MSI Z87 GD65 Gaming Hands-On Preview!

[Josh Weston]

We take another quick look at one of MSI's upcoming Z87 motherboards from their gaming range.



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[seumasbeathan]

Now this board I really like, the dragon heatsinks look awesome and I suspect It will be a decent overclocker to

 

[SieB]

Every time I see these new MSI boards with the dragons on them that SisQo tune Unleash The Dragon starts playing in my head :lol:
I do like the look of them though.

 

[alienware]

That's much more like it !

 

[sheroo]

Have to admit that's a fine lookin' board...

 

[Pyros]

so in the review you mention special abilities when paired with an msi graphics card, would you elaborate on this please

 

[TheRamJam]

Its something MSI call VGA boost. A bit of a gimmick if you ask me.

You can find the info you need here

http://uk.msi.com/product/mb/Z87-GD65-GAMING.html

 

[Pyros]

i know its vga boost but what advantage does it give

 

[Red Dragon]

"VGA Boost increases the power limitations for MSI GAMING graphics cards when inserted in an MSI GAMING motherboard. It simply upgrades your Power Tuning and current limits allowing your graphics to boost to higher clock speeds when your gaming graphics get more intense and sustain maximum performance for a longer time.

This is all supported because of the power design for the PCI Express slots and the build quality of MSI Graphics cards. Now, matching MSI gaming hardware not only gives your game PC some fiery red dragon looks, your PC gaming experience will benefit from a safe and powerful boost in graphics."

Sound pretty much the same as what asus is doing with their motherboards in combination with their asus branded graphic cards


And yer the mobo just looks awesome tbh

 

[d1974]

A good marketing ploy, Buy our products...etc but at least they should have been well tested together and therefore should be more reliable and stable.