MSI P67A-GD65 (B3) Quick Guide- Manuals

Page 2 - OVERVIEW

P67A-GD65 Overclocking Guide P67A-GD65 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 to expand...

Page 3 - Some OC Info About New; OC ? You need K SKU CPU

P67A-GD65 Overclocking Guide P67A-GD65 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 compatibl...

Page 4 - NEXT GENERATION - OC GENIE II; OC Genie Button; Core i7 2500K OC Genie II Performance Comparison; MILITARY CLASS MATERIALS

P67A-GD65 Overclocking Guide P67A-GD65 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 MSI. Also eq...

Page 5 - SFC; MULTI-GRAPHICS CARDS GAMING DESIGN; Multi-VGA cards system configuration

P67A-GD65 Overclocking Guide P67A-GD65 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’s PWM adopt Green Choke design, SFC (Super Ferrite Choke), utilizing the latest material tech-nolog...

Page 6 - COOLer CONfigUratiON; Not recommend; MANUAL OC OVERVIEW; frequency Setting

0 P67A-GD65 Overclocking Guide P67A-GD65 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 of the boxe...

Page 7 - Voltage Setting

P67A-GD65 Overclocking Guide P67A-GD65 Overclocking Guide Voltage Setting In overvoltage operations, the OC Genie II provides comprehensive items as in the previous generation for users to adjust. These items include: CPU Voltage, CPU IO Voltage (VTT), DRAM Voltage and System Agent Voltage. The CPU ...

Page 8 - OC abiLitY refereNCe; Max CPU Core Speed; Max Memory frequency

P67A-GD65 Overclocking Guide P67A-GD65 Overclocking Guide OC abiLitY refereNCe Now, taking the P67A-GD65 mainboard with the Intel’s latest Core i7 2600K CPU as an example, we will set Core Speed and Memory Frequency as over-clocking items to introduce some points and notices to users for reference. ...

Page 9 - refereNCe tabLe; BUILD UP HIGHER BANDWIDTH

P67A-GD65 Overclocking Guide P67A-GD65 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 1.45~1.5 ...

Page 10 - Super Speed USB; Other featUreS ON P67a-gD65; ClickbiOS

P67A-GD65 Overclocking Guide P67A-GD65 Overclocking Guide Super Speed USB Although Intel did not include USB3.0 in the Sandy Bridge processors, it is equipped on the P67A-GD65 to provide high-speed data transfer up to 5Gbps. With two NEC controllers, the P67A-GD65 provides four USB3.0 ports, includi...

Page 11 - Super Charger

0 P67A-GD65 Overclocking Guide Super Charger The first USB pin header on the P67A-GD65 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 equipped w...

Page 12 - CONCLUSION

CONCLUSION As the first featuring P67 main-board from MSI, the P67A-GD65 is made with military class materi-als 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 en-hance system performance that is...