Finally we have arrived into “Cell Menu” section that contains a lot of parameters worth our particular attention.

There is an enormous list of parameters here; by default you see just part of it. To make it easier to navigate among them, they are split into several groups with horizontal lines. The first group is informational – it reports the current parameters that the system booted with. The next group is connected with the CPU operation and the first sub-section there is called “CPU Specifications”:

We see detailed CPU specs and all technologies supported by our processor are moved onto a separate page.

All this is very interesting, but it could have been much better from a practical standpoint, if “Cell Menu” section also contained “CPU Feature” sub-section from “Advanced BIOS Features”. Besides, you can check the CPU specs and supported technologies at any time from any part of the mainboard BIOS by pressing F4.

“Intel C-STATE tech” parameter is disabled by default. If it is enabled, we can change power-saving modes. In particular, the new “C State package limit setting” parameter sets different power-saving regimes when for idle mode.

We have also noticed one more peculiarity: if we set “C State package limit setting” to C3 or C6, then the Intel Core i7-920 processor clock frequency multiplier will increase by two points – to 22 - during single-threaded load and with Turbo Boost technology enabled. If we set this parameter to C1, then the multiplier will only increase to 21. However, “Intel C-STATE tech” parameter is automatically disabled on MSI Eclipse Plus during overclocking. It may have been done to ensure “safe” overclocking, i.e. to make sure that those users who don’t know about this feature could overclock successfully and avoid BSOD caused by excessively high CPU frequency as a result of multiplier increase to 22.

We have already mention “OC Dial” function that allows increasing or decreasing base frequency using a special onboard knob. “OC Dial Step” parameter sets the increment for frequency adjustment. “OC Dial Reset” remembers the set value and saves it during system reboot or resets it.

The next group of settings is connected with the memory subsystem. “MEMORY-Z” option opens a sub-page where you can check the specifications of each module in the system.

The “X.M.P. SUPPORT Information” submenu will display the contents of the first X.M.P. profile, if your memory modules support Extended Memory Profile technology that records advanced memory settings, such as timings, frequency and voltage.