MSI Z77A-G45 32GB DDR3 Intel Motherboard

Military Class III
MSI motherboards maintains the commitment to product stability and reliability by introducing Military Class III components including SFC and Solid CAP which have passed MIL-STD-810G certification, making MSI Military Class III components synonymous with premium quality and ultimate stability.

OC Genie II
OC Genie II provides an instant performance boost, optimizing CPU, memory, integrated graphics, and storage device performance with the function enabled.

Benefits

Overclock in one second
At least 36% boost in 3D gaming performance
Simple and easy – No need for complex BIOS setting and extra equipment

World’s 1st PCI Express Gen 3 motherboard brand
With ultra-high 32GB/s transfer bandwidth, PCI Express Gen 3 provides a 2X faster transfer rate than the previous generation, this delivers amazing capabilities for true next generation extreme gaming.

Benefits

2X bandwidth
Increased efficiency and compatibility
Extreme performance for current and next gen PCI Express cards

World’s 1st UEFI and software graphical user interface
MSI ClickBIOS II provides a consistent user interface both in the UEFI BIOS and in Windows, it provides the most convenient way for users to control system settings and supports touchscreen control.

Benefits

Graphical User Interface, with touchscreen support
Simply click or touch and move to change settings
Full system control, including overclocking, security and information

Gaming Optimized
Increasing the thickness of the gold-plated layer in the 2-in-1 PS2 and optimized USB ports to 30um to meet the demand of professional gamers. Besides enhancing mouse sensitivity in games, these improved interfaces deliver a longer lifespan and better stability of connectors and total solution for e-sports mouse control in UEFI BIOS.

THX TruStudio PRO
THX is a trade mark of a high-end audio/visual reproduction standard for movies, home theaters, computer speakers and other audio devices. THX Certified Audio products are designed to let users experience movies & videos as live show. The true sound effect can make high definition video more powerful.

Features

A high-fidelity sound reproduction standard
Accurately reproduce the fullest audio experience of movie, music and game soundtracks

USB 3.0
Compared to the 480Mbps provided by traditional USB 2.0, the all-new USB 3.0 is 5Gb/s offers 10 times the transfer bandwidth, so transferring a Blu-ray movie takes less than one minute. MSI also has implemented a front panel USB 3.0 port, making the use of an external USB 3.0 device even more convenient.

Features

10X Faster Than USB 2.0
Up to 5Gb/s Data Transfer Bandwidth
World’s first to provide Front Panel USB 3.0 Port
Boost Transfer Rate Between Your PC and External Storage Devices

SATA 6Gb/s
SATA 6Gb/s provides double the bandwidth of traditional SATA 3Gb/s, and increases the data transfer rate between your motherboard and internal storage devices, such as 7200RPM HDDs, 10000RPM HDDs and SSDs. It’s also the current trend for upcoming high-speed internal storage devices to to break the existing bottleneck of a PC’s performance.

Features

2X Faster Than SATA 3Gb/s
Up to 6Gb/s Data Transfer Bandwidth
Unleash True Performance of New HDDs/SSDs

HDMI v1.4
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is new generation fully digital video/audio interface which can transfer 1080p High-Definition video and Audio output in single compact connector. Supporting HDCP copy protection such as Blu-ray Discs, HDMI provides you with the highest-quality home theater experience.

Features

Next-Gen Multimedia Interface
Deliver Full HD Video & Audio output In Only One Cable

M-Flash
Compared to common motherboard which need extra BIOS chips, MSI’s M-Flash has a double advantage which doesn’t need extra components and secondly, all your BIOS data will be saved in the USB drive. The stored data does not only have backup and upgrade function, moreover it can also be seen as a portable BIOS chip which is actually able to boot up your PC.

Features

Backup/Restore Your BIOS to/from Any USB Flash Disk
Avoid Unnecessary Repair Due to Accident Failures During The Upgrading Process
Earn more BIOS Lifespan by Reducing Unnecessary Rewriting Process

USB Safeguard
USB Safeguard can prevent motherboards and USB devices from being damaged by short-circuit and ESD (Electro-Static Discharge) with Anti-ESD chips built-into the motherboards. Additionally, the safeguard can protect against such dangers multiple times, and greatly improves product lifespan.

Features

All MSI motherboards use USB Safeguard’s anti-ESD chip for thorough protection against ESD damage
USB Safeguard is protected against a short circuit and/or ESD without the need for a fuse. It also supports stand-by power supply

AMD CrossFireX
AMD CrossFireX™ is the ultimate multi-GPU performance gaming platform. Enabling game-dominatig power, AMD CrossFireX technology enables two or more discrete graphics processors to work together to improve graphics performance. AMD CrossFireX technology allows you to expand your system’s graphics capabilities. It allows you the ability to scale your system’s graphics horsepower as you need it, supporting up to four AMD Radeon™ HD graphics cards, making it the most scalable gaming platform ever. With an AMD CrossFireX gaming technology, the traditional graphics limitation exists no more, allowing you to enjoy higher performance as well as visual experience.

Live Update 5
MSI Live Update 5 is a powerful and useful application for updating the latest BIOS and Drivers, saving you time and lowers the risk of updating. End-users can install and run the Live Update 5 software on their computers with the companion CD or downloading the app from the MSI website.

Features

Automatically Detect the BIOS/Driver/VGA/Utility Update
Support Microsoft Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista/7 32Bit

NVIDIA SLI
SLI technology allows using multiple Nvidia graphics cards in a single computer system with a motherboard equipped with an nForce SLI MCP. Users need an a motherboard with two PCI-Express 16x graphics slots and two matching GeForce graphics cards which are SLI Ready. Most NVIDIA PCI-Express graphics cards starting from the 6600 GPU can enjoy the benefits of SLI.

Technical Details

Brand : MSI
Model :  Z77A-G45
CPU (Max Support) : i7
FSB / Hyper Transport Bus : 100MHz
Chipset : Intel® Z77
DDR3 Memory : DDR3 1066/1333/1600/1866*/2133*/2400*/2667*(OC)
Memory Channel : Dual
DIMM Slots : 4
Max Memory (GB) : 32
PCI-Ex16 : 3
PCI-E Gen : Gen3 (16, 16) Gen2(4)
PCI-Ex1 : 4
SATAIII : 2
SATAII : 4
RAID : 0/1/5/10
LAN : 10/100/1000
TPM : Yes
USB 3.0 ports (Rear) : 2
USB 2.0 ports (Rear) : 4
Audio ports (Rear) : 6+Coaxial / Optical SPDIF
VGA : 1
HDMI : 1
DVI : 1
VGA Max Share Memory (MB) : 1760
DirectX : 11
Form Factor : ATX
APS : Yes
CrossFire : Yes