MSI's entire Z68 (G3)/H61 (G3) Series Motherboard Supports Intel's 22 nm Processors

Cristian_25H · Feb 23, 2012

MSI announces today that MSI's Z68 (G3)/H61 (G3) series of motherboards offers official support of Intel's next-generation CPU based on the 22 nm manufacturing process. Users can download the corresponding BIOS listed below at no charge to upgrade their existing MSI Intel Z68/H61 motherboard, allowing a full experience of superior performance and powerful features found on the next-generation 22 nm Intel CPU.

MSI G3 motherboards also fully support the latest PCI Express Gen 3 specification, reaching twice the current bandwidth and maximizing performance from next-generation PCI Express Gen 3 video cards. Via MSI's unique intelligent update tool - Live Update - your computer will automatically download and update the latest BIOS for next-generation CPU compatibility, providing an immediate upgrade without spending extra money on a new motherboard purchase!

MSI motherboard features several models that allows usage of Intel's next-generation 22 nm processor. Additionally, MSI's Intel Z68 (G3)/H61 (G3) series of motherboards fully complies with next-generation PCI Express Gen 3 design specifications. All that is required by the user is a simple update to the newest BIOS via MSI's proprietary Live Update tool, and next-generation 22 nm CPU support is instantly available. Additionally, up to 32 GB/s of amazing bandwidth and support for next-generation PCI Express Gen 3 graphics cards is unlocked, enhancing the enthusiast's ultimate performance experience.

MSI motherboard models that supports Intel's new generation 22 nm processor:

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[H]@RD5TUFF · Feb 23, 2012

Good to know

AsRock · Feb 23, 2012

The said this about my AMD3 mobo to find 2 months later it to be removed of the list so even if you see our mobo on that list don't mean you'll get the bios update.

Red_Machine · Feb 23, 2012

Cristian_25H said:
Users can download the corresponding BIOS listed below at no charge

If they did want to charge for it, I'd tell them to shove it up their ass.

cavemanthreeonesix · Feb 23, 2012

does this mean p67 boards wont support ivy bridge?

dj-electric · Feb 23, 2012

Asus's entire P8 series of motherboard to support intel's 22NM CPUs
Oh wait, my mobo supports intel's 22NM CPUs since november -_-
GG MSI

LAN_deRf_HA · Feb 23, 2012

No charge huh? Cause you know we've always been charged before for this sort of thing.

intel1 · Mar 1, 2012

Where is support for MSI P67/H67/Z68 B3 mainboards???...Asus have support all P67/H67/Z68/H61 B3 mainboards with 22nm cpu's & pci-e 3.0

System Name	White Boy
Processor	Core i7 3770k @4.6 Ghz
Motherboard	ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe
Cooling	CORSAIR H100
Memory	CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB @ 2177
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 680 CLASSIEFIED @ 1250 Core
Storage	2 Samsung 830 256 GB (Raid 0) 1 Hitachi 4 TB
Display(s)	1 Dell 30U11 30"
Case	BIT FENIX Prodigy
Audio Device(s)	none
Power Supply	SeaSonic X750 Gold 750W Modular
Software	Windows Pro 7 64 bit \|\| Ubuntu 64 Bit
Benchmark Scores	2017 Unigine Heaven :: P37239 3D Mark Vantage

System Name	Chachamaru-IV \| Retro Battlestation
Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X \| Intel Pentium II 450MHz
Motherboard	ASUS ROG STRIX X570-F Gaming \| MSI MS-6116 (Intel 440BX chipset)
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 SE-AM4
Memory	32GB Corsair DDR4-3000 (16-20-20-38) \| 512MB PC133 SDRAM
Video Card(s)	nVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 FE \| 3dfx Voodoo3 3000
Storage	1TB WD_Black SN850 NVME SSD (OS), Toshiba 3TB (Storage), Toshiba 3TB (Steam)
Display(s)	Samsung Odyssey G5 27" @ 1440p144 & Dell P2312H @ 1080p60
Case	SilverStone Seta A1 \| Beige box
Audio Device(s)	Creative Sound Blaster AE-7 (Speakers), Creative Zen Hybrid headset \| Sound Blaster AWE64
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova 750 G2 \| 250W ASETEC
Mouse	Roccat Kone Air\| Microsoft Serial Mouse v2.0A
Keyboard	Vortex Race3 \| Dell AT102W
Software	Microsoft Windows 11 Pro \| Microsoft Windows 98SE

System Name	MoonStone
Processor	Intel i7 2600K @ 4.8Ghz (100 * 48 1.41v)
Motherboard	Asus P8P67 M Pro
Cooling	EK Supreme HF Nickel, EK FC460GTX, Ek Dominator, EK asus 3a mosfet
Memory	Corsair Dominator GT 8gb 2133mhz CL9 (2 x 4gb)
Video Card(s)	MSI 460GTX Cyclone 768mb SLI
Storage	64gb Kingston V100, WD 1Tb Cavier Black Sata 6gb
Display(s)	Dell Ultrasharp 23"
Case	Silverstone Fortress FT03 Black
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar Essence STX
Power Supply	Corsair AX850
Software	Win 7 64bit
Benchmark Scores	3DMark11 P8382 http://3dmark.com/3dm11/2326292

System Name	Obelisc
Processor	i7 3770k @ 4.8 GHz
Motherboard	Asus P8Z77-V
Cooling	H110
Memory	16GB(4x4) @ 2400 MHz 9-11-11-31
Video Card(s)	GTX 780 Ti
Storage	850 EVO 1TB, 2x 5TB Toshiba
Case	T81
Audio Device(s)	X-Fi Titanium HD
Power Supply	EVGA 850 T2 80+ TITANIUM
Software	Win10 64bit

MSI's entire Z68 (G3)/H61 (G3) Series Motherboard Supports Intel's 22 nm Processors

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