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Clearance is good around the CPU
socket.
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When it comes time to overclocking the Intel Sandy
Bridge processor, you'll be thankful you read this line and bought one of the
unlocked Intel K-series chips. An unlocked socket 1155 processor coupled with
MSI OC Genie II will enable automatic overclocking at the push of a button.
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The
CMOS reset button is located on the rear I/O. Here are the power/reset buttons and the OC Genie II automatic
overclocking button. The board also features dual BIOS's in case
something goes wrong during a flash.
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Just two USB 3.0 ports on the MSI P67A-GD65
motherboard's rear I/O. Good for now, but down the road you'll be thankful the
board ships with a bracket offering two more USB 3.0 ports.
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USB
3.0 bracket.
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While USB 2.0's 480Mb/s maximum bandwidth was enough for many years, USB 3.0
(above in blue) expands the bandwidth to a whopping 4.8Gb/s (4800Mb/s) which is
more appropriate for today's large mass storage devices. Much of this speed
improvement is due to USB 3.0 being a bi-directional bus, meaning it can
transfer information to a device and to a host computer simultaneously.
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USB 3.0 via a JMicron
controller
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The MSI
P67A-GD65 Motherboard for Intel 32nm Sandy Bridge
processors.
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That concludes PCSTATS First Look at
the MSI P67A-GD65 Intel P67 motherboard. Stay tuned for the
full review in the coming days... if there's anything special you'd like PCSTATS to test out on the P67A-GD65 in particular, please send us your request.
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