B85M-E45

Intel® B85 Express Chipset
  • Supports 4th Gen Intel® Core™ / Pentium® / Celeron® processors for LGA 1150 socket
  • Supports DDR3-1600 Memory
  • USB 3.0 + SATA 6Gb/s
  • Military Class 4: Top Quality & Stability
  • Military Class Essentials: Total Protection for Military Class Motherboards
  • OC Genie 4: Overclock in 1 Second
  • Click BIOS 4: Easily Fine-tune Your System
  • 4K UHD Support: Ultra-high Definition Visual Experience
  • 3 Display Outputs: HDMI/DVI/D-Sub Support
  • PCI Express Gen 3: World's 1st PCI Express Gen 3 Motherboard Brand
  • Command Center: Control & Customize Your PC Settings
  • Fast Boot: Quickly Boot Up & Enter OS in A Few Seconds
  • M-Flash: Simply Update & Backup Your BIOS
  • Live Update 5: Easily Update The Latest BIOS & Drivers
  • Intel® Small Business Advantage 2.0: Streamline PC Maintenance & Security
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Military Class Essentials

The core of Military Class 4 is based on the essentials which increases your stability in the worst conditions. The humidity protection and high temperature protection ensure your system can survive each environment, no matter how harsh. The new structure of the PCB limits EMI radiation. On top of that all the connectors have ESD protection in order to prevent short circuit.
 

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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.

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Military Class 4

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

Dark Choke

  • Better Power Stability
  • Better Power Efficiency
  • Long Lifetime
Solid CAP

  • Long Lifetime
  • Low ESR
  • Low Temperature
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4K UHD Support

Enjoy the awesome 4K UHD video playback now! MSI's 8 series motherboard that equips with HDMI port(s) supports the latest and innovative 4K UHD (2160p ultra-high definition) signal output to provide a unprecedented visual experience.

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Fast Boot

No more waiting for entering O/S! MSI Fast Boot helps to make motherboards boot lightning fast. MSI also add the GO2BIOS button with-in. Simply click it to reset your PC and then go straight to the system BIOS.

 
 
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3 Display Outputs

With the 4th Gen Intel® Core processors featuring Intel® HD Graphics core inside, MSI's 8 series motherboards that equips with 3 video ports support the triple display output a more flexible usage. 

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World's 1st PCI Express Gen 3 motherboard 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.

Benefits:
- 2X bandwidth
- Increased efficiency and compatibility
- Extreme performance for current and next gen PCI Express cards

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Super RAID

MSI's exclusive Super RAID application helps to easily setup and configure to boost your system performance and stay current with automatic, no-wait updates to your e-mail, social networks, news, and more via the 3 Intel® key technologies:

Intel® Rapid Start
Intel® Smart Response
Intel® Smart Connect

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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.

Features
- 10X Faster Than USB 2.0
- Up to 5Gb/s Data Transfer Bandwidth
- Boost Transfer Rate Between Your PC and External Storage Devices

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SATA 6Gb/s

SATA 6Gb/s provides double the bandwidth of traditional SATA 3Gb/s, and increases the data transfer rate between your motherboard and internal storage devices, such as 7200RPM HDDs, 10000RPM HDDs and SSDs. It's also the current trend for upcoming high-speed internal storage devices to to break the existing bottleneck of a PC's performance.

Features
- 2X Faster Than SATA 3Gb/s
- Up to 6Gb/s Data Transfer Bandwidth
- Unleash True Performance of New HDDs/SSDs

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M-Flash

Compared to common motherboard 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.

Features
- Backup/Restore Your BIOS to/from Any USB Flash Disk
- Avoid Unnecessary Repair Due to Accident Failures During The Upgrading Process
- Earn more BIOS Lifespan by Reducing Unnecessary Rewriting Process

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Command Center

 

Command Center allows easy visual adjustment of system settings, automatically tune fans or give complete freedom. It features an integrated unlimited RAM disk.  

 

Fan Curve Tuning

Unlimited RAMDisk

Mobile Control


 

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Click bios 4

The MSI Click BIOS 4 is the latest UEFI BIOS with optimizations for Windows 8. Not only that it is also reacts faster, runs smoother and has better mouse support. This is all comes with many cool features.     

Hardware Monitor

  Board Explorer

  OC Profile Preview

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Live Update 5

MSI Live Update 5 is a powerful and useful application for updating the latest BIOS and Drivers, saving you time and lowers the risk of updating. End-users can install and run the Live Update 5 software on their computers with the companion CD or downloading the app from the MSI website.

Features
- Automatically Detect the BIOS/Driver/VGA/Utility Update
- Support Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7 32/64bit

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Intel® Small Business Advantage 2.0

Intel® Small Business Advantage 2.0 is a total solution to deliver the enhanced security & productivity for PCs that small businesses demand.
Security Productivity
Software Monitor
Monitor critical software at the hardware level.
PC Health Center
Schedule & run maint. tasks off hours - even if PC is off.*
Data Backup and Restore
Schedule Backup after hours - even if PC is off.*
Energy Saver
Shorten boot-up wait time while saving energy & running tasks overnight - even if PC is off.*
USB Blocker**
Block unwanted USB devices or file import or export on company PCs.
Intel® Wireless Display***
Connect easily to your PC’s wireless display to improve in-office collaboration.
   
New Enhancements
Import/Export, Enhancements with Windows 8, Easier Customizations

*AC power must be present; some maintenance tasks require an internet connection.
**USB Blocker is a software-based device blocking solution.
***Intel® Wireless Display is only supported when combined with an appropriate Intel® Wi-Fi module.

 

MSI Reminds You...

  1. The specifications may differ from areas and we keep the right to change without notice. Please check the specific Specification with your local dealers.
  2. The color of the product might be affected by photography and the monitor's setting, which might be different from the real product.

 

  • CPU (Max Support)
    i7
  • FSB / Hyper Transport Bus
    100MHz
  • Chipset
    Intel® B85 Express
  • DDR3 Memory
    DDR3 1066/1333/1600 MHz
  • Memory Channel
    Dual
  • DIMM Slots
    4
  • Max Memory (GB)
    64
  • PCI-Ex16
    1
  • PCI-E Gen
    Gen3(16)
  • PCI-Ex1
    2
  • PCI
    1
  • SATAIII
    4
  • SATAII
    2
  • LAN
    10/100/1000*1
  • TPM
    1
  • USB 3.0 ports (Rear)
    2
  • USB 2.0 ports (Rear)
    4
  • Audio ports (Rear)
    3
  • VGA
    1
  • HDMI
    1
  • DVI
    1
  • VGA Max Share Memory (MB)
    1760
  • DirectX
    DX11
  • Form Factor
    M-ATX

 

1. The specifications may differ from areas and we keep the right to change without notice. Please check the specific Specification with your local dealers.
2. The color of the product might be affected by photography and the monitor's setting, which might be different from the real product.

 


CPU

• Supports 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 / Core™ i3 / Pentium® / Celeron® processors for LGA 1150 socket
Please refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only.
 


Chipset

• Intel® B85 Express Chipset
 


Main Memory

• Supports four unbuffered DIMM of 1.5 Volt DDR3 1066/1333/1600 DRAM up to 64GB Max
• Supports Dual channel mode
• Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory
• Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

 

 
Slots

• 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot
• 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots
• 1 x PCI slot

 


On-Board SATA

SATAIII controller integrated in Intel® B85 chipset
- Up to 6Gb/s transfer speed.
- Supports four SATAIII port (SATA1~4) by B85 

SATAII controller integrated in Intel® B85 chipset
- Up to 3Gb/s transfer speed.
- Supports two SATAII ports (SATA5~6) by B85 

Supports Intel® Rapid Start Technology, Intel® Smart Connect Technology*
* Supports Intel Core processors on Windows 7 and Windows 8.
 


USB

• 4 x USB 3.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB connectors)
• 8 x USB 2.0 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB connectors)
 


Audio

• Chipset integrated by Realtek® ALC887
- 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
 


LAN

• Supports one PCI Express LAN 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet by Realtek® 8111G
  


Internal I/O Connectors

- 1 x ATX 24-Pin power connector
- 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
- 1 x 4-pin CPU fan connector
- 1 x 4-pin system fan connector
- 1 x 3-pin system fan connector
- 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
- 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
- 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
- 2 x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports)
- 1 x USB 3.0 connectors (supports additional 2 USB 3.0 ports)
- 1 x Serial port connector
- 1 x Parallel port connector
- 1 x TPM Module connector
- 1 x Front Panel Audio connector
- 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector
 


Back Panel I/O Ports

- 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
- 1 x PS/2 mouse port
- 4 x USB 2.0 ports
- 2 x USB 3.0 ports
- 1 x RJ45 LAN Jack
- 1 x 3 in 1 audio jack
- 1 x HDMI port, supporting the maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24Hz, 24bpp/ 2560x1600@60Hz, 24bpp/ 1920x1080@60Hz, 36bpp
- 1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200 @60Hz
- 1 x Graphics port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200 @60Hz

 

This platform supports dual-display and triple-display function.




 

  HDMI+VGA VGA+DVI-D DVI-D+HDMI HDMI+VGA+DVI-D

Extend mode
(Extend the desktop to
the other monitors)

Clone mode
(Monitors have the same
screen)


 


BIOS

• The motherboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically.
• The motherboard provides a Desktop Management Interface(DMI) function which records your motherboard specifications.
 


Dimension

• 9.0 in. x 9.6 in. (22.8 cm x 24.4 cm) MIicro-ATX Form Factor
 


Mounting

• 
6 mounting holes.
 

 

1. The specifications may differ from areas and we keep the right to change without notice. Please check the specific Specification with your local dealers.
2. The color of the product might be affected by photography and the monitor's setting, which might be different from the real product.

 

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