![]() It is still not there, so you have to go to the Save & Exit page for it, but there are two new hotkeys: F2 for Favorites Assistant and F3 for Go to Favorites. After browsing through the main BIOS sections where we could find nothing particularly interesting, we pressed the F1 key to see if the list of hotkeys now included the Discard Changes option. There even seem to be no new features at all. ![]() The start screen is inferior in functionality to what we have with other brands’ mainboards. MSI mainboards used to apply an XMP profile to speed up system memory when the computer was overclocked with the OC Genie technology, but now you can easily apply that profile yourself right in the start BIOS screen. There’s an XMP button next to the OC Genie feature. The only setup option we can see here is the boot device order which you can adjust by moving device icons with your mouse (the icons of currently active devices are highlighted). BIOS options are displayed in the center of the screen but at first it is occupied by the new logo of MSI’s overclocker-friendly mainboards, with icons of BIOS sections placed on its sides. Some basic system information is reported, too: the mainboard’s model name and BIOS version, the CPU’s base clock rate and frequency multiplier, and the amount and clock rate of system memory. There’s an info panel in the top of the start BIOS screen where you can check out (but cannot change) the current date and time as well as CPU and mainboard temperatures. The Slow Mode Booting switch may be necessary for booting up while the POST indicator will help to uncover any errors during the boot-up process. The JBAT1 jumper duplicates the function of the back-panel Clear CMOS button. The OC Genie Mode switch is for choosing how hard the computer will be overclocked. The Power and Reset buttons are part of the Easy Buttons 3 set which also includes the BCLK+ and BCLK- buttons (to adjust the mainboard’s base clock rate with a step of 1 MHz), the GO2BIOS button (to load the BIOS interface without pressing any other buttons), and the OC Genie button (for automatic overclocking). The panel now has as many as three “ground” connectors, so you can use up to three voltmeters simultaneously to keep track of three voltages. Coupled with the included set of cables, the V-Check Points 2 panel lets you easily monitor main voltages with a voltmeter. We can also find the so-called OC Essentials which are meant to aid you in your overclocking endeavors. Two of them are meant for a CPU cooler, but they can’t regulate 3-pin fans. We can count up five 4-pin fan connectors in the mainboard’s schematic. The separating line and the Audio Boost logo are highlighted but you can turn the highlighting off in the BIOS. ![]() The audio subsystem area is isolated from the rest of the mainboard components to minimize interference. The latter also encompasses an advanced 8-channel audio codec Realtek ALC1150 (SNR = 115 dB), dual 600-Ohm headphone amplifier, and premium capacitors. The back-panel audio connectors are gold-plated, which is a visual sign of the MSI Audio Boost technology. ![]()
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