Okay, so my core components are:

E6300 (1.83) with stock hsf
Gigabyte 965P DS3 rev 3.3 (F13 firmware)
2 x 1GB Patriot 800mHz @ 667mHz

I recently found a question about the cpu clock ratio. Mine can only be set to either 6 or 7. Min: 6 and Max 7.

So I was wondering is this a firmware thing or does the mobo adjust the settings accordingly?

I'd like to be able to set the cpu clock ratio lower but raise my FSB back. Now I can't because with cpu clock ratio 6 and 400Mhz (2.00) the temp is at 70 idle and when I play Team Fortress 2, it'll surely rocket.

So again, was wondering is the limited options for the cpu clock ratio a firmware thing or does the mobo adjust the settings accordingly?

Thanks ace and bryan. Though I Ace's answer makes more sense to me meaning it's the mobo which is auto-detecting this.

Bryan, tried looking for it in the pinned thread and search but couldn't find it so I started a new one. Nonetheless, thanks guys for the help.

Closing this and remembering it.