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The editors liked
Triple PCI Express 3.0 slots with SLI/CrossfireX support
Excellent on-board overclocking utility
UEFI BIOS with Windows GUI
Excellent overclocking
Outstanding price/performance ratio
3-Way SLI Capable
Performance mirroring the bigger players
Excellent UEFI
Winki 3 quick linux
The editors didn't like
Expensive for mid-range users
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MSI X79A-GD65 (8D) looks good at first sight. It comes with a lot of accessories and features a user-friendly PCB design, efficient cooling system, and up-to-date functionality. The Military Class III components contribute to making it one of the most...
Triple PCI Express 3.0 slots with SLI/CrossfireX support, Excellent on-board overclocking utility, UEFI BIOS with Windows GUI
Expensive for mid-range users, ‹ Overclocking Results, Review Index, Introduction and FeaturesSpecifications, Packaging, Layout, Included ExtrasBIOS FeaturesTesting Configuration and Benchmarks UsedSynthetic CPU and Memory TestsGaming TestsPCMark Vantage
We'd like to thank MSI for providing the X79A-GD65 (8D) motherboard for our review today. This is my first review of an X79-based motherboard and it showcased how vendors are incorporating the LGA 2011 socket and X79 chipset into their products. The avail...
We here at HardOCP have been huge fans of MSI's GD65 line for more than a couple of chipsets. MSI has once again been hitting R&D and design hard. If I had to rank the motherboard builders today, I would likely put those companies in this order: ASUS, MSI...
Although the MSI X79A-GD65(8D) comes with Gen3 PCIe and some high-end components we were a little disappointed in it. There is something that is affecting performance when you need to move data between the memory, the HDD and the CPU. We saw this manifest...
There just isn't much that I can really say once you take a look at our benchmark scores. This is just an amazing product that represents an incredible value. This board also has some really nice features, not the least of which is their Military Class II...
So far our impression of the MSI X79A-GD65(8D) is that MSI is looking to offer at cost effective product with a small feature set of their more powerful products. This puts in an awkward state where it feels unfinished when you are looking at it and compa...
Published: 2012-01-26, Author: Ali , review by: wccftech.com
The MSI board has several innovative features. Onboard over-clock buttons, Both Gen 2.0 and Gen 3.0 PCI-e x16 slots (though the former are only x1) and oodles of accessories. It is hard not to recommend this board. Considering it costs about the same as t...
Abstract: Those wanting to build the ultimate performance system will naturally turn to Intel’s new LGA2011 platform which recently made its debut with the Sandy Bridge-E processors. This highly refined architecture takes the original Sandy Bridge design and pum...
In terms of aesthetics and visuals, we think the X79A-GD65 8D looks great with its black PCB and contrasting blues and silver all decked out in the Military tTheme; nothing too bold or outlandish here. The motherboard is tidy, neatly organized and look...
