Easy tune 6 advice

magunn · 26 Sep 2009 at 12:35

Can anyone give me any advice over the giga byte easy tune 6 software which can with my mobo (MA790XT UD4P). Is it any good / worth using or do you use other software

DavyBoy · 26 Sep 2009 at 13:48

ET6 is pants mate, use your BIOS for overclocking.

TAC4U · 26 Sep 2009 at 13:59

DavyBoy said:
ET6 is pants mate, use your BIOS for overclocking.

+1

It struggles on even basic overclocks and doesn't balance settings at all. It's definitely worth your time to find some overclocking guides online and doing it yourself.

DavyBoy · 26 Sep 2009 at 14:04

I tried to use ET6 once when I first got my UD5, I tried to raise Bclk up 5MHz, and when I pressed the set button it locked up my PC and I had to reset my system.

Overclocking via the BIOS is really easy, it does seem a little bit daunting to begin with, but if you read up about your board on this forum and others, you will get the hang of it in no time...

Temi_D · 26 Sep 2009 at 17:50

My experience is completely different. I think its really useful especially the OC profiles you can set in windows. I can use stock speed for normal stuff and OC when gaming/encoding etc...without rebooting. Works perfectly for me. also, got my E6300 @ 2.8Ghz to 3.7GHz at stock volts. Its awesome! (but using intel cpu not amd)