MSI FM2-A85XA-GD65 Motherboard

Overclocking Options

The MSI FM2-A85XA-GD65 provides several overclocking options. Below, we list the most important ones available at the motherboard’s setup (1.0 B15 BIOS):

• Base clock: From 90 MHz to 190 MHz in 1 MHz increments
• CPU clock multiplier: From x8 to x63 in x1 increments
• CPU boost clock multiplier: From x8 to x63 in x1 increments
• Memory controller (“CPU NB”) clock multiplier: From x8 to x31 in x1 increments
• CPU voltage: From 0.90000 V to 1.65000 V in 0.01250 V increments
• CPU PLL voltage: From 2.42000 V to 2.70000 V in 0.02000 V increments
• CPU 1.2 V voltage: From 1.922 V to 1.501 V in 0.006 V increments
• Memory controller (“CPU NB”) voltage: From 1.0000 V to 1.50000 V in 0.01250 V increments
• Chipset voltage (“FCH voltage”): From 0.90 V to 1.30 V in 0.02 V increments
• Memory voltage: From 1.297 V to 1.891 V in 0.015 V increments

Figure 8: Overclocking options

Figure 9: Overclocking options

The motherboard also has voltage monitoring points, where you can read the voltage of the CPU (CPU_CORE, CPU_NB, CPU_1.2V, and CPU_PLL) and memory using a voltmeter. The MSI FM2-A85XA-GD65 also provides the “OC Genie” button, where you can overclock the system automatically.

Figure 10: Voltage monitoring points and the “OC Genie” button