Testseek.co.uk have collected 79 expert reviews of the MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming and the average rating is 89%. Scroll down and see all reviews for MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming.
October 2013
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The editors liked
One of the best looking Z87 motherboards around
Performs great at stock settings – consistent
BIOS is fluid
Attractive and easy to use
Lots of onboard features – GO2Bios
OC Genie etc
Military Class 4 components used throughout
Reasonably priced
MSI Z87GD65GAMING ATX Motherboard Review
(Intel Z87
4x DDR3
DVI
HDMI
6x USB3.0
Killer E2205 LAN
LGA1150 Socket)
The board itself in its entirety is an amazing piece of kit for the money. In all areas of overclocking and benchmarks it matches and s
Good features
Crossfire and SLI support
Low latency network adapter
OC Genie works well
Quality components
The editors didn't like
Only one USB 3.0 header – other boards in same price-range have more than one
The MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming is an excellent motherboard. It is obvious that MSI is putting a lot more R&D resources into its motherboard program. The overclocking prowess of the Z87-GD65 Gaming is exceptional, in fact it exceeded my expectations. This motherb...
Let's get one thing straight: gaming motherboards are no better at running games than typical enthusiast boards. There's little that modern mobos can do to affect gaming performance, which is almost entirely bound by the system's CPU and graphics card. G...
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Published: 2013-06-16, Author: Alex , review by: extremespec.net
MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING Motherboard Review, Design and Testing Performance Posted by: Alex June 16, 2013 in Motherboard , Review Leave a comment Testing Performance: To test the motherboard MSI Z87-GD65 GAMI...
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Published: 2013-06-03, Author: Thomas , review by: tomshardware.com
Abstract: Intel's Haswell architecture displaces Ivy Bridge in its desktop line-up, bringing with it yet another new CPU interface. We tested six motherboards that claimed to be ready for your overclocking efforts, and included the five survivors in today's review....
Stock performance, CMOS battery placement - accessible under most conditions, Board layout and design, Killer NIC, Accessible PCI-Express x1 slot with all PCI-Express x16 slots filled, UEFI BIOS design and usability, Motherboard manual information
CMOS battery and reset jumper location blocked it board used in multi-GPU configuration, ‹ Benchmark Testing, Review Index, Introduction and Technical SpecificationsMotherboard LayoutCPU Cooler Fit and Included AccessoriesBundled ApplicationsBIOS Feature
Before continuing with our final thoughts on this board, we would like to take this opportunity to give our friends at MSI a hearty “Thank You” for giving us the opportunity and pleasure of reviewing the Z87-GD65 Gaming motherboard. I had high expectation...
Stock performance, CMOS battery placement - accessible under most conditions, Board layout and design, Killer NIC, Accessible PCI-Express x1 slot with all PCI-Express x16 slots filled, UEFI BIOS design and usability, Motherboard manual information
CMOS battery and reset jumper location blocked it board used in multi-GPU configuration, ‹ Benchmark Testing, Review Index, Introduction and Technical SpecificationsMotherboard LayoutCPU Cooler Fit and Included AccessoriesBundled ApplicationsBIOS Feature
Before continuing with our final thoughts on this board, we would like to take this opportunity to give our friends at MSI a hearty “Thank You” for giving us the opportunity and pleasure of reviewing the Z87-GD65 Gaming motherboard. I had high expectation...
Published: 2013-06-01, Author: Paul , review by: hitechlegion.com
Top of Class Performance, Black and Red Theme, 3x PCIE 3.0 x16 With Adequate Spacing, Crossfire and SLI ready, Sound Blaster Cinema Audio, Click BIOS 4, OC Genie 4 With Two Boost Modes, Dual BIOS protection, Military Class 4: Solid capacitors and SFC Chok
No Wireless Features
The MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming series board was the most pleasant surprise during our first round of Z87 testing. Benchmark after benchmark, the GD65 Gaming board came up with very impressive results, both at stock speeds and overclocked. While the name and ce...
Centralized GAMING theme in both hardware design and esthetics, Packed with high-end gaming features yet still affordable, Good stock and overclocked performance, Decent accessories package, Wide-open BIOS ready for tweaking, All fans independently contro
High idle power consumption, Relatively low automatic overclocking, No Intel Thunderbolt, Not everyone likes dragons
The MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING has an MSRP of $189.99. Centralized GAMING theme in both hardware design and esthetics Packed with high-end gaming features yet still affordable Good stock and overclocked performance Decent accessories package Wide-open BIOS ready...
Now and again a motherboard appears that is so obviously brilliant, and so affordable, that we wonder if anything will be able to top it. For a while that crown was held by the ASUS Sabertooth, both in X58 and then P67 variants. Then MSI stole the crown w...
Published: 2013-05-22, Author: Ian , review by: anandtech.com
Abstract: With time quickly approaching the launch of Haswell, leaks on both motherboards and CPU performance are coming out of the woodworks. Similar to our advance Ivy Bridge coverage, here is a current roundup of everything we were allowed to show or is currentl...
