Page 2 - OVERVIEW
P67A-GD65 (B3) Overclocking Guide P67A-GD65 (B3) Overclocking Guide OVERVIEW For the new P67 mainboards, MSI also upgraded the OC Genie for P55 mainboards that has received critical acclaim to the OC Genie II. Along with the brand new heat-sink design, the SATA III (6Gbps) interface and USB3.0 ports...
Page 3 - Some OC Info About New; OC ? You need K SKU CPU
P67A-GD65 (B3) Overclocking Guide P67A-GD65 (B3) Overclocking Guide Some OC Info About New P67 Platform Despite design and architectural similarities between the Intel Series 60 chipsets for the brand new LGA1155 processors and the previous Series 50 chipsets for LGA1156 processors, none of them are...
Page 4 - NEXT GENERATION - OC GENIE II; OC Genie Button; MILITARY CLASS MATERIALS
P67A-GD65 (B3) Overclocking Guide P67A-GD65 (B3) Overclocking Guide NEXT GENERATION - OC GENIE II Although Intel has imposed various OC restrictions on the Sandy Bridge platform, the OC Genie button is still equipped on the mainboards for this platform. In fact, it is the new-gen OC Genie II from MS...
Page 5 - SFC; MULTI-GRAPHICS CARDS GAMING DESIGN; Multi-VGA cards system configuration
P67A-GD65 (B3) Overclocking Guide P67A-GD65 (B3) Overclocking Guide ESR Comparison Solid Cap 5 mΩ Hi-c Cap < 5 mΩ EL Cap >20 mΩ ESR (mΩ) Lower is better SFC To reach the lower power consumption, P67A-GD65 (B3)’s PWM adopt Green Choke design, SFC (Super Ferrite Choke), utilizing the latest mate...
Page 6 - COOLer CONfigUratiON; Not recommend; MANUAL OC OVERVIEW; frequency Setting
0 P67A-GD65 (B3) Overclocking Guide P67A-GD65 (B3) Overclocking Guide Well-controlled temperature is sure to enhance overclocking capability. The higher the CPU temperature rises, the higher risks of system instability and overclocking failure may cause. According to our clinical test, temperature o...
Page 8 - OC abiLitY refereNCe; Max CPU Core Speed; Max Memory frequency
P67A-GD65 (B3) Overclocking Guide P67A-GD65 (B3) Overclocking Guide OC abiLitY refereNCe Now, taking the P67A-GD65 (B3) mainboard with the Intel’s latest Core i7 2600K CPU as an example, we will set Core Speed and Memory Frequency as overclocking items to introduce some points and notices to users f...
Page 9 - refereNCe tabLe; BUILD UP HIGHER BANDWIDTH
P67A-GD65 (B3) Overclocking Guide P67A-GD65 (B3) Overclocking Guide Tuning Item Default Increment Easy Normal Fun Danger Not Recom- mend CPU Ratio 34 1 34~40 40~45 45~50 50~52 >52 CPU Vcore (V) 1.160 0.005 ~1.3 1.3~1.4 1.4~1.5 1.5~1.6 >1.6 CPU IO Voltage (V) 1.112 0.0265 ~1.2 1.25~1.3 1.3~1.45...
Page 10 - Super Speed USB; ClickbiOS
P67A-GD65 (B3) Overclocking Guide P67A-GD65 (B3) Overclocking Guide Super Speed USB Although Intel did not include USB3.0 in the Sandy Bridge processors, it is equipped on the P67A-GD65 (B3) to provide high-speed data transfer up to 5Gbps. With two NEC controllers, the P67A-GD65 (B3) provides four U...
Page 11 - Super Charger
0 P67A-GD65 (B3) Overclocking Guide Super Charger The first USB pin header on the P67A-GD65 (B3) supports the latest Super Charger which supplies high voltage for charging iPad or iPhone by au-tomatically identifying the voltage requirements of the device connected to the port. Other ports are also ...
Page 12 - CONCLUSION
CONCLUSION As the first featuring P67 mainboard from MSI, the P67A-GD65 (B3) is made with military class materials and equipped with SATA-III connectors (6Gbps) and USB3.0. The new-gen OC Genie II allows beginners to run OC operations in great convenience in order to enhance system performance that ...