MSI Z77 G45 vs GD55?

[marshal11]

im deciding between these two motherboards, the GD55 is on sale for 160$ on newegg and the G45 is 150$. what is the difference between the two, and is it worth the 10$?

thanks

 

[Maxert]

I've been comparing all the GD series, yet I know not much.

For now I know, that you'll not have
-DrMOS II
-Sli Set up but has crossfire (weird?)
- OC/Power button on the main board itself
- Super Charger

 

[sdmf508]

http://www.msi.com/service/product-comparison/mb.html

This helps a bit. I've been looking at G45 & GD55 for a while now lol. I've come down to GD55 being the best really out of all the G/GD series, but that's just my take on it.

 

[nss000]

Having just built out a Z77A-gd55/1240.v2 system I can assure you how useful the onboard POWER button. When I "dry-built" outside the case I had to START the system several times ... I had initially forgot two (2) sticks of RAM are required for BOOT. Pushing a button sure beats shorting-two-pins with a screw-driver!