ASUS 790i schematics and specs

[Babrbarossa]

These are interesting- from the manufacturer- notice the voltage jumpers on the motherboard for the CPU, NB, and SB- the "CPU-CRAZY" setting is for voltages greater than 1.7V! What the hell would they put those on there for? is having it in the hardware better than a BIOS voltage adjustment? And what kind of new CPUs are going to want those kinds of voltages anyway?? Nice spelling too




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[3.0charlie]

Having worked with the Asus Maximus Extreme (which looks very similar), those aren't jumpers but LEDs that show the degree of voltage used. Voltage-wise, the same comment was shown for the Maximus where the max. is 2.4V, same as this Striker...

[smithkt]

The text directly below the motherboard layout quite clearly states those are indeed LEDs.

[sswilson]

What the hell would they put those on there for? is having it in the hardware better than a BIOS voltage adjustment?

It's already been suggested that those aren't jumpers, but what you're asking about isn't a new idea.

At one time, DFI boards shipped with jumpers for enabling "ultra-high" voltages for memory.

If you think about it, it actually made a lot of sense to require a jumper. Kinda like a final warning to folks about the real hazards of what they were getting themselves into, while not allowing users to accidentally select a voltage setting which could potentially fry a component.