MSI X79A-GD65 X79 Motherboard Review

This is our first time getting down and dirty with the MSI BIOS for a prolonged amount of time, and due to this, we weren’t sure as to what we should expect.

On entrance to the BIOS, we can see a UEFI GUI based BIOS, branded as Click BIOS II. The BIOS is very graphically intense and probably the best looking BIOS we’ve seen to date with an easy navigation system that we will briefly guide you through.

Being a UEFI based Click BIOS II, we have full functionality of the keyboard and mouse for easy navigation throughout.

There is the ability to change controller settings including the LAN configuration and SATA mode which can be changed between IDE, AHCI and RAID.

In terms of keeping a close eye on things, there is a screen devoted to your PC health status, allowing you to control each of the fan headers and also checking on CPU and system temperatures and fan speeds throughout.

For boot devices, a full screen with boot order list is displayed, where you can also change the priority of disk drives, USB drives and much more.

Now this is where things get interesting for us as it’s all about overclocking. Within this menu you can change the frequency of your processor, adjust processor related characteristics and also toy with the memory and its timings.

There is also a section on the same page, devoted to voltages allowing the memory and CPU voltages to be increased if need be when overclocking.

You can even save and load Overclocking profiles, which is handy if you are trying to push your system to the limits.

More CPU related options are available in terms of Hyper-threading, C1E support and the ability to alter each individual core ratio.

The CLICK BIOS II also includes some relevant tools to make your experience with an MSI board a pleasant one. We can do a seamless HDD backup, live update or flash the BIOS easily and quickly.