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 
CHIPSET:Intel Z77 Express
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
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
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

































  • 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
Software:Windows 7 64-bit SP1, ATI Catalyst 12.10






















Power Consumption







BIOS Walkthrough

BIOS Options
ClocksRangeStep Size
CPU BCLK:0.0 MHz ... 500.00 MHz0.01 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 V0.0050 V
DRAM Voltage:1.1080 V... 2.4655 V0.0075 V
CPU VTT Voltage:1.070 V... 1.550 V0.020 V
VCCSA Voltage:0.870 V... 1.510 V0.020 V
CPU PLL:1.400 V... 2.430 VVaries





























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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