Intel® Z68 (B3) Chipset Based
• Military Class II components: Top quality & stability
• OC Genie II: Auto OC to boost performance in 1 sec
• ClickBIOS II: Easy-to-use UEFI BIOS interface
• Super Charger: fast charge iPad/iPhone/smartphone
• THX TruStudio PRO: deliver the fullest audio experience
• Support USB 3.0 & SATA 6Gb/s






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World’s 1st PCI Express Gen 3 mainboard brand
With ultra-high 32GB/s transfer bandwidth, PCI Express Gen 3 provides a 2X faster transfer rate than the previous generation, this delivers amazing capabilities for true next generation extreme gaming. |
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World’s 1st UEFI and software graphical user interface
MSI ClickBIOS II provides a consistent user interface both in the UEFI BIOS and in Windows, it provides the most convenient way for users to control system settings and supports touchscreen control. |
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Military Class II
The perfect trinity of quality, stability and efficiency all exist at one mainboard to meet end user expectations. The MSI Military Class II series products provide the long lifespan, unparalleled quality, extreme performance and ultimate efficiency. |
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OC Genie II (Z68)
Just press the OC Genie button or enable OC Genie II function in BIOS menu, the CPU, memory, iGPU and HDD performance will be highly improved. Whether users want to watch a high bit-rate HD movie or go online gaming, both can be enjoyed with image performance that is smoother and lag-free!
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NVIDIA SLISLI technology allows using multiple Nvidia graphics cards in a single computer system with a mainboard equipped with an nForce SLI MCP. Users need an a mainboard with two PCI-Express 16x graphics slots and two matching GeForce graphics cards which are "SLI Ready". Most NVIDIA's PCI-Express graphics cards starting from the 6600 GPU can enjoy the benefits of SLI. |
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THX TruStudio PRO
THX is a trade mark of a high-end audio/visual reproduction standard for movies, home theaters, computer speakers and other audio devices. THX Certified Audio products are designed to let users experience movies & videos as live show. The true sound effect can make high definition video more powerful. |
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Virtu Switchable GraphicsBased on LucidLogix Virtu technology, MSI Z68 mainboard series firstly provides the most expectable feature for desktop platform - switchable graphics, which allows users to enjoy both graphics power of integrated GPU and discrete GPU. It will switch to integrated GPU for HD movie playback, video transcoding and general applications to save system energy, or release full power for hardcore 3D gaming by switching to discrete GPU automatically. |
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AMD CrossFireAMD CrossFire™ is the ultimate multi-GPU performance gaming platform. Enabling game-dominatig power, AMD CrossFire technology enables two or more discrete graphics processors to work together to improve graphics performance. AMD CrossFire technology allows you to expand your system's graphics capabilities. It allows you the ability to scale your system's graphics horsepower as you need it, supporting up to four AMD Radeon™ HD graphics cards, making it the most scalable gaming platform ever. With an AMD CrossFire gaming technology, the traditional graphics limitation exists no more, allowing you to enjoy higher performance as well as visual experience. |
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SATA 6Gb/s
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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. |
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M-Flash
Compared to common mainboard which need extra BIOS chips, MSI’s M-Flash has a double advantage which doesn’t need extra components and secondly, all your BIOS data will be saved in the USB drive. The stored data does not only have backup and upgrade function, moreover it can also be seen as a portable BIOS chip which is actually able to boot up your PC. |
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APS (Active Phase Switching)
Active Phase Switching, APS, technology is an intelligent design that helps to save energy on MSI’s mainboards. The underlying idea is to switch |
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USB 3.0
Compared to the 480Mbps provided by traditional USB 2.0, the all-new USB 3.0's 5Gb/s offers 10 times the transfer bandwidth, so transferring a Blu-ray movie takes less than one minute. |
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HDMI v1.4
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is new generation fully digital video/audio interface which can transfer 1080p High-Definition video and Audio output in single compact connector. Supporting HDCP copy protection such as Blu-ray Discs, HDMI provides you with the highest-quality home theater experience. |
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Winki 3
Winki 3 is a free Linux-based O/S which is based on the Linux core. With an ultra-fast booting speed and a multi-language interface, the built-in Winki 3 provides an easy-to-use internet environment that includes the most popular functions such as internet surfing, web mail, instant messaging, picture browsing, and more. It's the most practical way to be online in the shortest time. |
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Live Update 5
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DrMOS
In order to provide customers stable and high quality products, starting from P45 series mainboards, MSI is leading the industry to introduce the world's most advanced power supply component, DrMOS (Driver-MOSFET), which integrates Driver IC, Top MOSFET and Bottom MOSFET into one chip. Except for its outstanding performance in power saving, DrMOS possesses switch frequency which is 400% faster than traditional MOSFET |
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Instant OC
• Instant MB info monitor |
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3TB+ Infinity
3TB+ Infinity is not only breaking through the limit of traditional BIOS, but also enhancing the utilization of hard drives efficiently. In addition to supporting the latest 3TB hard drives, MSI 3TB+ Infinity technology can use the 3TB hard drive as boot disk when installing a 64-bit operating system. Compared to competitors, MSI 3TB+ Infinity is an industry-leading technology which substantially presents an advantage of development and application in the future. |
| Socket | 1155 |
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| CPU (Max Support) | i3/i5/i7 |
| AM3 CPU Ready | N/A |
| FSB/BCLK/Hyper Transport Bus | 100MHz |
| Chipset | Intel® Z68 (B3) |
| DDR3 Memory | DDR3 1066/1333/1600*/2133*(OC) |
| DDR2 Memory | N/A |
| Memory Channel | Dual |
| DIMM Slots | 4 |
| Max Memory (GB) | 32 |
| PCI-Ex16 | 3 |
| PCI-E Gen | Gen3 (16/0, 8/8), Gen2 (1x4) |
| PCI-Ex4 | N/A |
| PCI-Ex1 | 2 |
| PCI | 2 |
| IDE | N/A |
| SATAIII | 3 |
| SATAII | 4 |
| RAID | 0/1/5/10 |
| LAN | 10/100/1000*2 |
| TPM | 1 |
| USB 3.0 ports (Rear) | 2 |
| USB 2.0 ports (Rear) | 4 |
| Audio ports (Rear) | 6+Optical SPDIF |
| Serial ports (Rear) | N/A |
| Parallel ports (Rear) | N/A |
| 1394 ports (Rear) | 1 |
| eSATA | 1 |
| Display Port | N/A |
| VGA | N/A |
| HDMI | 1 |
| DVI | 1 |
| VGA Max Share Memory (MB) | 1024 |
| DirectX | DX10.1 |
| Form Factor | ATX |
| DrMOS | Y |
| APS | Y |
| Sideport Memory | N/A |
| SLI | Y |
| 3-way SLI | N/A |
| 4-way SLI | N/A |
| Hybrid SLI | N/A |
| CrossFire | Y |
| Hybrid CrossFire | N/A |
| Dual Graphics | N/A |
| D-LED2 | N/A |
| Green Power Genie | N/A |
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• 2 PCI Express gen3 x16 slots |
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• 1 USB 3.0 internal connector by NEC® D720200 |
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- ATX 24-Pin power connector |
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- 1 x Optical SPDIF port
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• The mainboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically. |
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• 30.5cm(L) x 24.4cm(W) ATX Form Factor
• 9 mounting holes. |
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Users who download BIOS from here (not using Live Update) should use the flash utility included in the downloaded compressed file when doing the BIOS update. To avoid BIOS update failure, please do not use older versions of the update utility or utilities not provided by MSI.
We suggest using Chrome, Firefox 3.0 or IE 8.0 above browsers to download BIOS, Drivers, etc.|
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| Description | - Update CPU micro code. - Update RAID option ROM. - Improved memory compatibility. |
Version | 18.8 |
| Type | AMI BIOS | Release Date | 2012-01-16 |
| Download | 7672vI8.zip | File Size | 3.92 MB |
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| Description | - Update USB module. - Improved memory compatibility. - Support Ducky keyboard. |
Version | 18.7 |
| Type | AMI BIOS | Release Date | 2011-12-12 |
| Download | 7672vI7.zip | File Size | 3.85 MB |
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| Description | - Improved memory compatibility. - Enhance CPU smart fan function. |
Version | 18.5 |
| Type | AMI BIOS | Release Date | 2011-09-08 |
| Download | 7672vI5.zip | File Size | 3.53 MB |
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| Description | - Update M-Flash module. - Update memory module. |
Version | 18.4 |
| Type | AMI BIOS | Release Date | 2011-08-11 |
| Download | 7672vI4.zip | File Size | 3.51 MB |
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| Description | New BIOS Release |
Version | 18.3 |
| Type | AMI BIOS | Release Date | 2011-07-28 |
| Download | 7672vI3.zip | File Size | 3.51 MB |
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Live Update 5Live Update 5 is a powerful update tool with user-friendly interface, provides an automatic scan and download for your MSI products. Using this service to keep your system in the most updated environment.
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The Drivers provided here are exclusively for MSI products only. MSI takes no responsibility for any damage resulted from improper usage or lack of technical expertise.
We suggest using Chrome, Firefox 3.0 or IE 8.0 above browsers to download BIOS, Drivers, etc.|
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| Description | Intel Management Engine Driver |
Version | 7.1.21.1134 |
| Type | System & Chipset Drivers | Release Date | 2012-01-04 |
| OS | Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32, XP 64, XP 32 | ||
| Download | intel_ime_mb.zip | File Size | 3.98 MB |
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| Description | Version | 9.2.0.1030 | |
| Type | System & Chipset Drivers | Release Date | 2011-12-28 |
| OS | Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32, XP 64, XP 32 | ||
| Download | sandybridge_all_mb.zip | File Size | 2.56 MB |
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| Description | Version | 2.0.34.0 | |
| Type | System & Chipset Drivers | Release Date | 2011-06-02 |
| OS | Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32, XP 64, XP 32 | ||
| Download | renesas_usb3_mb.zip | File Size | 9.23 MB |
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| Description | Intel Trusted Platform chipset driver XP/Vista/Win7: 2.00.0000.00 |
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| Type | System & Chipset Drivers | Release Date | 2007-11-02 |
| OS | Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32 | ||
| Download | Vista_TPMDriver_MB.zip | File Size | 0.02 MB |
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| Description | Intel Trusted Platform chipset driver XP/Vista/Win7: 2.00.0000.00 |
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| Type | System & Chipset Drivers | Release Date | 2007-11-02 |
| OS | XP 32 | ||
| Download | TPMDriver_XP_MB.zip | File Size | 0.02 MB |
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| Description | Network Driver |
Version | 7.49.927.2011 |
| Type | On-Board LAN Drivers | Release Date | 2011-12-27 |
| OS | Win7 64, Win7 32 | ||
| Download | realtek_pcielan_7_mb.zip | File Size | 5.56 MB |
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| Description | Version | 6.250.908.2011 | |
| Type | On-Board LAN Drivers | Release Date | 2011-11-18 |
| OS | Vista 64, Vista 32 | ||
| Download | Realtek_LAN_PCIE_Vista_MB.zip | File Size | 5.55 MB |
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| Description | Version | 5.790.824.2011 | |
| Type | On-Board LAN Drivers | Release Date | 2011-11-18 |
| OS | XP 64, XP 32 | ||
| Download | Realtek_LAN_PCIE_MB.zip | File Size | 5.49 MB |
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| Description | • Realtek High Definition Audio System Software • WinXP Driver Version: 5.10.0.6521 • Windows 7/Vista Version: 6.0.1.6521 |
Version | 6.0.1.6521 |
| Type | On-Board Audio Drivers | Release Date | 2011-12-27 |
| OS | Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32, XP 64, XP 32 | ||
| Download | realtek_hd_all_mb.zip | File Size | 123.68 MB |
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| Description | Intel Rapid Storage Technology for SATA RAID and AHCI mode. |
Version | 10.5.0.1007 |
| Type | On-Board PIDE/SATA Drivers | Release Date | 2011-08-22 |
| OS | Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32, XP 64, XP 32 | ||
| Download | Intel_RST_floppy_MB.zip | File Size | 0.58 MB |
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| Description | Intel Rapid Storage Technology for SATA RAID and AHCI mode. |
Version | 10.5.0.1027 |
| Type | On-Board PIDE/SATA Drivers | Release Date | 2011-11-21 |
| OS | Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32, XP 64, XP 32 | ||
| Download | Intel_RST_MB.zip | File Size | 36.83 MB |
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| Description | Version | 1.2.112 | |
| Type | On-Board VGA Drivers | Release Date | 2012-02-09 |
| OS | Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32 | ||
| Download | virtu_vw_mb.zip | File Size | 10.76 MB |
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| Description | Version | 6.14.10.53874 | |
| Type | On-Board VGA Drivers | Release Date | 2011-11-16 |
| OS | XP 64, XP 32 | ||
| Download | SandyBridge_vga_x_mb.zip | File Size | 53.5 MB |
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| Description | VGA Driver |
Version | 8.15.10.2476 |
| Type | On-Board VGA Drivers | Release Date | 2011-11-16 |
| OS | Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32 | ||
| Download | SandyBridge_vga_mb.zip | File Size | 152.98 MB |
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The Utilities provided here are exclusively for MSI products only. MSI takes no responsibility for any damage resulted from improper usage or lack of technical expertise.
We suggest using Chrome, Firefox 3.0 or IE 8.0 above browsers to download BIOS, Drivers, etc.|
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| Description | An application for users to control the BIOS settings in O/S. |
Version | 1.0.043 |
| Type | Utility | Release Date | 2012-01-03 |
| OS | Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32, XP 64, XP 32 | ||
| Download | clickbios2_mb.zip | File Size | 4.97 MB |
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| Description | THX TruStudio PRO |
Version | 1.04.03 |
| Type | Utility | Release Date | 2011-05-27 |
| OS | Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32 | ||
| Download | thx_mb.zip | File Size | 12.65 MB |
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| Description | 1. utility for msi products to charge Apple iPad/iPhone4. |
Version | 1.0.117 |
| Type | Utility | Release Date | 2011-12-27 |
| OS | Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32, XP 64, XP 32 | ||
| Download | SuperCharger_mb.zip | File Size | 6.92 MB |
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| Description | 1. utility for msi products to overclock & greenpower 2. note:need install Intel ME driver to enable CPU overclock |
Version | 2.2.077 |
| Type | Utility | Release Date | 2012-02-15 |
| OS | Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32, XP 64, XP 32 | ||
| Download | ControlCenterII_mb.zip | File Size | 7.75 MB |
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| Description | • Online update BIOS/Driver/Firmware/Utility. • Live Monitor auto-detects and suggests the latest BIOS/Driver/Utilities information. |
Version | 5.0.077 |
| Type | Utility | Release Date | 2012-02-03 |
| OS | Win7 64, Win7 32, Vista 64, Vista 32, XP 64, XP 32 | ||
| Download | LiveUpdate.zip | File Size | 8.76 MB |
| Note | For K9VGM-V (MS-7253) mainboard, please do not select the DMI option. | ||
MSI™ provides user manuals (in PDF format) here for download. You can use Adobe Acrobat Reader (Adobe's WEB Site) to open them.
An easy guide for you to assemble your PC step by step, please refer to "Quick Installation Guide".
We suggest using Chrome, Firefox 3.0 or IE 8.0 above browsers to download BIOS, Drivers, etc.| Language | File Size | Download | Release Date | |
| 1.0 | English | 2.24 MB | Z68_RAID_Manual.zip | 2012-02-13 |
| 3.2 | English | 19.97 MB | M7672v3.2_EURO.zip | 2011-10-14 |
| 3.2 | Multi-Language | 19.56 MB | M7672v3.2_ASIA.zip | 2011-08-04 |
| 3.2 | English | 8.24 MB | E7672v3.2.zip | 2011-07-07 |
MSI™ provides user manuals (in PDF format) here for download. You can use Adobe Acrobat Reader (Adobe's WEB Site) to open them.
We suggest using Chrome, Firefox 3.0 or IE 8.0 above browsers to download BIOS, Drivers, etc.| Language | File Size | Download | Release Date | |
| 1.3 | English | 5.42 MB | MSI_Software_Guide.zip | 2011-05-30 |
| 1.0 | English | 4.63 MB | E7672_OC_guide.zip | 2011-05-12 |
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