Wow, surprising review as I would have expected this to have been better than the cheaper MSI board and not the other way round. So when are you guys reviewing the MSI board?
I completely agree with the pricing. I'm going i5, probably by christmas, and I'm not paying that much for my board! Good review as normal though, Can't wait to see all the upcoming P55 reviews.
wow £165, very nice pricing, for me at least :P
not looking at the value score, it's a fantastic board :)
the turbo remote is completely useless apart from the ON button and clear-CMOS. since i overclocked by changing memory multiplier and timing, went in to save the profile, then went back to stock, loaded up Windows and tryed to use the key, but it froze. seems like the TurboV program doesn't save anything other than Bclk and a few simple voltages. also, as you said, the animation feels laggy and slow.
so is 200 Bclk the highest you've achieved? i was expecting a little higher....... also, for i5 750, highest configurable multiplier is 21x.
for BIOS, my one came with the one before 0504, not sure what other people got. but just a note for other comp. winners.
from personal experience, would have preferred the "target voltage" option in the BIOS, especially for CPU offset mode. other than that, fantastic board, really stable and easy to overclock.
Speaking of the MSI board review.. any chance of getting the MSI "the Big Bang" motherboard in? I would really like to see how the lucid chip performs.
Originally Posted by C-Sniper Speaking of the MSI board review.. any chance of getting the MSI "the Big Bang" motherboard in? I would really like to see how the lucid chip performs.
I'm on the list for the first one off the production line :)
Originally Posted by C-Sniper Speaking of the MSI board review.. any chance of getting the MSI "the Big Bang" motherboard in? I would really like to see how the lucid chip performs.
I'm on the list for the first one off the production line :)
i think the crippled single SATA port is designed for eSATA on the bracket. besides, i got a eSATA hard disk and still finds USB to be easier, especially since it's a portable drive, a knock on it might break the power connection and that would freeze the whole machine if using eSATA in AHCI mode.
From here, an MSI P55-GD65 is looking like a real bargain for £63. And it arrives tomorrow. Can't wait to start overclocking. Also, any plans for more cooler reviews in the near future?
Originally Posted by Scootiep Anybody else find it annoying that there's no eSATA on the rear I/O? You'd think they could've given up at least one of those USB ports for one.
Look in the box bundle, there's an optional PCI bracket that can be used with any of the SATA ports.
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Originally Posted by CyrIng Wish you could tell me CPU Core temps also NB & SB @ stock frequencies ?
Are they lower than using socket 1366 ?
Thkx
There's no relation in CPU temperatures between sockets on different platforms. SB is warm but doesn't really affect performance. It's a 4.7W part.
Great review guys. I disagree with you on the animation for the remote though. The animation, while slow, looks great, and there's nothing on the key that you cant do with the Turbo-V app anyway, so if you want speed and massive tweaking ability, why not just use the app?
ninja edit: getting the driver from asus' site
suggestion: supply your best overclocking results as a BIOS profile. Almost every mobo maker has some sort of functionality to do this, and it would be a great resource for people who actually bought the board :)
But.. I don't want to use the app. I want to press the button, watch CPU-Z, and tweak my other benchmarks with the mouse :P
I would say few mobo makers have this function of BIOS submission: Gigabyte, Asus and DFI. The problem is, there's no central database for people to share them.
Originally Posted by Bindibadgi PM me your email addy
But.. I don't want to use the app. I want to press the button, watch CPU-Z, and tweak my other benchmarks with the mouse :P
I would say few mobo makers have this function of BIOS submission: Gigabyte, Asus and DFI. The problem is, there's no central database for people to share them.
Well, you guys are running the best tech site in europe, you should be able to host a few BIOS profiles, right? ;)
Who knows, it might even grow into a genuine value++ for the site.
oh, and wuyanxu ninja'd you, he already PMed me the BIOS link :)
"The IDE slot will no doubt cause our almost militant "anti-IDE" community few to spit fire"
I think they got it off their chests on the preview, I just say if I find a cheaper DVD writer that's IDE (mine was £13) why should I choose SATA?
Thing I wanted to know was what OC did the MSI get? You mentioned something about it not getting as high as the Asus but didn't specify, could you tell me or am I gonna wait for the review? Sorry it's just the lack of P55 reviews on all sights is irritating the hell out of me >: (
excellent review and I must agree about the prices on these high-end P55 boards, for me "mainstream" means something in the £130 price bracket, not the £170 price bracket.. Also nice to see the MSI P55 GD65 motherboard do so well in the benchmarks at a reasonable price too!
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Replynot looking at the value score, it's a fantastic board :)
the turbo remote is completely useless apart from the ON button and clear-CMOS. since i overclocked by changing memory multiplier and timing, went in to save the profile, then went back to stock, loaded up Windows and tryed to use the key, but it froze. seems like the TurboV program doesn't save anything other than Bclk and a few simple voltages. also, as you said, the animation feels laggy and slow.
so is 200 Bclk the highest you've achieved? i was expecting a little higher....... also, for i5 750, highest configurable multiplier is 21x.
for BIOS, my one came with the one before 0504, not sure what other people got. but just a note for other comp. winners.
from personal experience, would have preferred the "target voltage" option in the BIOS, especially for CPU offset mode. other than that, fantastic board, really stable and easy to overclock.
I'm on the list for the first one off the production line :)
Can I have it after you are done with it then? :p
Are they lower than using socket 1366 ?
Thkx
Try again? Y / N?
The i5 looks promising, as does the P55, and I'm really looking forward to some reasonably prices mATX motherboards.
Look in the box bundle, there's an optional PCI bracket that can be used with any of the SATA ports.
There's no relation in CPU temperatures between sockets on different platforms. SB is warm but doesn't really affect performance. It's a 4.7W part.
Great review guys. I disagree with you on the animation for the remote though. The animation, while slow, looks great, and there's nothing on the key that you cant do with the Turbo-V app anyway, so if you want speed and massive tweaking ability, why not just use the app?
ninja edit: getting the driver from asus' site
suggestion: supply your best overclocking results as a BIOS profile. Almost every mobo maker has some sort of functionality to do this, and it would be a great resource for people who actually bought the board :)
But.. I don't want to use the app. I want to press the button, watch CPU-Z, and tweak my other benchmarks with the mouse :P
I would say few mobo makers have this function of BIOS submission: Gigabyte, Asus and DFI. The problem is, there's no central database for people to share them.
Who knows, it might even grow into a genuine value++ for the site.
oh, and wuyanxu ninja'd you, he already PMed me the BIOS link :)
I think they got it off their chests on the preview, I just say if I find a cheaper DVD writer that's IDE (mine was £13) why should I choose SATA?
Thing I wanted to know was what OC did the MSI get? You mentioned something about it not getting as high as the Asus but didn't specify, could you tell me or am I gonna wait for the review? Sorry it's just the lack of P55 reviews on all sights is irritating the hell out of me >: (
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