Tuesday, August 7th 2012
MSI Introduces OC Certified Mainboards - Change the Game of Overclocking
MSI, the most popular overclocking brand is excited to introduce an all-new standard for overclocking stability. MSI's OC Certified standard is the new baseline for overclocking mainboards. the new MSI Z77 MPOWER, which is OC Certified, is submitted to a Military Class stress-test for overclocking. Where other motherboard manufacturers only test for a limited duration, MSI Z77 MPOWER is submitted to a 24 hour OC stress-test. Only mainboards surviving 24 hours of Prime95 while heavily overclocked. The conditions of the OC Certified test are rigorous high temperature, no airflow testing.
OC Certified, the new standard
OC Certified is MSI's OC testing procedure where Z77 MPOWER mainboards tested for stability with a 24-hour Prime95 stress test. OC Certified test a mainboard in three key areas:
Military Class testing
OC Certified is a major extension of MSI's Military Class certification. Military Class III mainboards already have their component quality tested in rigorous tests to ensure all-round stability. OC Certified puts these components to the ultimate test. When an MSI Z77 MPOWER passes the OC Certified test it is able to run in overclocked conditions in high temperatures with little to no airflow . Final OC results of course vary with the component quality of the entire system and users' technique, but at least you can count on your mainboard not being the limiting factor.
OC Certified: Z77 MPOWER
MSI's first OC Certified mainboard is the Z77 MPOWER. Built from the ground up for overclocking the new MSI Z77 MPOWER is designed to deliver extreme CPU and memory performance. When combined with MSI's Lightning series graphics cards, it can deliver unprecedented performance.
OC Certified is MSI's OC testing procedure where Z77 MPOWER mainboards tested for stability with a 24-hour Prime95 stress test. OC Certified test a mainboard in three key areas:
- Higher Performance
- Enhanced PWM Cooling
- Better Power Stability
Military Class testing
OC Certified is a major extension of MSI's Military Class certification. Military Class III mainboards already have their component quality tested in rigorous tests to ensure all-round stability. OC Certified puts these components to the ultimate test. When an MSI Z77 MPOWER passes the OC Certified test it is able to run in overclocked conditions in high temperatures with little to no airflow . Final OC results of course vary with the component quality of the entire system and users' technique, but at least you can count on your mainboard not being the limiting factor.
OC Certified: Z77 MPOWER
MSI's first OC Certified mainboard is the Z77 MPOWER. Built from the ground up for overclocking the new MSI Z77 MPOWER is designed to deliver extreme CPU and memory performance. When combined with MSI's Lightning series graphics cards, it can deliver unprecedented performance.
28 Comments on MSI Introduces OC Certified Mainboards - Change the Game of Overclocking
Another thing, the looks of this board - ARE AWESOME!
Finally that theme on an MSI motherboard :D
that's below average overclocking with waterblock in summer... any mobo can pass that
not impressed -_-
but nice looking board, fits perfectly with lightning cards :)
EDIT: And I think we are better than said professionals because we reach a number that we can use on a day to day basics. :toast:
Just for you, I'll send an email, but I make no promises. Gigabyte, ASUS, ASRock, ECS, and Biostar, they just send me stuff(and lots of nice "extras", too). MSI, I have to beg, and I don't like begging.My IVB chip I use for reviews is better than what most have, and I bought it local. There's nothing more to it than luck of the draw. Some "pro benchers" get multiples of parts to pick from, sure, but companies typically don't bin parts to send to reviewers/benchers, and such "pros" have to do their own binning. Benchers aren't supposed to relate day-to-day performance.. OC began as a way to get tomorrow's performance today, and benchers relate that...next-gen performance.
you won't be able to RMA a board because it doesn't oc as well as you want. note how they are not making any promises? they are not saying every individual board is tested (they would if they did). "military class" is not defined in any way, and the MIL standards MSI keeps talking about do not have any defined certification process.
read between the lines, don't fall for marketing
You guys asked for ASRock reviews, and W1zz helped in a big way to get that going, and likewise, we'll try to get MSI products regularily too, like this one.
I really liked the MSI Z68 board, so I can only expect this is better!
i like the idea of testing the gear at higher speeds than stock...
too bad they dont make the details of their test public, right now this could be pure marketing and not true at all... maybe only a 10% overclock?
It one thing to make a claim, then have an outside party repeat the results.