MSI Officially Introduces Its 7-Series Motherboards

The Intel Ivy Bridge central processing units may have been pushed back, but that doesn't mean motherboard makers have to delay their own product launches, and MSI definitely isn't willing to do so.

The company has formally released the 7-Series motherboards based on the high-end Z77, the slightly less high-end H77 and the mainstream B75 chipsets.

The Z77 models are called Z77A-GD80, Z77A-GD65, Z77A-GD55, Z77A-G45 and Z77A-G43. The H77 motherboards bear the names of ZH77-G43 and H77MA-G43. As for the B75, they are called B75A-G43 and B75MA-P45.

We aren't going to start listing all the features of each platform, since that would take forever and people would be better off just going here if they want spec sheets.

Still, for those who want to get at least some idea of what to expect, the newcomers have the OC Genie II overclocking tool and the UEFI / Windows-based dual-graphical interface ClickBIOS II.

Buyers will also find native USB 3.0 support in the chipsets, along with Thunderbolt (on the Z77A-GD80).

Furthermore, the military Class III components, like Highly-conductive Polymerized Capacitors (Hi-c CAP), DrMOS II, Super Ferrite Choke (SFC) and Solid Capacitors (Solid CAP), increase stability and product life.

Moving on, the PCI Express 3.0 interface technology should also get a mention, for its bandwidth of 32 GB/s, which even the fastest video cards will be hard-pressed to use fully.

Not only that, but the Multi-BIOS II technology lets overclockers, through use of a switch on the mainboard, boot a second BIOS when the first one becomes corrupted.

Finally, MSI gave its Z77/H77/B75 motherboards the THX TruStudio Pro audio and the Lucid Virtu MVP automatic graphics switching technologies.

All in all, buyers can start planning their new and beastly PCs and how to best use the Control Center II software to overclock the living lights out of them.

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