A-Series APU / Athlon Support, ATX, DDR3 (max 32GB), 8 x USB3, 8 x USB2, 8 x SATA3, DSub, DVI-D, HDMI, Dport, SPDIF
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Assassins Creed Liberation HD Full Game IncludedThe year is 1765. While the seeds of the American Revolution are being sewn in Boston and New York, Spanish forces in the South plot to seize control of Louisiana for the Templars, threatening to forever shift the balance of power in the New World. Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD takes full advantage of the latest hardware and introduces a complete graphical overhaul, re-mastered music and sound effects, and a revamped gameplay experience. You will get a full copy of Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD with the MSI FM2+ A88X-G45 GAMING motherboard. |
AMD A Series Accelerated Processor with Radeon GraphicsThis motherboard supports AMD A-series Accelerated Processors with AMD Radeon HD Graphics. This revolutionary APU (Accelerated Processing Unit) combines processing power and advanced DirectX 11 graphics in one small, energy-efficient design to enable accelerated performance and an industry-leading visual experience. It features Dual-channel DDR3 memory support and accelerates data transfer rate up to 5GT/s. |
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AMD A88X ChipsetAMD A88X FCH (Bolton D4) is designed to support up to 5GT/s interface speed and PCI Express 3.0 graphics. It natively supports 8 x SATA 6Gb/s ports and 4 x USB 3.0 Ports |
MSI GAMING SeriesMSI GAMING motherboards are designed to provide gamers with best-in-class features and technology. Backed by the imposing looks of MSI's Dragon, each motherboard is an engineering masterpiece tailored to gaming perfection. |
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Military Class 4MSI'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. |
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Military Class EssentialsThe core of Military Class 4 is based on the essentials which increase your stability in the worst conditions. The humidity protection and high temperature protection ensure your system surviving each environment, no matter how harsh. The new structure of the PCB limits EMI radiation. On top of that all the connectors have ESD protection in order to prevent short circuit. |
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OC Genie 4OC Genie 4 supercharges your speed experience! When used, OC Genie 4 accelerates your entire system and puts it into overdrive! Tuned by professional overclockers, OC Genie 4 hands you record-breaking performance on a silver plate. |
4K UHD HDMI SupportEnjoy awesome 4K Ultra High Definition (UHD) video playback now! MSI's 8 series motherboards that equip an HDMI port(s) supports the latest and the most innovative 4K UHD (2160p ultra-high definition) signal outputs to provide an unprecedented visual experience. |
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AMD CrossfireX Multi-GPU SupportAMD CrossFireX is the ultimate multi-GPU performance gaming platform. Enabling game-dominating 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. |
Dual-Channel DDR3 2400(OC) MHz SupportThe motherboard supports 32GB DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of up to 2400(OC) MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest 3D graphics, multimedia and Internet applications. |
Total Fan ControlTotal Fan Control gives you complete control of all your fans to enable you to find the best balance of fan performance and silence. Because you can also monitor and record all your fan information, a great pool of information is available to base the fan settings on. |
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Dragon Heat SinkWith an awesome product comes an inspiring heat sink! Styled after the iconic MSI GAMING Dragon. The heat sink is oversized to provide the best thermal transfer and heat dissipation to enable your PC to just game 24 hours per day. |
Audio BoostReward your ears with true quality. Get ready for ear-drum shattering sound, with MSI Audio Boost! With Audio Boost we're delivering the highest audio quality so you can enjoy crystal clear sound and music in games. Because the complete audio circuitry is isolated from other features, you'll enjoy less interference and more stability. The built-in headphone amplifier allows you to use studio-grade headgear and get the most amazing sound quality out of your gaming PC. |
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Sound Blaster CinemaHear your enemies perfectly, even on an ear-drum shattering battlefield. Thanks to Sound Blaster Cinema, you're getting amazing surround sound with just stereo headphones. Your most important gaming sound effects are reproduced crystal clear allowing you to focus on your game even during extremely long gaming sessions. Powered by the SBX Pro Studio technologies, Sound Blaster Cinema enables you to clearly hear specific sounds in gaming environments, making your ears a decisive tool on the battlefield |
SATA 6Gb/sSATA 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. |
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USB 3.0Compared 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. MSI also has implemented a front panel USB 3.0 port, making the use of an external USB 3.0 device even more convenient. |
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Killer E2200 Game NetworkingThe Killer E2200 Intelligent Networking Platform is built for maximum networking performance for online games and high-quality streaming media. Featuring Advanced Stream Detect, Killer E2200 automatically detects and accelerates game traffic ahead of other network traffic for smoother, stutter-free in-game performance and the competitive edge. With this exclusive, automatic traffic prioritization, games and real-time chat get priority over low-level system chatter, giving you the lowest latency for game data on the most controllable network hardware available. Through the detection and prioritization of gaming traffic you can finally fully utilize your network without fear of being kicked from an on-line game because of high ping. This enables true multi-tasking without manually enabling or disabling applications, updates and installations. Killer networking actually allows you to use your PC 24 hours a day. |
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Gaming Device PortYou want more FPS, lower ping, but why use a pro-gaming mouse with old-fashioned standards? MSI Gaming Device Port is optimized for high polling rate mice (500 to 1000 Hz) which lowers your mouse's response time from 8 milliseconds to 1 millisecond! This gives a much smoother mouse response in games. The additional gold plating on the ports enhances the durability drastically and ensures your PS/2 and USB ports are always working when you ship out to a LAN party |
Click BIOS 4The 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. Click BIOS 4 comes with many cool features, such as Hardware Monitor, Board Explorer, and OC Profile Preview. 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 gives you detailed info about on-board components on mouse-over and let you quickly identify connected ports and devices. With OC Profile Preview you can see the differences between your current system settings and any of the eight profiles you can have stored. |
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MSI Command CenterMSI Command Center gives you complete freedom to adjust your system settings. Fan Curve Tuning helps to completely control all your fans to enable you to find the best balance of fan performance and silence. Easily configure a RAMDisk to give an enormous speed boost to your system by storing your most used files in RAM. MSI Command Center Mobile APP is a user-friendly app that lets you control every aspect of your motherboard with your mobile device. |
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Live Update 5MSI Live Update 5 is a powerful 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 free from the MSI website. |
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Windows 8 ReadyThis MSI mainboard is officially certified from Microsoft for Windows 8 compatibility. MSI are the only leading mainboard brand that runs 3DMark for Windows 8 successfully on their certified mainboards, which proves that MSI is fully ready for Windows 8 in terms of both software and hardware, safeguarding the Windows 8 system’s stability and compatibility for consumers and providing the best user experience! |
Part Number | A88X-G45 GAMING |
Form Factor | ATX |
Dimensions | 30.5cm x 24.4cm |
Compatible Processors | AMD A-Series Processors (FM2+) AMD A-Series Processors (FM2) AMD Athlon Processors |
Socket Type | FM2+ |
Power Design | 4 Phase |
Chipset Manufacturer | AMD |
Chipset Type | A88X |
RAM Installed / Max Capacity | 0 MB / 32 GB Max |
RAM Slots | 4 x DDR3 DIMM |
Supported RAM | DDR3 Non-ECC UDIMM |
RAM Architecture | Dual-Channel |
Supported RAM Speeds | 2400/2133/1866/1600/1333 Mhz |
Expansion Slots Total (Free) | 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (@x16)*
1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (@x8)* 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (@x4) 3 x PCIe x1 1 x PCI |
Video Controller | AMD Radeon Graphics |
Multi-GPU Support | AMD Dual Graphics Technology AMD Eyefinity Multi-Display Technology AMD CrossfireX Multi-GPU Support |
Ports Present & Quantity | 1 x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port
2 x USB 2.0 ports 6 x USB 3.0 ports 1 x VGA port 1 x DVI-D port 1 x HDMI port 1 x DisplayPor 1 x Optical S/PDIF-Out connector 1 x LAN (RJ45) port 6 x audio jacks |
Ports Present & Quantity | 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 3 x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 6 USB 2.0 ports) 1 x USB 3.0 connector 1 x 4-pin CPU fan connector 2 x 4-pin system fan connectors 2 x 3-pin system fan connectors 1 x Front panel audio connector 2 x System panel connectors 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector 1 x TPM module connector 1 x Serial port connector 1 x Clear CMOS jumper 1 x OC Genie button 1 x Power button 1 x Reset button 1 x OC Genie mode switch 1 x Slow mode booting switch 1 x 2-Digit Debug Code LEDs |
AMD A88X Chipset | 8 x SATA 6Gb/s (RAID 0,1,5,10) |
Controller | Killer E2205 |
Lan Speed | 10/100/1000 |
Ports | 1 x LAN(RJ45) port |
Controller/Codec/Information | Realtek ALC1150 codec
High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel Supports S/PDIF Out |
Feature List | Support for OC Genie 4
Support for Click BIOS 4 Support for Command Center Support for Live Update 5 |
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