MSI B85M Gaming Motherboard Review

MSI 8-series motherboards come with a rather unique UEFI that is divided up into six major menus.  Within those menus are specialized sections to control features like overclocking and onboard peripherals.  We have seen this menu before on the Z79 XPower and had reservations about using it at first due to poor documentation but after awhile you just learn where stuff is.

Below are some of the screens from the MSI B85M Gaming UEFI in no particular order.

For those using the MSI command center you will be happy to see that many of the same monitoring features are also available in the UEFI under the Board Explorer menu.  The page gives you a snapshot of the motherboard with clickable regions showing you what is connected to each area.