The latest Gen 4 Fabric PCB helps to against moisture
cause by some humid conditions and environments.
Anti-ESD ICs and fuses onboard helps to totally protect your
motherboard from electrostatic damage.
Military Class 4
MSI's new Military Class 4 components support you while you are questing, racing,
battling and shooting your way to the top. MSI's Military Class 4 components deliver
record-breaking stability when you need to keep cool in the heat of battle. The new standard
in stability built on a proven technology of high quality components.
OC Genie 4
OC Genie 4 supercharges your speed experience! When used, OC Genie 4 accelerates your
entire system and puts it into overdrive! Tuned by the professional overclockers, OC Genie 4
hands you record-breaking performance on a silver plate.
Click BIOS 4
The MSI Click BIOS 4 is the latest UEFI BIOS with optimizations for Windows 8.
Not only reacting faster and running smoother, it also has better mouse support.
This is all comes with many cool features, such as Hardware Monitor, Board Explorer,
and OC Profile Preview.
Benefits:
- Optimizations for Latest Windows
- Hardware Monitor
- Board Explorer
- OC Profile Preview
Hardware Monitor
Hardware monitor allows you to take control of your system through Total Fan and check
your primary system characteristics in an easy graphical interface.
Board Explorer
In the blink of an eye, you can see the differences between your current system
settings and any of the eight profiles you can have stored.
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 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
Intel® Smart Connect
- Automatically pull data from cloud services for always updated content
- Fast applications sync with cloud services, without the need for manual interaction
- Great power efficiency as system wakes to a low power state to download content
Command Center
Command Center is the next-gen multi-function software platform and allows easy
visual adjustment of system settings, automatically tune fans or give complete freedom.
It features an integrated unlimited RAM disk. With the Command Center mobile version,
you can remote and monitor your PC wirelessly via your iPhone or Android phone.
Benefits:
- System Settings Adjustment
- Fan Curve Tuning
- Unlimited RAMDisk
- Mobile Control
Fast Boot
No more waiting for entering O/S! MSI Fast Boot helps to make motherboards boot lightning fast.
MSI also adds the GO2BIOS button with-in. Simply click it to reset your PC and then go straight
to the system BIOS.
Live Update 5
MSI Live Update 5 is a powerful and useful application for updating the latest BIOS
and Drivers, saving your time and lowering 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
M-Flash
Compared to common motherboards 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
TECH SPECS
 CPU
4th Generation Intel® Core i7 / Core i5 / Core i3 / Pentium® / Celeron® processors for LGA 1150 socket
Please refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only.
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Chipset
Intel® H81 Express Chipset
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Main Memory
Support two DDR3 DIMMs 1066/1333/1600 MHz, up to 16GB Max
- Supports Dual-Channel mode
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Slots 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot
1 x PCIe x1 slot
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On-Board SATA
SATAIII controller integrated in Intel® H81 chipset
- Up to 6Gb/s transfer speed.
- Supports two SATAIII ports (SATA1~2) by H81
SATAII controller integrated in Intel® H81 chipset
- Up to 3Gb/s transfer speed.
- Supports two SATAII ports (SATA3~4) by H81
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USB 3.0
2 x USB 3.0 ports on the back panel
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Audio
Chip integrated by Realtek® ALC887
- Flexible 8-channel audio with jack sensing
- Compliant with Azalia 1.0 spec
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LAN
Supports LAN 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet by Realtek® RTL8111G
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Internal I/O Connectors
- 1 x ATX 24-Pin power connector
- 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
- 2 x SATAIII connectors
- 2 x SATAII connectors
- 2 x USB 2.0 connectors
- 1 x Serial port connector
- 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header
- 1 x Chasis intrusion connector
- 1 x Front Panel Audio connector
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Back Panel I/O Ports
- 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
- 1 x PS/2 mouse port
- 4 x USB 2.0 ports
- 2 x USB 3.0 ports
- 1 x RJ45 LAN Jack
- 1 x 3 in 1 audio jack
- 1 x Graphics card port
- 1 x DVI-D port
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BIOS
The motherboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically.
The motherboard provides a Desktop Management Interface(DMI) function which records your motherboard specifications.
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Dimension
22.6cm(L) x 17.3cm(W) Micro-ATX Form Factor
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Mounting 6 mounting holes |
