MSI P67A-GD55 Overclocking

[bartman1973]

MSI released their latest and greatest BIOS for the P67A-GD55 and P65A-GD65.This BIOS already corrected the previous issue on Sandybridge processor that cannot go beyond the 48 multiplier. This latest BIOS will now be tested and will be compared to the stock configuration

Will it really work? Well continue reading for you to find out 

SPI 1M Stock ( 3.4Ghz but with speedstep enabled )


SPI 1M @ 5.1Ghz ( 51 x 100 )


SPI32M stock


SPI 32M @ 5.1Ghz


3DMark 6


3D Mark 06 @5.1Ghz


3D Mark Vantage


3D Mark Vantage @ 5.1Ghz


Cinebench


Cinebench @ 5.1Ghz


One request received was to install Aida64 ( replacement of Everest which is a tool for checking the computer ) and look at the sensor tab. There were reports that some boards are not fully compatible with Aida64. The screenshot below confirmed that the MSI GD55 board is fully compatible with Aida64.



Hmm can this board go beyond 5.1Ghz? The answer is a big yes! The board booted up and even finished running spi 32M benchmark.


One thing noticed on the board was the voltage droop. Core voltage was set to 1.46 in BIOS but cpuz is reading @ 1.48 on idle and @1.49 during load.


Summary
The positive side of this board
 Can over clock pretty well after the latest BIOS release.
 Layout of the Power, Reset and OC genie.
 The Blue and Black PC looks neat
 Sensors are being read correctly using Aida64
 Price is cheaper as compared to other board ( already saw retail price in one online trading in the Philippines as well as in other online stores in the US )

The Possible Improvement for the board
 BIOS should be updated regulary. Other brands updated their BIOS a week ahead which enable 5+ Ghz review during Sandy bridge release.
 Control Center is 100Mhz per adjustment, 10 would be nicer. This will enable overclocker to extract more juice out of their Sandy’s.
 Must improve voltage droop to further enhance overclocking capability.