Product on Review: Z68A-GD65-G3
Manufacturer: MSI
Street Price: £145 inc. VAT
In our venture into the world of Sandy Bridge (LGA1155) and more specifically the Intel Z68 Chipset we have considered mainstream motherboards from a range of brands but never from MSI, until today. MSI have consistently impressed us with their graphics cards in the past and using the Intel P67 Chipset their Big Bang Marshal took our coveted gold award, but will today’s offering have the same amount of success?
Today we will be taking a look at one of MSI’s new motherboards under the Gen3 series using the Intel Z68 Chipset – the Z68A-GD65 G3. This motherboard sits in the mainstream segment and for the price packs in quite a punch. NVIDIA SLI and ATI CrossfireX is available, as is onboard power/reset buttons and a sleek looking exterior of black and blue. The Z68A-GD65 G3 comes with MSI’s 2nd generation ClickBIOS with improved navigation and a completely new look. As I pointed out in the Big Bang Marshal Review navigation was poor and the overall experience needed a facelift so it will be interesting to see what changes have been made and whether they can be attributed to success or failure.
So without further ado let’s begin our analysis of MSI’s Z68A-GD65 G3.
About MSI
Since its founding in 1986, MSI has been demonstrating continued success in digital age. To achieve the best user experience, every component is essential. In the past 25 years, MSI always strives to provide digital products based on its core values –“Innovation” and “Style”. The results are products with superior performance, trusted reliability, excellent user experience and expressive style. MSI has won the world-renowned product design awards and nearly 8,000 award recognitions from 350 media in 50 countries worldwide. With the brand slogan of “Innovation with Style”, MSI will continue to pioneer in global market as a principal brand in digital era, as well as lead the world in innovation in the field of global fashion technology with the needs of consumers at its core.
