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Foxconn BIOS update supports 0.5x multipliers
New BETA BIOS for the Mars brings more flexible overclocking options for Penryn users
Overclockers could soon be doubling the amount of time they spend fiddling around with their BIOS settings, as Foxconn has just introduced a BIOS that can increase your CPU’s multiplier in increments of 0.5, rather than just whole numbers.
However, the feature will only work on Intel’s new CPUs based on its 45nm Penryn architecture, such as the Core 2 Extreme QX9650. To take advantage of the feature, you need to update your BIOS to the G26 BETA, which is available from Foxconn’s Quantum-Force website, although you have to register first.
Foxconn’s technical consultant for the Quantum Force range, Peter Tan, said that the ‘.5 multiplier increment will give enthusiasts more flexibility when it comes to overclocking, so we should see higher clock speeds running in a stable environment.’
This isn’t the first new feature for overclockers that Foxconn has introduced with the Mars motherboard. In August, the company also announced that the board would have an amazing choice of 504 different CPU voltages.
