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MSI A78M-E45 FM2+ AMD A78 DDR3 mATX

MSI A78M-E45 FM2+ AMD A78 DDR3 mATX

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Quicklinx: 9FD8WS00 Mfr#: A78M-E45
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Description

MSI's 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 standard in stability built on a proven technology of high quality components.

The 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 structure of the PCB limits EMI radiation. On top of that all the connectors have ESD protection in order to prevent short circuit.

OC Genie 4 supercharges your speed experience! When used, OC Genie 4 accelerates your entire system and puts it into overdrive! Tuned by the professional overclockers, OC Genie 4 hands you record-breaking performance on a silver plate.

  • Military Class 4

    MSI's 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 standard in stability built on a proven technology of high quality components.
  • Military class essentials

    The 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 structure of the PCB limits EMI radiation. On top of that all the connectors have ESD protection in order to prevent short circuit.
  • OC Genie 4

    OC Genie 4 supercharges your speed experience! When used, OC Genie 4 accelerates your entire system and puts it into overdrive! Tuned by the professional overclockers, OC Genie 4 hands you record-breaking performance on a silver plate.
  • Super charger

    Mobile consumer appliances are getting more and more attention in current day fast moving life style, with smart phones and tablets almost becoming a fashion accessory. However, many ordinary personal computers cannot charge some of these devices, making it difficult to stay connected. The MSI super charger is a Windows resident program capable of revising the power supply mode of your USB port to become more powerful. Once your phone or tablet is connected to your USB port, the super charger sends a signal to initiate its charging circuit, making it a really smart and convenient charging solution for mobile computing needs.
  • USB 3.0

    Compared to the 480 Mbps provided by traditional USB 2.0, the USB 3.0's 5 Gb/s offers 10 times the transfer bandwidth, so transferring a Blu-ray movie takes less than one minute.
  • SATA 6 Gb/s

    SATA 6 Gb/s provides double the bandwidth of traditional SATA 3 Gb/s, and increases the data transfer rate between your motherboard and internal storage devices. It's also the current trend for upcoming high-speed internal storage devices to break the existing bottleneck of a PC's performance.
  • 3 display outputs

    When combined with today's processors featuring advanced integrated graphics, MSI motherboards equipped with 3 video outputs support 4K monitors and triple display configurations for more efficiency and flexibility of the desktop layout or immersive display of movies and games.
  • Fast boot

    MSI fast boot helps to make motherboards boot lightning fast. MSI also adds the GO2BIOS button with-in. Simply click it to reset your PC and then go straight to the system BIOS.
  • USB safeguard

    USB safeguard can prevent motherboards and USB devices from being damaged by short-circuit and ESD (Electro-Static Discharge) with Anti-ESD chips built-into the motherboards. Additionally, the safeguard can protect against such dangers multiple times, and greatly improves product lifespan.
  • Cool'n'Quiet

    AMD Cool'n'Quiet technology reduces heat and noise so you can experience amazing performance without distraction. Combined with core enhancements, included in the AMD processors, that can improve overall power savings, deliver better multitasking and energy efficiency. Cool'n'Quiet technology can automatically adjust processor ratio to throttle CPU speed with four modes.

Specifications

Summary

Product Description
MSI A78M-E45 - motherboard - micro ATX - Socket FM2+ - AMD A78
Product Type
Motherboard - micro ATX
Chipset Type
AMD A78
Processor Socket
1 x Socket FM2+
Compatible Processors
Athlon, A series
Max RAM Size
64 GB
RAM Supported
4 DIMM slots - DDR3, non-ECC, unbuffered
Storage Ports
6 x SATA-600 (RAID)
USB / FireWire Ports
4 x USB 3.0 + 2 x USB 2.0 + (2 x USB 3.0 + 4 x USB 2.0 via headers)
Audio
HD Audio (8-channel)
LAN
Gigabit Ethernet


Detailed Specification

General

Product Type
Motherboard - micro ATX
Chipset Type
AMD A78
Processor Socket
Socket FM2+
Max Processors Qty
1
Compatible Processors
Athlon, A series

Supported RAM

Max Size
64 GB
Technology
DDR3
Bus Clock
1600 MHz, 1333 MHz, 1066 MHz, 1866 MHz, 2133 MHz
Supported RAM Integrity Check
Non-ECC
Registered or Buffered
Unbuffered
Features
Dual channel memory architecture, Intel Extreme Memory Profiles (XMP), AMD Memory Profile (AMP)

Audio

Type
HD Audio (8-channel)
Audio Codec
Realtek ALC887
Compliant Standards
High Definition Audio

LAN

Network Controller
Realtek RTL8111G
Network Interfaces
Gigabit Ethernet

Expansion / Connectivity

Expansion Slots
1 x CPU , 4 x DIMM 240-pin , 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (FM2+ processor must be installed) , 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode) , 1 x PCIe 2.0 x1 , 1 x PCI
Storage Interfaces
SATA-600 -connectors: 6 x 7pin Serial ATA - 6 devices - RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 10
Interfaces
1 x PS/2 keyboard , 1 x PS/2 mouse , 1 x VGA , 1 x DVI-D , 2 x USB 2.0 , 4 x USB 3.0 , 1 x LAN (Gigabit Ethernet) , 1 x audio line-out - mini-jack , 1 x audio line-in - mini-jack , 1 x microphone - mini-jack , 1 x HDMI , 1 x audio line-out (center/subwoofer) - mini-jack , 1 x audio line-out (rear) - mini-jack , 1 x audio line-out (side surround) - mini-jack
Internal Interfaces
4 x USB 2.0 - header , 2 x USB 3.0 - header , 1 x serial - header , 1 x parallel - header , 1 x audio - header
Power Connectors
4-pin ATX12V connector, 24-pin main power connector

Features

BIOS Features
M-Flash, MSI ClickBIOS 4
Hardware Features
AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Technology, USB Safeguard, Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) support, MSI Winki 3, Super Charger, AMD Radeon Dual Graphics, AMD Memory Profile (AMP) support, MSI Military Class IV, Military Class Essentials, OC Genie 4, MSI Fast Boot, Clear CMOS Button

Miscellaneous

Software Included
MSI Live Update 5
Width
24.3 cm
Depth
24.3 cm
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