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MSI unveils the X79A-GD45 (8D), their flagship X79 motherboard
MSI has just announced their flagship X79-based motherboard, the X79A-GD45 (8D). It features brand-new ...
MSI has just announced their flagship X79-based motherboard, the X79A-GD45 (8D). It features brand-new Military Class III components, which include DrMOS II, Hi-c CAP, SFC, and Solid CAP, and all the Military Class III components have passed the 7 MIL-STD-810G tests for ensured quality. The X79A-GD45 (8D) supports the latest PCI Express Gen 3 to provide upto 32GB/s transfer bandwidth for the expansion cards, Click BIOS II to deliver the unified UEFI and software graphical user interface, and OC Genie II to overclock CPU and memory.![The X79A-GD45 (8D)]()
The X79A-GD45 (8D)
Along with features, like NVIDIA SLI & AMD CrossFireX, Multi-BIOS II, and Super Charger, here are some of the highlights of the board:
- Military Class III components
- PCI Express Gen 3
- Click BIOS II
- OC Genie II
- Supports up to 3-way NVIDIA SLI and 4-way AMD CrossFireX)
- THX TruStudio PRO
Our resident Hardware Ninja, Rossi, lives for speed - by uhh riding his bicycle. He's Tech2's utility man, dividing his time between cameras, software and intense bouts of Quake III. He's also a fan of all things obscure, case in point, Live for Speed (sic). Never heard of it? We rest our case. In his spare time he tries to teach our new joinees the tricks of the trade even though the blood sweat and tears, but give him a camera and all things forgotten.
First Published:Dec 13, 2011, 14:59:51 IST
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