Included Applications
- ASUS AI Suite 3
- ASUS Dual Intelligent Processors 5 with 5-Way Optimization
- TPU (Turbo Processing Unit)
- EPU (Energy Processing Unit)
- DIGI+ Power Control
- Fan XPert2
- Turbo App
- USB 3.0 Boost
- USB Charger+
- Disk Unlocker
- USB BIOS Flashback Wizard
- ASUS Wi-Fi GO!
- Sonic Radar II
- ROG GameFirst III
- ROG KeyBot
- ROG RAMDisk
- ROG CPU-Z
- ROG Mem TweakIt
- DAEMON Tools Pro Standard
- ASUS WebStorage
- Kaspersky® Anti-Virus
AI Suite 3
The AI Suite 3 application is a bundling mechanism for all the included ASUS designed utilities, providing a centralized panel from which to access and run the applets. The other applets can be accessed by clicking on the tile icon in the upper right corner of the window. The AI Charger+ and USB Charger+ applets configure the USB port for optimized fast-charging of Apple-specific or generic USB-based devices. The USB 3.0 Boost applet supercharges your USB 3.0 ports, allowing for enhanced read and write performance with the amount of performance gain based on the USB 3.0 device in use. The USB BIOS Flashback Wizard creates a BIOS file that can be used in conjunction with the BIOS Flashback functionality built into the board to re-flash the BIOS without the need for booting. This is functionality that I wish more motherboard vendors would embrace because it is easier than you think to corrupt a BIOS. Normally, the board is toast if you cannot boot into the BIOS or reset it successfully. This BIOS Flashback function gives you another option and has saved my bacon in at least one instance in the recent past.
The main app opens to the Dual Intelligent Processors 5 page, organized into separate sections for each of the five 5-Way Optimization features. The overclocking settings are housed in the TPU section. The EPU section houses power saving related settings. The DIGI+ Power Control section houses settings specific to the board power circuitry, and the Fan Xpert2 section contains fan controls. The Turbo App section houses application specific performance, network priority, and audio settings. Along the bottom of the app are real-time monitoring display settings.
5-Way Optimizations page
5-Way Optimizations page, advanced settings
5-Way Optimization Wizard in progress
5-Way Optimization Report, TPU and EPU sections
5-Way Optimization Report, Fan section
TPU, CPU Frequency settings page
TPU, CPU Strap settings page
Fan Xpert2 page
DIGI+ Power Control, CPU settings page
DIGI+ Power Control, CPU additional settings page
DIGI+ Power Control, DRAM settings page
Turbo App page
EPU page
First I heard about the Intel
First I heard about the Intel NiC using up CPU threads for networking… Did you use the driver from the DVD or Intel’s site or the first version of the drivers?
Driver from the DVD was used
Driver from the DVD was used for testing…
The cooler is too big. It’s
The cooler is too big. It’s bigger than the board….
Well, after watching the
Well, after watching the latest podcast#328 mentioning this review, I had too see it for myself. Holy Boulder Dam.. that cooler!!! HAHAHAHA Priceless – Sorry, but I can’t help myself. Good review. Tis a really nice board. And yeah, I really enjoy the podcasts guys!
Hmm, i got this motherboard
Hmm, i got this motherboard in a bundle deal.
One thing they have cheaped out on is the fan control. The z97i plus gets pwm controllers and this is stuck with DC chassis fan controllers, albeit one more, which so far seem to be forcing a case fan to run at 100%…
the ai suite is confusing and has dll exceptions.
I had some issue installing a cooler, if you have an itx case which allows tower coolers it’s ideal but for performance low profile coolers you will struggle. Just about got the silverstone aro06 installed.
So, are you supposed to
So, are you supposed to replace the screws on the CPU Power Daughter card heat sinks with longer screws to mount it to a case? Or do you only need to use the two free mounting holes?