Included Software
Command Center
As we mentioned on the previous page MSI’s Command Center feature is one of its biggest selling points. The software allows you to tweak fan speeds to control your CPU temperatures and even overclock from within the operating system.
On the DRAM tab you can also adjust more clock settings and voltages.
There’s also a GPU tab to allow you to tweak the onboard GPU if you actually feel like using that.
The RAMDisk tab allows you to create a RAMDisk from free RAM.
The final tab includes MSI’s famous OC Genie which automatically overclocks your system for you.
Sound Blaster Cinema
As part of MSI’s Realtek ALC 892 audio package they also include Sound Blaster Cinema software which essentially allows you to tweak and tune aspects of your audio to better suit the needs of certain applications.
Super RAID
MSI’s Super RAID has quite a deceptive name because there isn’t actually that much RAID going on from MSI’s side. the Super RAID tab allows you to implement three of Intel’s storage related technologies as seen below.
Fast Boot
MSI’s Fast Boot feature allows you to boot into the BIOS faster by automatically disabling unnecessary startup options and features that may slow your system down. They also include a G02BIOS button which is a software replacement for the lack of a hardware GO2BIOS button which is becoming ever more common on motherboards these days.
Live Update 5
Live Update 5 is the last trick up MSI’s sleeve that we are showing you and this software allows you to keep all your drivers and BIOSes up to date as well as all the MSI utilities. It is handy having something that remembers to keep things up to date for you.
Everybody (well almost everybody) would rather have top of the range mobo’s, smartphones, GFX cards etc. but products like these are the volume sellers. Without products like this, companies wouldn’t exist. If I had to pay for my computer stuff, this would be the kind of board I’d buy. There’s nothing wrong with it.
So true, I’m actually seriously considering this. The run-of-the-mill boards are what makes a manufacturer’s success. Sure we’d all love to get all the shenanigans, but money is not growing on trees yet, so we make do.
“Built around MSI’s tried-and-tested Military Class 4 components” What a joke this is, there is no ML STD anymore and there sure isn’t any “class 4” The electronics manufacturing world follows IPC standards. Military falls under class 3 requirements. “Whereas Class 3 products demand continued high performance or performance-on-demand is critical and equipment downtime cannot be tolerated, the end use environment may be uncommonly harsh, and the equipment must function when required, such as life support or other critical systems” I am a certified IPC specialist, and can tell you that it does likely meet the class 3 military spec, BUT so does almost every other manufacturer. I wish guys doing reviews would start to take note of this “class 4” BS. It’s false and should be noted.
I appreciate your feedback. I’d be interested to read more and question our MSI representatives on it. Could you provide the relative links to the IPC standard descriptions?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPC_(electronics) best I can do, I cant find any free link that details the standards. basically class 1 is it just has to work, class 2 is where continued performance and extended life are required and for which uninterrupted service is desired, but not critical. I already posted class 3. Here you can see the IPC cert on MSI’s web page. http://www.msi.com/html/product/ipc/DMS/index.html Click manufacture tab and bottom of page.
you don’t know what you’re taking about
expert, can you provide us with the criteria and source for a military class 4 designation ? It seems made up 🙂