MSI Z68A-GD80 Review

ccokeman - May 10, 2011
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Specifications:

Socket	1155
CPU (Max Support)	Sandy Bridge
AM3 CPU Ready	N/A
FSB / Hyper Transport Bus	100MHz
Chipset	Intel Z68
DDR2 Memory	N/A
DDR3 Memory	DDR3 1066/1333/1600/2133(OC)
Memory Channel	Dual
DIMM Slots	4
Max Memory (GB)	32
PCI-Ex16	3
PCI-E Gen 2.0	Gen2 (1x16, 1x8)
PCE-Ex4	N/A
PCI-Ex1	2
PCI	2
IDE	N/A
SATAIII	3
SATAII	4
RAID	0/1/5/10
LAN	10/100/1000*1
TPM	1
USB 3.0 ports (Rear)	2
USB 2.0 ports (Rear)	4
Audio ports (Rear)	6+Coaxial/Optical SPDIF
Serial ports (Rear)	N/A
Parallel ports (Rear)	N/A
1394 ports (Rear)	1
eSATA	1
Display Port	N/A
VGA	N/A
HDMI	1
DVI	1x SL-DVI
VGA Share Memory (MB)	64
DirectX	NA
Form Factor	ATX
DrMOS	Y
APS	Y
Sideport Memory	N/A
SLI	Y
3-way SLI	N
Hybrid SLI	Y
CrossFire	Y
Hybrid CrossFire	Y
D-LED2	N/A
Green Power Genie	Y

Features:

Click BIOS: Universal Extensible Firmware Interface, User-friendly mouse-controlled BIOS menu, Pre-OS Applications(HDD Backup, Game, Memory test), 15 languages support
USB 3.0: Revolutionary SuperSpeed USB 3.0, 10x faster than USB 2.0 Up to 5Gbps bandwidth, boost data transfer rate between PC and USB device,
THX TruStudio PRO: A high-fidelity sound reproduction standard, Accurately reproduce the fullest audio experience of movie, music and game soundtracks
Super Charger: Charge iPad/iPhone/Smart phone, Give maximal (1.5A) and appropriate current when devices detected, Charge device under shutdown mode
SATA 6Gb/s: Support next-generation SATAIII, up to 6Gbps bandwidth, Double the data transfer rate of SATAII (3Gbps)
NVIDIA SLI: Equip with 2 or more PCIe x16 slots, Nvidia SLI Ready., Delivers up to 2x the performance of a single GPU configuration SLI technology dramatically scales performance on today's hottest games
Loss-less Content: The loss-less content protection technology with full-rate audio enjoyment from Blue-ray Disc, Support for 24-bit / 192kHz sample rate offers high quality digital decoders and speakers, support 7.1 channels playback, plus 2 channels of independent stereo sound output (multiple streaming) through the front panel stereo outputs
Live Update 5: Live Update 5 is a single utility software that automatically checks BIOS, driver and utility updates and installs for you , which can save your time for searching and lower the risk while updating.
Instant OC: Instant MB info monitor, Intelligently auto set clock/voltage of CPU and memory, Smart Mode: 4 instant OC modes
Winki 3: User friendly & totally free applications, Power on to run applications in 25 seconds, Multi-language interface support
DrMOS: Excellent energy-saving capability and offers high-computing performance, Provide superior energy-saving function and maintain an ultimate low temperature operation. Comes with three incredible features.
APS (Active Phase Switching): APS is Active Phase Switching is complete function to Control Power Demand With Switcing Dynamically, it’s for CPU, Memory and Chipset PWM. Power under Variable Loading. Power Usage More Efficiency.
M-Flash: Faster and Flexible and instant, If BIOS crash, it still can boot from USB Drive, Update BIOS from USB Drive by M-Flash Fucntion
MSI Advanced Live Update Online: The MSI Live Update online is designed to automatically download and update the BIOS and driver when there’s a new version online. It helps reduce the risk of getting the wrong file and minimize the trouble of searching the files from MSI website.
CrossFireX Support: Equip with 2 or more PCIe x16 slots, ATI CrossFire Ready. The ultimate multi-GPU performance gaming platform. Provides 2.7x faster performance than single graphic card solution.