Here is a CPU voltage adjustment option that goes from Auto to 2.1 volts, making it all too easy to select 2.1 volts! The option stares at you in the face, suggesting it is OK to put that much voltage in a CPU. The Fan Tune option adjusts the fan gradient points to MSI’s suggested points, however the interface is lacking a set of presets (Silent, Default, Turbo, Full Speed) so users can one click adjust all their fans in one go.įor voltage tuning, the ugly issue with Command Center raises its head again. Here is a basic interface for overclocking frequencies of the CPU and the fan controls, with options to adjust each of the fan gradient points as well as the system fans.
Msi z97 gaming 5 network driver install#
On doing the default install, the driver disk will also install a series of MSI branded wallpapers, just in case you forgot what you purchased:Īs mentioned, the main element of software is the Command Center, which due to the motherboard being in the gaming line is black and red. One of the downsides of the installer is that Norton Antivirus is automatically selected for install, and it also reappears in Live Update discussed below.
Msi z97 gaming 5 network driver drivers#
The driver CD uses a new interface to allow users to select what they want to install, and I noticed that if GPU drivers are not installed, the software will automatically adjust the screen resolution (if it can) to make sure the installer will fit on the screen. Most of the individual software elements for Z97 remain unchanged from Z87 however the installation procedure is different. With Z97, while each element is still individual, we lose MSI Suite, Click BIOS and Control Center, putting Command Center firmly as the lynchpin in MSI’s software implementation. Unlike other motherboard manufacturers, each of those software elements was also a separate icon on the desktop, rather than under a central unified interface. In previous generations, MSI’s software has centered on many different central software themes, the most noticeable being MSI Suite that formed a list of icons at the top of the screen for each element of the software package.