MSI Moherboards

Gadgetman496

I'm in the mood for a new build and am trying to choose a Mobo to go with a i5-3570K CPU. My needs don't warrant an i7 or a socket 2011 board even though I believe 2011 has superseded 1155 in 2012?

I'm looking at the MSI Z77A-GD65 Motherboard. I'm doing so purely on the basis that my last two builds used MSI boards and have never given me any trouble & I'm not too familiar with ASUS or Gigabyte boards up close.

What is the general consensus among builders here of MSI boards over the other well know players? What board would you guy's recommend over the MSI for the above processor & why?

BloodBath

Asrock pro 3 or 4 if going single gpu.

Asrock extreme 3 or 4 if going dual gpu.

The 4's just have more sata and usb's over the 3's.

They offer more features for the price and are good quality boards with a good UEFI BIOS.

klub44

BloodBath wrote: »

Asrock pro 3 or 4 if going single gpu.

Asrock extreme 3 or 4 if going dual gpu.

The 4's just have more sata and usb's over the 3's.

They offer more features for the price and are good quality boards with a good UEFI BIOS.

I can only confirm above.
I'm very happy with ext3 gen3, had problem with ssd detection on mine, but 2 hours (!) after report that on asrock technical service website, I've receive custom altered BIOS with fixed problem. That's top class for me.

SpannerMonkey

1155 is not yet superseeded it is the the current default socket of intel i3 / i5 / i7 processors ( sandybridge and ivybridge processors )

1150 will be the sucessor for the 1155 it will be released along with the upcoming haswell processors and will continue on to the broadwell .

the 2011 socket is for the higher end sandybridge -E and yet to be released Ivybridge-E processors these are quite expensive and come in quad , hex and if you go for the server grad xeon processors octo core configuration , unless you are doing very demanding stuff ith your pc you really dont need them .

as said the most recomended boards here always seem to be asrock from a value point of vue . but msi make fine boards too as do asus and gigabyte but a tad pricier than the asrock , all depends what you want them for

Gadgetman496

SpannerMonkey wrote: »

1155 is not yet superseeded it is the the current default socket of intel i3 / i5 / i7 processors ( sandybridge and ivybridge processors )

1150 will be the sucessor for the 1155 it will be released along with the upcoming haswell processors and will continue on to the broadwell .

the 2011 socket is for the higher end sandybridge -E and yet to be released Ivybridge-E processors these are quite expensive and come in quad , hex and if you go for the server grad xeon processors octo core configuration , unless you are doing very demanding stuff ith your pc you really dont need them .

as said the most recomended boards here always seem to be asrock from a value point of vue . but msi make fine boards too as do asus and gigabyte but a tad pricier than the asrock , all depends what you want them for

Thanks for that Info SpannerMonkey.

When are these due to be available? I see too that the word seems to be that the 1155 cooling systems will be compatible with the 1150 (not yet confirmed though by Intel)

So, if the processor number normally represents the number of pins in the the processor the 1150 will have 5 pins less? What will be the main differences\improvements between 1155 & 1150?

Vicxas

The Haswells are due June(ish) well according to the rumours anyway

Outkast_IRE

gadgetman496 wrote: »

I'm in the mood for a new build and am trying to choose a Mobo to go with a i5-3570K CPU. My needs don't warrant an i7 or a socket 2011 board even though I believe 2011 has superseded 1155 in 2012?

I'm looking at the MSI Z77A-GD65 Motherboard. I'm doing so purely on the basis that my last two builds used MSI boards and have never given me any trouble & I'm not too familiar with ASUS or Gigabyte boards up close.

What is the general consensus among builders here of MSI boards over the other well know players? What board would you guy's recommend over the MSI for the above processor & why?

My own current build was a high end MSI board 2 years ago and its been brilliant, not a peep out of it.

I completed a build last month with a friend using this MSI board http://www.msi.com/product/mb/Z77-MPOWER.html
And it was a dream to work with, and is a great board, i would buy one myself if i was in the market.

Tea_Bag

just to throw a little spanner out there, but ive built with enough MSI boards to "hate" them, solely because downloading drivers from their website is a NIGHTMARE. its a full day affair. last week i was downloading the Realtek audio drivers for the z68gd65. it took several hours and the file is like 150mb!!!!:mad::mad:


that said, they make very good boards, and you'll likely only be installing windows once in a while i guess.

Gadgetman496

Outkast_IRE wrote: »

My own current build was a high end MSI board 2 years ago and its been brilliant, not a peep out of it.

I completed a build last month with a friend using this MSI board http://www.msi.com/product/mb/Z77-MPOWER.html
And it was a dream to work with, and is a great board, i would buy one myself if i was in the market.

I like the fact they stress test to a high level each and every one of those MPower boards before they leave the production plant. The fact they have both WiFi & blue-tooth onboard is a nice touch too I guess, 2 slots saved if you were in need of either.

Do they have 6 SATA ports Outkast?

Gadgetman496

Tea_Bag wrote: »

downloading drivers from their website is a NIGHTMARE. its a full day affair. last week i was downloading the Realtek audio drivers for the z68gd65. it took several hours and the file is like 150mb!!!!:mad::mad:

That is the case for sure but I wouldn't not buy one for that reason. Maybe they're sooooo popular the site is put under too much pressure

Outkast_IRE

gadgetman496 wrote: »

I like the fact they stress test to a high level each and every one of those MPower boards before they leave the production plant. The fact they have both WiFi & blue-tooth onboard is a nice touch too I guess, 2 slots saved if you were in need of either.

Do they have 6 SATA ports Outkast?

Yes 6 sata ports , ports one and two are for SSD drives and are super fast if you get an SSD , the number 3,4,5,6 ports are slower for standard drives.

I found it an excellent board didnt need to download any additonals from the MSI site, to be honest even with my current MSI motherboard windows got all the correct drivers for me itself, so didnt need to go near their website yet.

SpannerMonkey

Tea_Bag wrote: »

just to throw a little spanner out there, but ive built with enough MSI boards to "hate" them, solely because downloading drivers from their website is a NIGHTMARE. its a full day affair. last week i was downloading the Realtek audio drivers for the z68gd65. it took several hours and the file is like 150mb!!!!:mad::mad:


that said, they make very good boards, and you'll likely only be installing windows once in a while i guess.

how did it take several hours to download 150mb??? are you still on dial up or what :P

Gumbi

SpannerMonkey wrote: »

how did it take several hours to download 150mb??? are you still on dial up or what :P

It's obviously a problem on MSI's side. I can only attest to it, I was downloading drivers from their site some time ago; a 30MB file took quite a bit of time to download.

Tea_Bag

SpannerMonkey wrote: »

how did it take several hours to download 150mb??? are you still on dial up or what :P

I'm on 150mbps UPC, it's not my end.