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)
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
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