

Specifications
Specifications
CPU SUPPORT:2nd & 3rd Gen Intel Core i3/i5/i7 processor family for the LGA 1155 Socket |
POWER DESIGN:CPU Power: 8+3+2 Phases (CPU+iGPU+IO) PCH Power: 1 Phase Memory Power: 1 Phase
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CHIPSET:Intel Z77 Express |
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INTEGRATED GRAPHICS:Dependant on installed CPU |
MEMORY:4 x DIMM, Max. 32 GB, DDR3 1066 to DDR3 3000+ |
BIOS:2x AMI EFI BIOS with Dual 64 Mb Flash ROM |
SLOTS:3 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (x16/x0/x0 or x8/x8/0 or x8/x4/x4) 4 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot |
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HDD CONNECTIVITY:2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s (Intel Z77) 4 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s (Intel Z77) 2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s (ASMedia 1061) |
NETWORKING:1 x KillerNIC E2205 |
PORTS:4 x USB 3.0 ports (2 at front panel, 2 at rear panel) 10 x USB 2.0 ports (4 at back panel, 6 at front panel) 1 x RJ45 LAN connectors 1 x Audio port with 6 audio jacks 1 x Optical Digital Audio port 1 x Coaxial Digital Audio port 1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port 1 x HDMI port 1 x DVI-D port 1 x VGA Port 1 x ClearCMOS Button
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AUDIO:Realtek ALC898 HD CODEC |
FAN HEADERS:5 (2 x 4-pin PWM, 3 x 3-pin) |
FORM FACTOR:ATX Form Factor (305 mm x 245 mm) |
EXCLUSIVE FEATURES:- Killer Ethernet
- Military Class III
- DRMOS II
- Hi-C CAP
- Super Ferrite Choke
- OC Genie II
- Click BIOS II
- Sound Blaster Cinema
- Gaming Device Port
- Total Fan Control
- Lucid Virtu MVP
- Super Charger
- Easy Button 3
- V-Check points
- MultiBIOS
- Debug LED
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- 1 x User guide
- 1 x Software manual
- 1 x I/O shield
- 4 x SATA 6Gb/s cable
- 1 x SLI bridge
- 1 x MSI case badge
- 1 x Driver disc
- 4 x V-Check cable
- 2 x M-Connector
- 1 x Door hanger
Test System
Test System
CPU:Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5 GHz, 8 MB Cache |
Memory:16 GB DDR3 (4x 4 GB) GSkill TridentX F3-2666C11Q-16GTXD |
Cooling:CoolerMaster TPC 812 |
Motherboard:MSI Z77A-GD65 GAMING Intel Z77 Express, BIOS P0.6 |
Video Card:2x Gigabyte WindForce Radeon HD 7950 3 GB |
Harddisk:Corsair ForceGT 60 GB SATA 6 Gb/s SSD (DATA) Corsair F60 60 GB SATA 3 Gb/s SSD (OS) Velocity SuperSpeed USB3.0 External Dock w/Corsair Force GT |
Power Supply:Seasonic SS-860XP2 |
Case:Antec P280
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Software:Windows 7 64-bit SP1, ATI Catalyst 12.10
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Power Consumption
BIOS Walkthrough
BIOS Options
ClocksRangeStep Size
CPU BCLK:0.0 MHz ... 500.00 MHz | 0.01 MHz |
Memory Dividers:x8 (800 MHz), x10.67 (1067 MHz), x13.33 (1333 MHz), x14 (1400 MHz), x16 (1600 MHz ), x18 (1800 MHz), x18.66 (1866 MHz), x20 (2000 MHz ), x21.33 (2133 MHz), x22 (2200 MHz), x24 (2400 MHz), x26 (2600 MHz), x26.66 (2666 MHz), x28 (2800 MHz), x29.33 (2933 MHz), x30 (3000 MHz) |
VoltagesRangeStep Size
CPU Vcore:0.8050 V... 2.1550 V | 0.0050 V |
DRAM Voltage:1.1080 V... 2.4655 V | 0.0075 V |
CPU VTT Voltage:1.070 V... 1.550 V | 0.020 V |
VCCSA Voltage:0.870 V... 1.510 V | 0.020 V |
CPU PLL:1.400 V... 2.430 V | Varies
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Board Software
SuperPi
WinRAR & wPrime
AIDA64
CineBench & HandBrake Encoding
3DMark11 and PCMark 07
Shogun 2
F1 2010
HDTune Pro (SATA2)
HDTune Pro (SATA 6Gb/s)
HDTune Pro (USB3.0)
RightMark Audio Analyzer
Overclocking - The Hardware
Overclocked Performance Summary
AIDA64
CPU OC Performance
3D-Oriented OC Performance
The MSI Z77A-GD65 GAMING is available for $179.99.
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