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The processor was air cooled using an Intel E88216-001 fan heat sink. 3.1.1 Board The additional processor voltage regulator phases and heat pipe cooling on Intel Desktop Board DX58SO2 enable greater performance tuning capability in comparison to Intel Desktop DX58OG. 3.1.2 Processor Intel Desktop Board DX58SO2 and Intel Desktop Board DX58OG support Intel Core i7 processors. These processors include the Intel Core Extreme Edition processors, the Intel Core i7 processors, and some Intel® Xeon® processors. All performance tuning controls are available with the Extreme Edition processors. With non-Extreme Edition Intel Core processors, turbo ratios are locked and not adjustable. A list of supported processors for the boards can be found at: Intel Desktop Board DX58SO2 Intel Desktop Board DX58OG 3.1.3 Memory Memory modules with XMP profiles have preprogrammed optimized performance settings created by the manufacturer that can be selected in the BIOS. Using XMP profiles can simplify memory performance tuning. Capability for memory performance tuning will likely be limited if low speed, low cost DIMMs are being used. For specific memory support information, see the Technical Product Specification for your board located at Intel DX58SO2/DX58OG Desktop Board Performance Tuning Guide 3.1.4 Power Supply Performance tuning will increase the demand on the system power supply. Lower wattage power supplies may have insufficient capacity once the load imposed by the board, graphics card(s), the processor cooler, other system fans, hard drives, CD/DVD drives, and other accessories are combined. Inadequate power supply capacity will result in system shutdowns and stability problems when performance tuning is attempted or later when a performance tuned system is being operated. For Intel Desktop Board DX58SO2/DX58OG, the power supply should have at least 200 watts of unused capacity to accommodate the typical needs of performance tuned processor and memory. For more extreme performance, additional capacity beyond the extra 200 watts will be needed. Additional power supply capacity will also be needed if a performance tuned graphics card or pair of graphics cards will be included in the system. Consult the graphics card manufacturer’s specifications to determine these additional capacity requirements. 3.1.5 System Cooling Performance tuning will result in additional system heat generation. Increased cooling capability may be required to allow performance tuning and stable operation of a performance tuned system. Considerations for increasing cooling capability may include, but are not limited to, chassis type, selection of air or liquid cooling, processor cooler design, memory module design, and overall system airflow. Extreme performance tuning requires system designs with increasingly sophisticated cooling capabilities. It is beyond the scope of this guide to provide detailed recommendations for system cooling. CAUTION Cooling induced moisture condensation from refrigerant systems, dry ice, liquid nitrogen, or other uncommon cooling methods will result in risk for electrical shorting and subsequent damage to the board and/or the system. 3.2 Suggestions for Effective Tuning Optimal results will occur if tuning efforts are directed appropriately. For example, if performance improvements with a certain gaming application are desired, then tuning efforts should be directed at the system resources used by the game. If the game software has intensive processor computational work, but relatively light demands on system memory, then focusing performance tuning efforts on memory will not yield significant improvements. System resource (processor, memory, etc.) utilization can be determined by running your software application while monitoring resource usage. Resource usage can be monitored with the Intel Extreme Tuning Utility. Also, your software supplier should be able to provide information about system resource utilization with their application. Intel DX58SO2/DX58OG Desktop Board Performance Tuning Guide Video graphics performance increases may be needed to improve the overall performance of gaming software. The supplier of the graphics card should be contacted for information about performance tuning their hardware. External graphics tuning is specific to the graphics card manufacturer and cannot be done using either the Intel Desktop Board DX58SO2/DX58OG BIOS or the Intel Extreme Tuning Utility. Keeping a written log of performance tuning settings and the results will be extremely helpful. Your tuning efforts will be much more efficient if you can refer to the log for settings that you have already tried. If you need to restore BIOS parameters to something that worked previously, then information recorded in the log can be used. The log will also ...
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