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MSI Z77A-GD65 Motherboard Preview - Intel Z77 w/ Sandy Bridge

Manufacturer: Micro-Star International
Product: MSI Z77A-GD65
Date: Sun, Mar 04, 2012 - 11:00 PM
Written By: Dan Stoltz -
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DiRT3

Dirt 3 PC Game

Dirt 3 (stylized DiRT 3) is a rallying video game and the third in the Dirt series of the Colin McRae Rally series, developed and published by Codemasters. However, the "Colin McRae" tag has been completely removed from this iteration. The game was released in Europe and North America on the 24 May 2011.

Dirt 3 Game Settings

Dirt 3 Game Settings

Dirt3 uses Ego 2.0 Game Technology Engine (more commonly referred to as Ego Engine or EGO, stylised ego), which is a video game engine developed by Codemasters. Ego is a modified version of the Neon game engine that was used in Colin McRae: Dirt and was developed by Codemasters and Sony Computer Entertainment using Sony Computer Entertainment's PhyreEngine cross-platform graphics engine. The Ego engine was developed to render more detailed damage and physics as well as render large-scale environments.

Dirt 3 PC Game Benchmark Results
Benchmark Results: Gaming performance in DiRT3 was quite solid for both systems. The Ego 2.0 engine relies heavily on the graphics card being used. Since both systems are using the Intel Core i7 2600K and the XFX Radeon HD 6950 there is very minimal difference between the two systems. At 1280x1024 we saw a difference of ~.5 frames per second average between the two systems with the ASUS P8Z68-V Pro taking the lead with 76.09 frames per second and the MSI Z77A-GD65 with 75.49 frames per second. Firing up DiRT3 at 1920x1080 the ASUS P8Z68-V Pro held onto a greater lead averaging 59.06 frames per second while the MSI Z77A-GD65 averaged 58.14 frames per second, nearly a full 1 frames per second behind.

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Review Index
Page 1 - MSI Z77A-GD65 'Ivy Bridge' Motherboard
Page 2 - MSI Z77A-GD65 'Ivy Bridge' Motherboard Retail Packaging
Page 3 - MSI Z77A-GD65 'Ivy Bridge' Motherboard Layout
Page 4 - MSI Z77A-GD65 'Ivy Bridge' Motherboard UEFI BIOS
Page 5 - The Legit Reviews Test System
Page 6 - SiSoftware Sandra 2012 sp2 Memory Bandwidth
Page 7 - 3DMark 11 DirectX 11 Benchmark
Page 8 - POV-Ray 3.7 RC4
Page 9 - Cinebench R11.5
Page 10 - wPrime
Page 11 - Batman: Arkham City
Page 12 - DiRT3
Page 13 - Intel Z77 SATA III 6Gbps Performance
Page 14 - Intel Z77 SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Performance
Page 15 - System Power Consumption
Page 16 - MSI Z77A-GD65 'Ivy Bridge' Motherboard Overclocking
Page 17 - MSI Z77A-GD65 'Ivy Bridge' Motherboard Overclocked Benchmark Results
Page 18 - Final Thoughts and Conclusion