MSI Z77A-GD65 GAMING Intel LGA 1155 Review

Name: MSI Z77A-GD65 GAMING Intel LGA 1155
Brand: MSI

cadaveca

on Apr 19th, 2013,

in Motherboards.

Manufacturer: MSI

Board Software »

BIOS Walkthrough

BIOS Options
Clocks	Range	Step Size
CPU BCLK:	0.0 MHz ... 500.00 MHz	0.01 MHz
Memory Dividers:	x8 (800 MHz), x10.67 (1067 MHz), x13.33 (1333 MHz), x14 (1400 MHz), x16 (1600 MHz ), x18 (1800 MHz), x18.66 (1866 MHz), x20 (2000 MHz ), x21.33 (2133 MHz), x22 (2200 MHz), x24 (2400 MHz), x26 (2600 MHz), x26.66 (2666 MHz), x28 (2800 MHz), x29.33 (2933 MHz), x30 (3000 MHz)
Voltages	Range	Step Size
CPU Vcore:	0.8050 V... 2.1550 V	0.0050 V
DRAM Voltage:	1.1080 V... 2.4655 V	0.0075 V
CPU VTT Voltage:	1.070 V... 1.550 V	0.020 V
VCCSA Voltage:	0.870 V... 1.510 V	0.020 V
CPU PLL:	1.400 V... 2.430 V	Varies

MSI has fitted the Z77A-GD65 GAMING board with a customized BIOS that chimes really well with everything else about the board's presentation, including the dragons and a black and red color scheme. The options offered are very similar to what I found in the MSI Z77 MPower BIOS, but they have been simplified in such way that actual overclocking is quite a bit easier to get going; that said, I still find these options to have been laid out in an odd format. What's presented does diverge quite a bit from what I have found on other brands, but once you wrap your head around the differences, what is provided is just as functional as any other current UEFI BIOS. My mouse and keyboard both worked without any issues, which was also a nice treat.