MSI 870A FUZION & Z68A-GD80 (B3) Motherboard Overview

Have you been waiting for the PCI Express 3.0? MSI's z68A-GD80 (B3) has been debuted to end your wait. The uses latest Intel chipset design and it's more powerful than ever before. The new mainboard supports Intel 2nd Generation Core i7 / i5 / i3 Series Processors in LGA 1155 Package,Â 12 Phase DrMOS / HDMI / DVI / Front USB 3.0 & also supportsÂ Switchable Graphics / Intel Smart Response / Super Charger/ ClickBIOS/ THX. The key features include MSI's "OC Genie II" which the company says hasÂ 457% HDD performance gains , 145% 3D gaming power gains and overall system boost which takes just a second. For the extreme gaming enthusiasts, the mainboard hasÂ 3 sets of PCI-E 2.0 x16 slots. It supports 3 dual slot graphics cards for unparalled gaming experience. Z68A-GD80 isÂ 2-way SLI & 3-way CrossFireX ready and supports flexible multi-GPU configuration.

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MSI-z68A-GD80 (B3) Mainboard. Image Credit: MSI
<h2>Z68A-GD80 Specifications</h2>
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<td style="width: 74px; height: 26px;">Processor</td>
<td style="width: 394px; height: 26px;">Intel 2nd generation Core i7/ i5/ i3 series processor in LGA 1155 socket</td>
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<td style="width: 74px; height: 20px;">Chipset</td>
<td style="width: 394px; height: 20px;">Intel Z68</td>
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<td style="width: 74px; height: 3px;">Memory</td>
<td style="width: 394px; height: 3px;">?4 DIMMs support for DDR3-2133(OC)/ 1866(OC)/ 1600(OC)/ 1333/ 1066MHz up to 32GB max</td>
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<td style="width: 74px; height: 23px;">Video</td>
<td style="width: 394px; height: 23px;">? Supports Intel HD Graphics 3000/2000 with HDMI / DVI Video ports</td>
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<td style="width: 74px; height: 32px;">Audio</td>
<td style="width: 394px; height: 32px;">?8-channel (7.1) HD Audio subsystem with S/PDIF out?THX TruStudio Pro</td>
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<td style="width: 74px; height: 17px;">LAN</td>
<td style="width: 394px; height: 17px;">?10/100/1000 Mb/s LAN subsystem</td>
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<td style="width: 74px; height: 137px;">Peripheral interfaces</td>
<td style="width: 394px; height: 137px;">?4 x SATA 3Gb/s ports from Z68 with RAID support?2 x SATA 6Gb/s ports from Z68 with RAID support?1 x SATA 6Gb/s and 1 x eSATA port from MarvellÂ® 88SE9128

?2 x IEEE 1394 supported

?4 x USB 3.0 ports(2 external / 2 internal)

?10 x USB 2.0 ports (4 external / 6 internal)

?3 x PCI-E 2.0 x16 slots

?2 x PCI-E x1 slots / 2 x PCI slots</td>
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The price of z68A-GD80 (B3) is not known yet. We'll update you as soon as we hear from authentic sources.
<h2>870A FUZION Tech Specs Overview</h2>
Processor : Support for AMD PhenomII/Athlon II processors with AM3 Socket
Memory: 4 DIMMs support for DDR3-1600(OC)/1333/1066/800 MHz upto 16 GB max
Video:
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[*]2 X PCI Express X 16 slots
[*]Support ATI CrossFireX Technology
[*]Equipped Lucid LT22102 chipset
[*]Support Fuzion Technology
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Audio: 8-Channel (7.1) HD Audio subsystem with S/PDIF out
LAN: 10/100/1000 Mbits/ sex LAN subsystem
Peripheral interfaces:
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[*]6 X SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports from SB850 with RAID support
[*]2 X USB 3.0 ports
[*]12 X USB 2.0 ports
[*]2 x IEEE 1394 ports
[*]Expansion Capabilities
[*]3X PCI Express X 1 slot
[*]1 X PCI slot
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Official price MSI 870A FUZION in India is INR. 11,000/-.