MSI Z97 GAMING 7 CMOS UPDATE
MSI Z97 GAMING 7 CMOS FULL
MSI Z97 GAMING 7 CMOS CODE

MSI Z97 GAMING 7 CMOS UPDATE

All-in-all, if the MSI Z97 GAMING 7 is in your price range it will definitely be a worthy contender, especially after a BIOS update or two. The MSI Z97 GAMING 7 has a host of features and as mentioned, makes tasks like overclocking easy as pie for a novice or it can be taken to extreme levels for enthusiasts. Taking the price into consideration I think MSI have a very nice offering here. While there was a major issue in performance on memory related tasks when overclocking the CPU, I have no doubt that this will soon be rectified and when it is, this board will perform as it should. To finish things off I would like to say I am very pleased with the MSI Z97 GAMING 7 motherboard. Let us also not forget the black PCB which seems to be becoming the norm though still a nice touch.

If you do not like the ‘Claw’ part of the heatsinks for any reason, these are easily removed by taking out a couple of screws. It is also nice as it matches the black heatsinks which have a bit of red accenting. This goes a long way with me and makes it look just that much better. One of the things I would like to point out is the fact that all of the plastic connectors (PCI / PSU / RAM) are all the same colour, black. Moving on to the aesthetics of the board MSI have of course gone with their GAMING Red/Black theme. This shows the main pedigree of the GAMING 7 as it lives up to its moniker not surprised as this is something MSI have been leading since the release of the Z87 chipset. Touching more on the gaming performance of the GAMING 7, I was quite impressed at how it performed with a dedicated GPU (MSI R9 270) and it came out on top during the majority of the benchmarks. For whatever reason when running my 4770K at 4.5GHz I noticed some drastic losses in benchmark scores where memory was the main focus, AIDA64 Memory read speeds where significantly less and the SiSoftware Sandra memory and cache latency was also effected when overclocking the CPU.If you ask me, I say within a BIOS update or two this issue will be totally rectified if it is in fact an underlying problem. The issue with performance seems to come when I overclock the CPU. For the most part, when running at the 3.9GHz mark the GAMING 7 is normally in the mid-top of our scores which is exactly where we would expect to see it. Looking at the benchmarks we will notice the GAMING 7 holds its own with my 4770K running at the turbo frequency of 3.9GHz. When looking at performance I not only like to look at the overall scores but also how easy it is to squeeze the most performance out to make sure we are getting our money’s worth.

MSI Z97 GAMING 7 CMOS FULL

The MSI Z97 GAMING 7 is jam packed full of features and accessories that should accommodate just about any user. All the fun and games are over and we need to see if this board is a worthy purchase or not. Manufacture then you didn't get a complete clear CMOS.Conclusion If date/time do not revert to original time of MB Note: It is also recommended to remove CMOSīattery to ensure 100% CMOS clear on Big Bang X & Intel 6x Sandyīridge MB's. Press the clear CMOS button on the back of the I/O panel. Return the CMOS jumper to it's original position. Wait a minute to be sure the CMOS has been cleared. You should also set it to the safe setting in case you have been overclocking since the normal clear CMOS jumper will not reset the frequency settings on these boards. *Note to all nForce2 users, your board usually has a special 'safe mode' jumper for the FSB. If you are not sure or have a non MSI board you must find the correct jumper in your motherboard manual. Move the CMOS jumper to the clear position, this is usually done on MSI boards by moving JBAT1 from it's original 1-2 position to 2-3 position as demonstrated in the photo below. To be really safe you can press the power button which will drain the capacitors for sure. Wait a minute to be sure all the capacitors and coils have discharged.

MSI Z97 GAMING 7 CMOS CODE

Restore the original BIOS code (will not revert back to the original bios version).ĭisconnect the main AC power by either shutting off the power button on the back of your power supply or simply pulling out the power cable. It is important to understand that clearing the CMOS will not : Restore the default settings in all BIOS menus. It is important to understand that clearing the CMOS will:

Msi z97 gaming 7 cmos