The BIOS
Not much to say here. The BIOS on the Intel DP67BG motheboard is pretty boring, but it does offers some advanced BIOS options. These include multiplier adjustments, bus speed increase from 100Mhz to 120Mhz, voltage adjustments for both CPU and memory, XMP profiles, memory timings and options for processor features.
Installation
No problems with installation. It’s just fitting and installing any other Intel processor. An important reminder. The new P67 and H67 motherboards feature the new LGA 1155 sockets and there are definitely different to the LGA 1156. Just make sure you align the notches correctly.
Surprisingly, it was interesting to find that the holes for mounting the heatsink+fan on the motherboard are identical to that on LGA 1156 motherboards. So, we decided to use the Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 CPU cooler which seems to fit quite nicely.
Test Setup & Procedures
| Processor | Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.4Ghz |
| Motherboard |
Intel DP67BG (P67 Chipset) |
| Ram | Crucial Ballistix DDR3-2133 4Gb Kit |
| Graphics Card | Geforce GTX 460 OC (1Gb GDDR5) |
| Hard Drive | Adata S599 128Gb SSD |
| Optical Drive | LG x24 DVD-RW Re-writer SATA |
| CPU Cooler | Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 |
| Power Supply | Thermaltake ToughPower XT 875W |
| Chassis | Lian-Li Pitstop T60 Test Bench |
| Network | Netgear WG111v2 |
| Monitor | 23″ Samsung (1920×1080) – HD 1080p |
| OS | Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit |
To test the Intel DP67BG Motherboard, we will be using a test rig based on the above components. As you can see it’s a fairly up-to-date system. Here are some of the benchmark software which we’ll be using:
- Sandra Pro Business 2010
- CPU-Z and AIDA64
- ScienceMark 2
- PC Mark Vantage
- 3D Mark Vantage
- 3D Mark 11
- Unigine DX11
- Aliens vs Predator DX11
