I think the BIOS and with DDR3 needs some work. Other than that I do like how it's very easy to reset a bad cmos setting, I like the code readout on the board/ This also does post live Temps well if they are not -0......
So here it is my short review over the MSi GD70FX. They advertise DDR3-2000+ THAT'S A LIE! After 6 hours of hard core clocking I was only able to do 1m pi at 880Mhz just 20 of of hitting 1800 not 2000. To add to that I was using a set of Crucial 16000 that clearly will hit 2Ghz . Yet there is more! I had to order a 15 dollar stick of ram to FLASH a new bios that would take high speed Ram.
Then I installed my phase, and played around for a few hours. First thing to note is this board does not read - temps at all. 2ed I was not able to take my 955 past 4Ghz NO MATTER WHAT! Yet I was able to take my 955 to 4Ghz under volted from stock. Then all at once, 2 sticks of 16000 dead, then popped in the other stick, and set it at 1066Mhz to only see it die also....My 4890 cards will be in tomorrow YAY; I don't have anymore DDR3 to play with them.....FUN DAY ahead I have coming!
4Ghz stock voltage
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880Mhz DDR3
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My DDR3 is working now after a reinstall of 7 today. IDK.....seems odd! I think the BIOS needs more time to mature!
There are muder amount of settings inside in thing. DO NOT EXPECT WINDOWS PROGRAMS. MSi hates Vitsa/7 and writing kool new tools for people to use......