MSI ZH77A-G41 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's 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 UEFI and software graphical user interface
MSI Click BIOS 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

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

USB 3.0
Compared to the 480Mbps provided by traditional USB 2.0, the all-new USB 3.0's 5Gb/s offers 10 times the transfer bandwidth, so transferring a Blu-ray movie takes less than one minute.

Features

10X Faster Than USB 2.0
Up to 5Gb/s Data Transfer Bandwidth
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

AMD CrossFire
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.

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
(HDMI 1.4 is only supported with 2nd Intel®Generation CoreTM Processors. Pentium and Celeron Processors support HDMI 1.3)

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

3TB+ Infinity
3TB+ Infinity is not only breaking through the limit of traditional BIOS, but also enhancing the utilization of hard drives efficiently. In addition to supporting the latest 3TB hard drives, MSI 3TB+ Infinity technology can use the 3TB hard drive as boot disk when installing a 64-bit operating system. Compared to competitors, MSI 3TB+ Infinity is an industry-leading technology which substantially presents an advantage of development and application in the future.

Features

All the latest 3TB hard drivers on the market can be supported
Make the 3TB hard drive as boot disk when installing a 64-bit operating system

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 XP/Vista/7 32/64bit

Technical Details

Brand : MSI
Model : ZH77A-G41
Socket : 1155
CPU (Max Support) : i7
FSB/BCLK/Hyper Transport Bus : 100MHz
Chipset : Intel® H77
DDR3 Memory : 1066/1333/1600/1800*/2000*/2200*/2400* MHz(OC, 22nm CPU required)
Memory Channel : Dual
DIMM Slots : 4
Max Memory (GB) : 32
PCI-Ex16 : 2
PCI-E Gen : Gen3 (16) Gen2(4)
PCI-Ex1 : 2
PCI : 2
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) : 3
VGA : 1
HDMI : 1
VGA Max Share Memory (MB) : 1760
DirectX : 11
Form Factor : ATX
CrossFire : Yes