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View Full Version : MSI owners, Don't bother with the 170 Bios, MSI screwed the pooch again on that one.


Kunaak
09-09-2003, 12:36 AM
this Bios has a higher 1:1 ratio available, of 255, up from 250 on the 1.60 bios, but other then that, it overclocked about 15 Mhz lower on my ram, and was prone to not booting when exiting Bios when overclocked...
basically, another screwed Bios from MSI.
the same No cas latency control is present, except you have the option of having your default cas present when using 1:1, but 5:4 and then it drops to cas 2.5-4-4-8 no matter what...
atleast it's a small improvement, the 160 bios doesn't even allow you the default cas at 1:1 when overclocked even 1 mhz...

the best BIOS is still the 132 Opp Bios.
no 1:1 limit, you can boot all the way to 292 with no issues (thats as far as I ever booted at 1:1) plus you have the ful control of the cas latency under all conditions.

why can't MSI do one BIOS right?
:rolleyes:

Amoeba Assassin
09-09-2003, 03:24 PM
I think you should just give up on there ever being good BIOS for the board

Kunaak
09-09-2003, 11:45 PM
hmm....

drop a 80 dollar board, for a 200 dollar board, so I can go from 6400 bandwidth, to 6500...
especially when these MSIs overclock so damn good, and the 132 BIOS still works perfect, with no limits?

yeah no thanks.
I'll stick with the 132 and hope MSI builds something before I deciede on a new PC :)