Conclusion: The MSI P55-GD65 motherboard is a great affordable motherboard that overclocks extremely well (literally it only took me 10 minutes), and has features that only high end
Pros: Wide open spaces, Not cluttered with a boat load of heat pipes, Real Time Voltage measuring, On the Fly BCLK adjusting abilities, Ease Of overclocking
Cons: Defunct Memory divider performance, EPS CPU power plug is still in a difficult spot, No rearward Clear Cmos button
Conclusion: I whole-heartedly recommend this board for any would-be LGA1156 processor user. Here’s what I manage to accomplish just by using the OC Genie.
Summary: MSI’s latest Intel P55 based board looks to be cut from the same mold as its big brother P55-GC80 motherboard. The GD65 is mean, lean, and ready to rumble.
Excerpt: Our coverage of the Intel Lynnfield processor release this fall has been pretty convincing: it is likely the best choice for a new gaming or enthusiast PC (see the Core
Excerpt: With Intel's launch of the P55 chipset based Core i7 and i5 processors, we knew it would not be long until we saw a slew of motherboards with the P55 chip.
Excerpt: Today I will be looking at a brand new product, literally only a week or two from release from one of the best known names in the computer hardware manufacturing
Pros: OCGenie takes the black magic out of overclocking., Manual overclocking is simple with a bit of researching., Simple to set up, just works., Looks good., Reasonable pr...
Cons: I had issues flashing my bios but I did buy my board on release day so it shipped with the original bios