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Hehe nice. BTW, you made hwbot http://hwbot.org/ and madshrimps news too http://www.madshrimps.be/vbulletin/f22/dog-ate-my-cpu-71207/
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MSI 790GX-G65 AM3 Motherboard Testing
sno replied to sno's topic in Processors, Motherboards and Memory
Every step of the setup process was seamless, I actually didn't run into a single hitch. It came with all the accessories one could ask for, the manual was very detailed, and the included software cd was fairly robust. MSI also includes their own overclocking utility, which is great for both the beginner and seasoned overclocker. Overall the board feels very stable, and is incredibly easy to work with. BIOS recovery from bad overclocking settings is decent, and when it is unable to recover, help is only a click away with the onboard clear cmos button. With four slots to save BIOS settings, getting back to your latest working configuration (assuming you saved it) is effortless. At such a low price, I'm happy to see it still heavily geared toward the enthusiast. The list of overclocking features and BIOS options is almost overwhelming, and nearly every setting in BIOS has a description, telling exactly what that setting does, which was especially cool for the RAM settings. Overall I give this board a 7/10. For the price though, it gets a very strong 9/10. -
MSI 790GX-G65 AM3 Motherboard Testing
sno replied to sno's topic in Processors, Motherboards and Memory
More testing will be coming. If you want to see anything specific, just let me know! -
MSI 790GX-G65 AM3 Motherboard Testing
sno replied to sno's topic in Processors, Motherboards and Memory
Test setup. CPU - AMD Phenom II X3 720 BE Motherboard - MSI 790GX-G65 (Thanks MSI) RAM - 2x1gb Kingston HyperX 2000mhz VGA - GTX 280 (except the first '05 test, it was a GTX 260) HDD - WD Raptor 36bg PSU - Gigabyte ODIN Pro 1200w CPU Cooling - TR Ultra-120, DI/LN2 @ Dragon Evo 2.4 -
MSI 790GX-G65 AM3 Motherboard Testing
sno replied to sno's topic in Processors, Motherboards and Memory
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MSI 790GX-G65 AM3 Motherboard Testing
sno replied to sno's topic in Processors, Motherboards and Memory
One thing I love about this board is how incredibly fast and easy BIOS flashing is. I had been spoiled by Windows-based BIOS flashing utilities (which MSI includes as well) but this takes the convenience a step further. Here's a video I made of the entire flashing process. This board has just about every BIOS option you could ask for, with plenty of extras. -
MSI 790GX-G65 AM3 Motherboard Testing
sno replied to sno's topic in Processors, Motherboards and Memory
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I'd like to thank MSI for letting me test this board. 790GX-G65 Specs. CPU