This is with stock settings. Looks like the MB changes some power limits but everything seems to be within Intel specs. Compared to what I was getting, I'm content for now. I can even run IBT now and stay in the 80's.
As for how the MSI G7 stacks up to the ASUS M7H, I think its a toss up. The UEFI on the ASUS is more mature and I like navigating it more but I do find some values easier to get to on the MSI. I like that I have 8 x USB3.0 and 2 x USB2.0 on IO plus additional headers as I feel the Hero was lacking. The USB3.0 header on MSI is also 90 degree which is nice for cable tidiness. I also like the placement of the onboard power and reset switches because the H220-X reservoir hid them on the M7H. The debug LED also shows cpu temps by default if no error codes which is nice. I think I like the sound better on the MSI also except that the EMI cover for the chip glows more pink than red. Haven't tried the onboard voltage check points yet which may be useful in the future. My biggest gripe on the MSI is the poor fan control via UEFI or using the provided software and only having 3 system fan headers plus two for CPU. Second gripe is lighting color. Audio trace glows red, audio EMI cover glows red but looks pink, power and reset switch glow green, MSI logo on PCH glows white and various onboard surface mounted LEDs flow bright blue. As someone with a windowed case, the ASUS looks better with its uniform color scheme.
Both are great boards. If I had to do it over, I would probably have just gotten an AsRock Extreme6 but they were out at Microcenter. My second choice would be the MSI board. If I knew I could get a Maximus VII Hero with no problems, I would go that route first but reading various forums, it just has too many issues.
