@topgear and borax
ocgenie is a manual OCing tool
the good thing is that u dont have to worry much if u know that ur heatsink can do its job well
see the OC genie has 2 switches
by default both the swithes are set to 0,0 state
when s1 is set to 1 and s2 to 0,we get 10% of base clock speed
when s1 is set to 0 and s2 to 1,we get 15% of base clock speed
when s1 is set to 1 and s2 to 1,we get 20% of base clock speed
i'm telling it with help of the MSI unit i have
it may be different combination in other brands and models
Yes I know and I can see that OC Genie has two buttons to control how much OC you want but why I called it a auto OC tool rather than manual is :
I simply can't can call a press of a button/ ( or a setting of a profile ) or two without even changing any settings by the user to get a limited amount of speed a manual OC.
You don't need to change cpu vcore volt, HT/FSB speed and volt , NB and SB volts and/or speeds , ram speeds/ timings etc. In a simple word you don't have to configure anything by going through bios options - just follow the mobo manual and set the buttons/profiles accordingly and Voila ! you will get your desired speed.
Many Asus and Gigabyte mobos have also this kind of thing built in their bios and they like to call it OC profile and you'll get 5-25% using it.
But all those are sort of auto OC coz you've to just set your desired level of OC that the mobo offers through this OC tools.
On the contrary in a manual OC mode ( with a good mobo ) by altering necessary bios options you are not limited upto any percentage of speed ( as OC genie has 20% limitation as posted on your post ) - you can even get the double speed of your cpu's default clock speed ( of course with necessary cooling ).
That's why you will see for eg. a intel celeron Oced from 1.8 Ghz to 3.6 Ghz and some e8xxx and e7xxx running at well over than 4 Ghz -these kind of speeds achieved by using manual OC mode by altering bios settings - OC genie or OC profile like fancy tools can't give you these kind speed or freedom while OCing.
To summarize it all - OC genie or Oc profile like things are more suitable for those kind of users who wants a decent amount of OC right out of the box without bothering to change any settings in bios and that's why called them auto OC tool.
Manual OC lets you speed up or speed down your cpu and voltages but these auto tools simply will not allow you to do so so you could never get 100% control over your OC.
But in real manual OC your OC potential is not just limited upto 20-30% -you are the one who have to make the decision which settings you want to change and to what extent to get your desired speed beyond the level which these auto tools simply can't provide.
That's why while Ocing most of the users still prefer to use the old fashioned manual mode OC by altering necessary bios settings and it's very adventurous and fun to do
