after I did some complex Photoshopping. __________________ ASRock 939N68PV-GLAN mobo Opteron 170 @ 2.2GHz 2 GB Kingston 3200 @ 220MHz 3-3-3-8 (I think) MSI GeForce NX8800GT-Zilent 512MB 2x 250GB Samsung Spinpoint SATA2 8MB Maxtor DiamondMax 10 200GB Maxtor 40 gig drive X-Fi Xtreme Gamer (sound card) Lite-on CD/DVDburner Generic CD/DVD drive Cooling: AC 64 Pro 600W Xilence Gaming Edition PSU SATA II card (generic) IBM ThinkVision C220P 22" CRT Intellimouse Explorer 2.0A, Keyboard from 1999 Last edited by Comdot; 03-17-2008 at 11:20 AM.

03-17-2008, 11:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
Preacher Master Techie Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ra'anana, Israel Posts: 2,236	Re: ASUS A.I. Booster... 2GHz to 4GHz? Your RAM is running 2.60 which is a really high voltage... __________________

03-17-2008, 11:23 AM	#3 (permalink)
Comdot True Techie Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 219	Re: ASUS A.I. Booster... 2GHz to 4GHz? Interesting observation. I wouldn't know. __________________ ASRock 939N68PV-GLAN mobo Opteron 170 @ 2.2GHz 2 GB Kingston 3200 @ 220MHz 3-3-3-8 (I think) MSI GeForce NX8800GT-Zilent 512MB 2x 250GB Samsung Spinpoint SATA2 8MB Maxtor DiamondMax 10 200GB Maxtor 40 gig drive X-Fi Xtreme Gamer (sound card) Lite-on CD/DVDburner Generic CD/DVD drive Cooling: AC 64 Pro 600W Xilence Gaming Edition PSU SATA II card (generic) IBM ThinkVision C220P 22" CRT Intellimouse Explorer 2.0A, Keyboard from 1999

03-17-2008, 11:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
Comdot True Techie Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 219	Re: ASUS A.I. Booster... 2GHz to 4GHz? I just got this screen now. Seems really strange to me. __________________ ASRock 939N68PV-GLAN mobo Opteron 170 @ 2.2GHz 2 GB Kingston 3200 @ 220MHz 3-3-3-8 (I think) MSI GeForce NX8800GT-Zilent 512MB 2x 250GB Samsung Spinpoint SATA2 8MB Maxtor DiamondMax 10 200GB Maxtor 40 gig drive X-Fi Xtreme Gamer (sound card) Lite-on CD/DVDburner Generic CD/DVD drive Cooling: AC 64 Pro 600W Xilence Gaming Edition PSU SATA II card (generic) IBM ThinkVision C220P 22" CRT Intellimouse Explorer 2.0A, Keyboard from 1999

03-17-2008, 11:42 AM	#5 (permalink)
Preacher Master Techie Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ra'anana, Israel Posts: 2,236	Re: ASUS A.I. Booster... 2GHz to 4GHz? I don't what it is , but OC through BIOS and nothing else, even if it came with the motherboard. __________________

03-17-2008, 02:03 PM	#6 (permalink)
AP4LIFETN Ultra Techie Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 567	Re: ASUS A.I. Booster... 2GHz to 4GHz? DDR RAM runs at a higher voltage then DDR2 so ur probably normal at 2.6v...that program is fishy, i'd say trust CPU-Z over that __________________ backup notebook HP 12.1" Tablet2.1GHz Turion X23GB DDR2HD 3200160GB*Home Premium 32 New rig* Silverstone TJ10-BW*Silverstone ST1000W waiting on* Core i7, X58, 6GB DDR3 For sale: 2GB G.SKILL HZ (D9GMH)

03-17-2008, 02:07 PM	#7 (permalink)
thirdshiftdj Who freaking cares? Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lowell,Ma Posts: 2,214	Re: ASUS A.I. Booster... 2GHz to 4GHz? some ddr 400 ram takes that voltage though. My corsair's ran 2.75v. edit: AP4 beat me to it Comdot I only find it useful if I'm benchmarking or just testing so I don't have to go into bios alot. Sometimes it'll let you get away w/ an overclock that can't even boot into windows if you were to punch it into bios. I use abit uguru but like I said I do it for super pi runs and stuff, nothing more. __________________ Q6600 @ 3.6ghz @ 1.300v Asus x38 Maximus Formula w/ 2 Thermalright HR-05 IFX 4Gb Transcend AxeRam 1200mhz TRUE Lapped w/ 2 Scythe S-Flexes HD 3870 X2 Lian Li V2000 ThermalTake Toughpower 700w NEC 2080ux+ S-IPS Edirol UA-25

03-18-2008, 12:09 AM	#8 (permalink)
Comdot True Techie Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 219	Re: ASUS A.I. Booster... 2GHz to 4GHz? OK so the RAM voltage isn't an issue, thanks for clearing that up. I will have to look into the ASUS software, read the manual etc, to see what it is really doing. I've not noticed CPU-Z update as a result of AI Booster. thirdshift, so you've used this before? What is it actually doing to my system and why won't CPU-Z update? You only use AI Booster for benchmarking, why not all the time? edit: oh and was my CPU really running at 8.5GHz, even for just a moment? __________________ ASRock 939N68PV-GLAN mobo Opteron 170 @ 2.2GHz 2 GB Kingston 3200 @ 220MHz 3-3-3-8 (I think) MSI GeForce NX8800GT-Zilent 512MB 2x 250GB Samsung Spinpoint SATA2 8MB Maxtor DiamondMax 10 200GB Maxtor 40 gig drive X-Fi Xtreme Gamer (sound card) Lite-on CD/DVDburner Generic CD/DVD drive Cooling: AC 64 Pro 600W Xilence Gaming Edition PSU SATA II card (generic) IBM ThinkVision C220P 22" CRT Intellimouse Explorer 2.0A, Keyboard from 1999 Last edited by Comdot; 03-18-2008 at 12:11 AM.

03-18-2008, 10:33 AM	#9 (permalink)
SapperX Putting the X in Sapper Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 449	Re: ASUS A.I. Booster... 2GHz to 4GHz? I've used AI booster to temporarily OC while playing games and such, and it has always worked for me. I highly doubt your cpu was actually running anywhere near 8ghz, but 4 ghz is believable in short spurts. I still wouldn't trust the program 100%. __________________ My Current PC- ASUS M2N-SLI deluxe \| AMD Athlon X2 6000+ \| Western Digital 250gb HD \| Seagate 500gb HD Western Digital 500gb HD \| eVGA Geforce 8800gt 512mb Superclocked \| 4gb Cruical Ballistix Tracer DDR2 800 600w Coolmax Silent Fan PSU \| X-Plorer Black/Silver Mid-Tower with blue LED's \| Samsung 24" LCD \| Dell 22" LCD

03-18-2008, 11:46 AM	#10 (permalink)
thirdshiftdj Who freaking cares? Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lowell,Ma Posts: 2,214	Re: ASUS A.I. Booster... 2GHz to 4GHz? comdot I had the same board as you and its always better to oc in bios so I would temporarily use it just so I wouldn't have to boot in to windows a bizillion times. Go to asus and see if they have a new update for AI. __________________ Q6600 @ 3.6ghz @ 1.300v Asus x38 Maximus Formula w/ 2 Thermalright HR-05 IFX 4Gb Transcend AxeRam 1200mhz TRUE Lapped w/ 2 Scythe S-Flexes HD 3870 X2 Lian Li V2000 ThermalTake Toughpower 700w NEC 2080ux+ S-IPS Edirol UA-25

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