UEFI Features
SUPERMICRO includes the latest version of their UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) with the the C7Z170-SQ motherboard. The UEFI offers full keyboard and mouse support while using the UEFI pages. However, right clicking the mouse has no affect on screen navigation, but does spawn a popup help for the selected UEFI setting when available. Also, SUPERMICRO chose not to include any type of imbedded screen capture functionality into the UEFI.
UEFI Notable Features
SUPERMICRO's UEFI design is simplified compared with many of the other manufacturer's UEFIs, using a single operational mode.
System Information section, Motherboard page
The UEFI opens to the System Information page with the Motherboard tab selected. Along the left side of the UEFI screen is a Navigation bar, giving access to the various UEFI settings logically divided by functional area. The Profiles button in the screen footer opens the Save and Load Profile page. The Save & Load button spawns the . The Save and Load button spawns the Save popup.
Save & Load page
Clicking the Save & Load button in the page footer opens the Save & Load page. The page contains multiple generic save and exit settings, as well as a Restore Defaults setting.
Save / Load Profiles page
SUPERMICRO supports the creation and use of two user defined profiles through the Save Profiles and Load Profiles options, accessed by clicking the Profiles button in the main screen footer. The profiles are statically named Profile 1 and Profile 2 with no option for user configurable names.
Overclocking section, CPU Overclocking page
Overclocking section, Memory Overclocking page
Overclocking section, Internal Graphics Overclocking page
The board's overclocking-related settings are housed multiple pages in the Overclocking menu – the CPU Overclocking page, the Memory Overclocking page, and the Graphics Overclocking page.
Overclocking section, CPU Overclocking page, Automated overclocking settings
The UEFI automated overclocking settings are housed in the Load SMC CPU OC Setting option within the CPU Overclocking page. The settings displayed depend on the active processor in the board. These settings dictate processor speed and voltage settings when selected, but do allow for user tweaking of the pre-defined selections. Note that when any setting aside from Manual was selected. the CPU voltage was auto-set to 1.5V. Also, it was found in testing that the desired overclocking speed must be set via this setting or the board will ignore overclock settings manually entered by the user.
UEFI Walkthrough – Processor / CPU and Overclocking sections
Processor / CPU section, Information page
Processor / CPU section, Performance page
Processor / CPU section, Power Management page
Processor / CPU section, Power Management page, CPU Thermal Configuration page
Overclocking section, CPU Overclocking page, CPU core settings
Overclocking section, CPU Overclocking page, Turbo mode settings
Overclocking section, CPU Overclocking page, Voltage settings
Overclocking section, CPU Overclocking page, Voltage settings continued
Overclocking section, CPU Overclocking page, System Agent VR Domain page
Overclocking section, CPU Overclocking page, Core/IA VR Domain page
Overclocking section, CPU Overclocking page, Ring VR Domain page
Overclocking section, Memory Overclocking page, Memory Timing settings
Overclocking section, Memory Overclocking page, Memory Timing settings continued
Overclocking section, Memory Overclocking page, Memory Timing settings continued
Overclocking section, Memory Overclocking page, Memory Timing settings continued
Overclocking section, Memory Overclocking page, Memory Timing settings continued
Overclocking section, Graphics Overclocking page
Overclocking section, Graphics Overclocking page, GT-UnSliced Domain page
Overclocking section, Graphics Overclocking page, GT-Sliced Domain page
jumpers everywear and I love
jumpers everywear and I love it 😛
at least the PCB’s not tan 😉
at least the PCB's not tan 😉
I wish it was – I love
I wish it was – I love “ugly” boards that look like they’re from 15 years ago
I miss the old school boards
I miss the old school boards in green color
It does look good. The
It does look good. The Superdot logo is a bit cheesy. But it’s got the right ins-and-outs and such for a competitively priced Skylake rig. And they had an H170 board involved in some serious overclocking with an i3 (DHENSZJHEN).
http://overclocking.guide/overclocking-non-k-intel-skylake-cpus-performance-tests/
I’ve been looking to upgrade from an old potato lappy and PS3 and building a Skylake rig seems to be my path. I welcome healthy competition in the motherboard sector. Especially one that doesn’t have LEDs (a statement that completely contradicts my stance in this post’s opening, [re: complaints about the logo, “Superdot.”]).
Although that tan B150 30th anniversary (MSI?)looks nice, I can’t see the appeal of a B150 board if it can’t push a locked Skylake. It’s Z170 or Haswell, right?
Unless you’re a Mr. Beefcake Computer that, of course, wouldn’t deign to use a SuperMicro component in the first place.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/v63fqs
That’s what I’d like to hook up to my living room TV.
1080p.
60Hz.
I can OC it in a couple years. I can swap out the VGA card with the next generation. I’m guessing that, given the trend towards power efficiency, we’ll have another card like the 750ti which can be powered solely by PCIe soon and I can make a swap when that one starts to show it’s age.
I think there are a few good mobos to fit the bill, and I’d be willing to consider SuperMicro if they build and price smartly.
I was really hoping that if
I was really hoping that if there is one manufacturer then it must be a SuperMicro without red and black motherboard.
Last bastion has fallen! But at least there is plenty of jumpers to play around, ha, ha.
‘Gaming motherboard’ and ‘SuperMicro’ in one sentence that’s like oxymoron and antichrist combined. 😀