BIOS Walkthrough

The Gigabyte G1.Sniper2 comes with an "old-style" AWARD BIOS, with the tweaking options first and foremost. Entering the M.I.T. page leads to headings for each specific part that needs tweaking, as well as a page that lists the current system and CPU configuration.


The "Advanced Frequency Settings" page provides access to basic frequency changes, including multipliers for the CPU and memory, as well as bus speed adjustments. There is also a page located here to access CPU specific options such as Turbo settings and CPU-based power savings features. The third heading under the M.I.T. page leads us to a page with all things memory related, which in turn leads to pages for specific memory timings, with the option of configuring each channel separately, or together at the same time.


The "Advanced Voltage Settings" page, naturally, leads to an area where all voltage settings are contained, while the "Miscellaneous Settings" page contains a couple of CPU-specific options that really don't quite fit anywhere else. "Standard CMOS Features" gives us date and time as well as drive settings, as per the norm, while the "Advanced BIOS Features" page contains board-specific settings like drive boot priority and which display device boots first.


Next up we have the "Intergrated Peripherals" page, which contains settings for all the onboard components such as the drive controllers and onboard devices. "Power Management" has all the power related features, and the "PC Health Status" page lists current voltages and temperatures in real-time, as well as offering speed settings for the CPU_FAN header. That leaves us with the "EXIT" page, which in itself pretty self explanatory.

There's not too much to be said about the Gigabyte G1.Sniper2's BIOS, at all. It's old, but familiar, and so well optimized after so many years of service that it's nearly perfect. However, it is most definitely NOT a true UEFI implementation, and as such, doesn't feature a flashy graphical interface, nor has mouse support. Yet, because using the BIOS on a daily basis is not really something most users do, this is hardly of any concern, as the Gigabyte G1.Sniper2's BIOS has to be one of the most simplest to navigate through ever, making first-time setup fairly quick and easy.