EVGA X58 SLI Classified E760 reviewed

System BIOS
Taking a brief look at the EVGA Classified E760 internals, the BIOS is based on a regular Phoenix-Award revision albeit with few newer elements. As many of us are familiar with most of its ordinary features, we are instead going to turn our attention to the "Frequency/Voltage Control" section with all its overclocking and performance settings as seen below - this is likely where you will be spending most of your time anyway.

Generally, the BIOS is kept very clean and made easy to use. Most of the BIOS sub menu items are pretty straightforward, and their feature or function is easily recognizable from previous versions.

Configuring the system settings lets you immediately know what to expect at next POST

Kicking off with the "Dummy OC" feature, it's basically the easiest way to overclock your Core i7 processor. Once enabled, this auto overclock function will increase the base clock from 133 MHz to 150-160 MHz [depending on which i7 you are using], while voltage levels are set automatically.

The "Extreme Cooling" option will assist you in avoiding most cold bug issues related to either too low temperatures or a too hefty temperature drop. Based on your choice among one of the three available modes, cold bugs shouldn’t pose a challenge for an overclocker any longer.

In the "Memory Feature" section you will find the largest amount of adjustable settings, enabling you to change every conceivable setting. If in doubt about an option, it can always be left at "Auto". Nothing really ground-breaking new to add concerning the "Voltage Control" sub-section that contains all the voltage management settings. Setting values suitable for extreme cooling will be highlighted in red, but the sub-menu also has an added column of default/standard settings.

The "CPU Feature" menu allows toggling technologies such as Intel Speed Stepping, CxE function, Turbo mode, and logical processor settings [i.e. Hyper Threading] and QPI controller parameters.

Also very handy is the optional creation and saving of up to eight performance or overclocking profiles, but sadly we cannot add titles to a profile. Make sure to keep in mind which profile slot is in use, as you will not be warned when attempting to overwrite an already occupied slot with a new profile.

Conclusively, the BIOS is optimized for extreme overclocking and optimal performance.