A new ATX motherboard from MSI popped up, the Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt. Based on Intel Z77 Express Chipset, the board supports for Intel LGA1155 processors and is equipped with four DDR3 DIMM memory slots (up to 32GB RAM), three PCI-Express 3.0 x16 slots and four PCI-Express 2.0 x1 slots.
In terms of connectivity-ports, it has two SATA 6.0 Gbps, four SATA 3.0 Gbps, Thunderbolt, four USB 3.0, ten USB 2.0 and Gigabit Ethernet. The Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt retails for 16,000 Yen (about $200).
| Product name | MSI Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt |
| Chipset | Intel Z77 Express |
| Corresponding CPU | LGA1155 (corresponding generation Intel Core processor second / third) |
| Form factor | ATX |
| Memory Sockets | DDR3 DIMM × 4 (32GB Max) Compatible DDR3-1066/1333/1600/1866 (OC) / 2000 (OC) / 2133 (OC) (For OC, only 22nm CPU) DDR3-2200/2400/2600/2667/2800 |
| Expansion slot | PCI Express 3.0 x16 slot × 3 PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot × 4 |
| Interface | Thunderbolt × 1 USB 3.0 × 4 (back panel × 2, header pins × 2) USB 2.0 × 10 (back panel × 4, header pins × 6) PS / 2 × 1 HD Audio (8ch) Coaxial S / PDIF port × 1 Optical S / PDIF port × 1 Gigabit Ethernet × 1 |
| Video output | VGA × 1, HDMI × 1, Thunderbolt (Mini DisplayPort) × 1 |
| SATA | SATA 6Gbps × 2, SATA 3Gbps × 4 (support RAID 0/1/5/10) |
| Model number | Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt |
| JAN code | 4526541775239 |
| Ask code | MB1945 |
| Sale time | October 21, 2012 |
