Guru3D.com
  • HOME
  • NEWS
    • Channels
    • Archive
  • DOWNLOADS
    • New Downloads
    • Categories
    • Archive
  • GAME REVIEWS
  • ARTICLES
    • Rig of the Month
    • Join ROTM
    • PC Buyers Guide
    • Guru3D VGA Charts
    • Editorials
    • Dated content
  • HARDWARE REVIEWS
    • Videocards
    • Processors
    • Audio
    • Motherboards
    • Memory and Flash
    • SSD Storage
    • Chassis
    • Media Players
    • Power Supply
    • Laptop and Mobile
    • Smartphone
    • Networking
    • Keyboard Mouse
    • Cooling
    • Search articles
    • Knowledgebase
    • More Categories
  • FORUMS
  • NEWSLETTER
  • CONTACT

New Reviews
G.Skill TridentZ 5 RGB 6800 MHz CL34 DDR5 review
Be Quiet! Dark Power 13 - 1000W PSU Review
Palit GeForce RTX 4080 GamingPRO OC review
Core i9 13900K DDR5 7200 MHz (+memory scaling) review
Seasonic Prime Titanium TX-1300 (1300W PSU) review
F1 2022: PC graphics performance benchmark review
MSI Clutch GM31 Lightweight​ (+Wireless) mice review
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 processor review
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 processor review
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 processor review

New Downloads
CPU-Z download v2.04
Intel ARC graphics Driver Download Version: 31.0.101.4090
AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 23.1.2 (RX 7900) download
GeForce 528.24 WHQL driver download
Display Driver Uninstaller Download version 18.0.6.0
Download Intel network driver package 27.8
ReShade download v5.6.0
Media Player Classic - Home Cinema v2.0.0 Download
HWiNFO Download v7.36
MSI Afterburner 4.6.5 (Beta 4) Download


New Forum Topics
Amernime Zone AMD Software: Adrenalin / Pro Driver - Release Discovery 22.12.2 WHQL onsumer PCIe Gen 5.0 NVMe SSD Goes On Sale In Japan, 2 TB Up To 10 GB/s For $385 US NVIDIA GeForce 528.24 WHQL driver download & Discussion Quad-slot NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090Ti/TITAN 800W graphics card / cooler caught on camera Performance for Free: Unlocking Resizable Bar for unsupported AMD GPUs (Polaris, VEGA, Radeon VII) AMD Polaris (RX 400/500) users unable to play Forspoken Recommend some good and old drivers for GTX1660S Forspoken implements Microsoft's DirectStorage API, faster load times; lowers FPS; raises FPS? Nvidia Set to Unveil RTX 4060 and 4050 GPUs Ahead of Schedule? RTX 4070 Ti Owner's thread




Guru3D.com » News » MSI Z68A-GD80 (G3) PCI Express 3.0

MSI Z68A-GD80 (G3) PCI Express 3.0

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 07/02/2011 04:37 PM | source: | 0 comment(s)

We've showed it at Computex already but MSI announced the Z68A-GD80 (G3), claiming it's world's first motherboard with PCI Express 3.0. This marketing claim is false though, ASRock introduced its PCI Express 3.0 motherboard a couple of days earlier, but it remains to be seen which of the two will hit retail stores first. One thing is for sure though, the MSI mainboard is definitely the first motherboard with three PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots because the ASRock model offers just two. Availability is slated for later this month.

Three PCI-Express x16 slots (PCIe x16 3.0 deliver a bandwidth of 32GB/s) for SLI or CrossFireX setups (Virtu technology is also supported for some on-the-fly graphics switching), Military Class II components (Hi-c CAP, Super Ferrite Choke and Solid caps), four DDR3- memory slots, and ten SATA ports (probably four SATA 6.0 Gbps and four 3.0 Gbps).

MSI's PCIe Gen 3-enables solution also boasts the OC Genie II overclocking function, voltage read points, dual Gigabit Ethernet, 7.1 channel audio, DVI and HDMI outputs (apparently), two USB 3.0 ports on the backplate (plus two via a header), and also FireWire and eSATA connectivity.

 







« U.S. Navy Bought 59000 Fake Chinese Microchips · MSI Z68A-GD80 (G3) PCI Express 3.0 · Intel to discontinue X25-E SSDs »

Related Stories

MSI Z68A GD80 G3 PCIe Gen 3.0 motherboard review - 08/05/2011 10:43 AM
A little while ago we tested the MSI Z68A-GD80 (B3) motherboard, a product with an absolutely gorgeous design. Merely weeks later another SKU based of this model has been released, the MSI Z68A-GD80 (...

MSI Z68A-G45 ATX Motherboard - 07/13/2011 10:53 AM
MSI is to release another Z68 motherboard. The latest one lacks PCI Express 3.0 and the DrMOS and Tantalum capacitors found on some of its peers, like the Z68A-GD55 yet be priced only 130 Euro, the r...

MSI Z68A GD80 G3 PCIe Gen 3.0 motherboard review - 08/05/2011 10:43 AM
A little while ago we tested the MSI Z68A-GD80 (B3) motherboard, a product with an absolutely gorgeous design. Merely weeks later another SKU based of this model has been released, the MSI Z68A-GD80 (...

MSI Z68A-G45 ATX Motherboard - 07/13/2011 10:53 AM
MSI is to release another Z68 motherboard. The latest one lacks PCI Express 3.0 and the DrMOS and Tantalum capacitors found on some of its peers, like the Z68A-GD55 yet be priced only 130 Euro, the r...



Guru3D.com © 2023