• Gesture control interface
• Support for Flash 10.1, Acrobat, Silverlight Embedded, MPEG-4
• Windows 7 integration and MS Office
• Hardware support for ARM v7 architecture, Open GL ES 2.0, and multicore / SMP

Special power & cooling design provides performance with the ultimate boost The MSI R5870 Lightning graphics card uses not only a special 15 phase PWM design to provide GPU and memory with abundant power during overclocking, but also features a built-in dual 8-pin power source interface so high load operators and heavy gamers have a stable power supply. Also, MSI's exclusively designed Lightning Power Layer (LPL) PCB design flawlessly supplies the CPU and memory with stable and ample electric current. It's worth nothing that in cooling, the R5870 Lightning uses the Twin Frozr II design, which not only features gigantic dual 8cm fans that effectively increase cooling performance by 50%, but also comes built-in with dual 8mm SuperPipe heat pipes that effectively reduce operating temperature by up to 13°C.

Military Class components provide high stability and quality
Outstanding stability is also a major distinguishing factor of the R5870 Lightning. The R5870 Lightning graphics card uses server grade, military class materials, including Hi-c CAP, which provides 8 times the lifespan of ordinary solid state capacitors; Solid State Choke, which offers no high frequency noise & low vibration; and Solid CAP, which extends lifespan by up to 10 years. These materials not only greatly extend the life of a graphics card along with its stability, but also provide consumers with remarkable product quality.

With MSI's development of Afterburner overclocking software, not only can GPU and memory clocks be adjusted, but GPU voltage can also be adjusted to a maximum of 1.35V to boost overclocking potential. Along with the Kombustor burn in testing program, a joint MSI & FurMark creation, a perfect integration of all necessary overclocking software thoroughly unleashes all of a graphics card's performance. What's more, with V-Check Points, it’s not necessary to read long and complex strings of data, you can understand the most accurate CPU and memory voltage conditions at any time.

Complete support for ATI Eyefinity & DirectX 11/ATI Stream Technologies The MSI R5870 Lightning graphics card uses the all-new ATI Eyefinity multiple display technology to connect up to three displays. This allows users, whether for work or Game, striking visual effect and another performance upgrade. In addition, the R5870 Lightning also provides complete support for DirectX 11 game graphics standards, which fully captures a game's special effects and gives exquisite definition. And with the use of ATI Stream technology, graphical and application programs can simultaneously realize enhanced operating speeds.

Hi-c CAP offers 8 times the lifespan of solid state capacitors
Server grade Hi-c CAP, which has a core that features the rare element Tantalum, offers high temperature durability and stability. Often used in harsh, high temperature environments or high precision operations, it offers a lifecycle more than 8 times longer than solid state capacitors and provides both ultra high stability and performance.

Icy Choke, besides having ultra-high heat resistance, also has a lower ESR(Equivalent Series Resistance), which provides a reduced operating temperature, lower power consumption, and smart power saving usage while completely satisfying the dual requirements of low-temperature/high performance and secure stability.

Solid State Choke, in addition to having heat-resistant characteristics, offers a special centralized structural design that can effectively reduce the production of noise, provide secure stability and has no high frequency buzz noise—fully meeting the multiple demands low temperature/low noise and stable high performance.

Solid CAP provides a lifespan of up to 10 years
The entire range of MSI’s Military Class series products features a Solid CAP design. Unlike normal capacitors, solid state capacitors use high polymer Aluminum, which increases heat-resistance. In 80°C operating environments, product lifespan can be extended to over 10 years. In 105°C high speed overclocking environments, it offers an amazing lifespan of 5,000 hours.

Achieving innovation with a strict adherence to quality requires not just substantial R&D and a long accumulation of experience, but more importantly, quality component design and configuration. MSI provides consumers with the most comprehensive solutions through rigorous analysis of consumer user experiences and the discovery and application of valuable high-end materials. In addition to our requirements for innovation, we also insist on product quality, performance and extended product durability. We are prepared to meet the demands of consumers.

Big Bang-XPower - Unlock Your Ultimate Gaming Weapon
Following the widely praised Big Bang-Trinergy and Fuzion, the release of the all-new Big Bang-XPower that is fully compatible with Intel's six-core processor features 6 PCI-E ×16 expansion slots that facilitate the increase of 3D performance and quality. And for gamers who value audio quality, there's the Quantum Wave Audio Card specially optimized for gaming sound effects. Through close integration of the latest THX TruStudio PRO and Creative EAX ADVANCED HD 5.0 audio technologies, remarkable audio capability produces a tonal quality that is pure and flawless.

6 PCI-E ×16 expansion slots facilitate the increase of 3D performance and quality. Quantum Wave Audio Card is specially optimized for gaming sound effects.

Hi-c CAP on PWM, DrMOS and SFC provide CPU best power stability. SuperPipe has better cooling efficiency with its 8mm extra-thick heat-pipe. Solid CAP and Icy Choke have longer lifetime and lower temperature.

Dual 8-pin power connectors provide sufficient power for extreme overclocking. An extra 6-pin power connector provides better overclocking capability of multiple graphics cards.

All-inclusive overclocking design
In addition to high spec materials, overclocking capability is also an important consideration when consumers select a product. MSI's Big Bang-XPower mainboard comes with OC Genie, the one-second overclocking technology. Just press the OC Genie button on the mainboard, no other settings are required for automatic overclocking and optimization of CPU, RAM and chipset settings. And the OC Dashboard allows users to avoid entering the BIOS to adjust CPU clock and voltage directly. With the V-Kit's V-Check Points and V-Switch, users don't need to modify circuits; they can use a multimeter to directly measure and manually adjust CPU, VTT, and DDR voltage. These features are all equally attentive designs for overclokers who enjoy challenging the extremes of overclocking.

Just press the OC Genie button for automatic overclocking and optimization of CPU, RAM and chipset settings. V-Kit's V-Check Points and V-Switch allow users to directly measure and manually adjust CPU, VTT, and DDR voltage.

OC Dashboard allows users to avoid entering the BIOS to adjust CPU clock and voltage directly.

USB3.0 & SATA 6Gb/s provide ultra-high transfer bandwidth
Big Bang-XPower comes built-in with all-new USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s transfer standards. Unlike the 480Mbps provided by traditional USB2.0, USB 3.0 provides 5Gb/s, up to 10 times the transfer bandwidth; the USB 3.0 interface can complete a Blu-ray movie transfer in less than one minute. SATA 6Gb/s provides double the bandwidth of traditional SATA 3Gb/s to increase data transfer speeds, and completely satisfy the stability and speed requirements of consumers.

All these exciting technologies will be showcased to demonstrate MSI's continuous devotion to its mainboard products and an aggressive marketing strategy for the second half of 2010.

Big Bang series - Ultimate Gaming Performance
Designed for power users, the Big Bang series products have been widely accepted by enthusiasts since their debut and were highly acclaimed at CES and CeBIT last year. Following the launch of Big Bang Trinergy and Fuzion, the fully Intel 6-core CPU supporting BigBang-XPower supports six PCI-Ex16 expansion slots and also provides a game audio optimized Quantum Wave sound card. The former offers users convenient display performance and quality improvements; the later integrates the newest audio techniques of THX TruStudio PRO and Creative EAX ADVANCED HD 5.0 to playback vigorous and perfect audio with excellent computing power for game players who demand top-notch sound presentation.

Exclusive Fuzion engine for flexible 3D capabilities
MSI has always been synonymous with being a cost-performance leader, and no other technology provides that better than Fuzion. Easily allowing end users to mix and match their GPU choices without worry, Fuzion not only provides maximum 3D performance, but also the flexibility that mainstream users can utilize to build their dream system. Take advantage of all the amazing graphics technologies on a platform that provides nearly unlimited combinations.

Military class components for better stability and longer life cycle One of the other focuses in this exhibition is the establishment of MSI’s higher standard in product design - Military Class Components. The new components include Hi-c CAP, Solid CAP and Icy Choke for product life cycle, heat resistance and stability improvements. These amazing components are used in some of the most advanced space and military systems and provide an extreme level of reliability and efficiency. MSI’s design philosophy is to provide you the most stable platform to base your system. Whether it is green or extreme, you can take pride knowing your system is built with top-quality.

OC Genie overlocking wizard leads the overlocking trend
In addition to better onboard components, MSI has developed a series of overlocking techniques for user friendly performance boosting. The OC Genie One Second overlocking technique launched at the last COMPUTEX TAIPEI ushered in a new era of CPU auto-overlocking. This year, OC Genie overlocking makes another big leap. Accompanied by an all-new Intel Unlock series CPU, the new OC Genie not only boosts CPU and memory performance, but also improves overlocking flexibility and effectiveness. MSI is the best technical partner for the Intel Unlock series CPU!

In the past 45 days, Intel and its Atom processor has entered a variety of markets beyond the more than 50 million Intel-based netbooks sold in the past 2 years. Intel announced a processor and MeeGo software win with Chinese carmaker HawTai Automobile for a future in-vehicle-infotainment platform; a greater than 50-times lower platform idle power reduction with Intel's next generation Atom processor platform for handheld devices including smartphones; and a collaboration with Google, Sony and Logitech to deliver a new Smart TVs experience powered by Intel Atom CE products and running Android-based Google TV.

Intel recently unveiled the future System on Chip (SoC) Atom-based "Tunnel Creek" that, for the first time, will allow other companies to connect their own custom silicon to Intel's SoC product. The Intel Atom processor also powers the Intel Reader, and the company has received more than 3,000 non-PC design inquiries – most new-to-Intel potential customers – ranging from fish finders to golf carts.

During his keynote, David (Dadi) Perlmutter, executive vice president and co-general manager, Intel Architecture Group, touched on these and other Intel efforts, which included showing off the world's thinnest netbook running on the upcoming mobile dual-core "Pine Trail." At just 14mm, the razor-thin "Canoe Lake" innovation platform runs cooler and is 50 percent thinner than any other netbook consumers can find on the market today. In addition, Perlmutter showed a range of other Intel Atom-based devices spanning energy efficient blade servers, retailing systems, presentation projectors and multiple tablets.

"Intel believes the strength of the Atom franchise can help consumers realize the true potential for a common experience to enable the compute continuum," said Perlmutter. "With platforms ranging from compact and portable netbooks, to Smart TV experiences and innovative tablets designs, Intel Architecture is driving innovative products based on a unique 'port of choice' software strategy."

Keynote Highlights
Citing a million PCs sold a day, Perlmutter also highlighted the momentum around the all new 2010 Intel Core processor family, including Intel Wireless Display and an overview of next-generation Intel Core processors using the Intel microarchitecture codenamed "Sandy Bridge," targeted to be in production late 2010.

Renee James, senior vice president and general manager of the Software and Services Group at Intel, joined Perlmutter onstage to discuss how software – and software choice – will help drive Intel's vision for Atom and a cross-device experience. This provides consumers consistency and accessibility to their content on a choice of computers and PC-like devices. James also announced that Asus will be the first OEM to ship a pre-installed, customized AppUp client called "asus app store" on netbooks this fall, beginning with Windows and following with MeeGo-based systems.

Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci discussed with Perlmutter how future Intel Atom-based netbooks and tablets from Acer, running the MeeGo software platform, will foster an open ecosystem of innovation.

"Acer will be ready with MeeGo-based mobile devices," said Lanci. "MeeGo's open software platform will present our customers with another choice of a friendly, easy-to-use operating system. We are pleased to collaborate with Intel in our continuous drive to provide effortless technologies that empower people at work, home - anytime, anywhere."

New Intel Atom Processors on Tap
In production now and on shelves before the winter holiday season, mobile dual-core Intel Atom processors will deliver a noticeably snappier, more responsive consumer experience in the same compact form factors, and with the same great battery life. Intel Atom processors N455 and N475 with DDR3 support for netbooks are available today and D525 and D425 for entry-level desktop PCs are expected to be available on June 21. Available to customers in early 2011, "Oak Trail" is our upcoming SoC Intel Atom platform optimized for sleek tablet and netbook designs, delivering up to a 50 percent reduction in average power consumption with full HD-video playback and targeting software choice including MeeGo, Windows 7 and Google operating systems.

“Computex is always a good opportunity to showcase our latest solutions to both our clients and trade press and this year we have a complete range of solid state drive solutions that further push the envelope,” commented Ryan Petersen, CEO of the OCZ Technology Group. “At the show we will be demonstrating exciting new products, including a truly affordable PCIe SSD for consumer applications, ultra reliable enterprise drives and a first look at the HSDL (High Speed Data Link) interface that delivers far superior transfer rates over traditional SATA.”

OCZ’s solid state drives not only continue to redefine storage performance, reliability, and power efficiency, but also address a wide range of applications from top-tier data management to personal notebooks. Showcasing a demo system with new Deneva Series SSDs in an eight-way RAID configuration, these drives are qualified specifically for the highest throughput, compatibility, and reliability in enterprise environments. OCZ will showcase the innovative HSDL (High Speed Data Link) interface, which was developed to raise the bar in data throughput and management to solid state storage drives.

Focusing on both performance and affordability for consumers, OCZ is unveiling the RevoDrive, a bootable PCI-Express based SSD designed for high-performance gaming PCs and workstations. With speeds up to 540MB/s read, 530MB/s write, and 75,000 IOPS, the RevoDrive can accommodate a wide range of computing environments beyond everyday use to video-editing and other multi-media creation and management applications.

Also on display are new 1.8” Vertex 2 and Onyx SATA II SSDs for mobile systems. With the proliferation of on-the-go performance computing for personal, business, and educational needs, the OCZ 1.8” drives are ideal for users seeking to integrate SSDs into systems with small form factors such as ultra-thin notebooks, netbooks, nettops, and tablet PCs. Built with SATA 3Gb/s and available in a range of capacities, the drives easily integrate into today’s mobile platforms and feature TRIM support for Windows 7 systems.

The new motherboards will provide ultra high-performance gaming using the unique multi-GPU sharing capabilities of the HYDRA Engine that allows consumers to mix and match up to three GPUs (new or repurposed) regardless of brand, series or price.

Furthermore, ASUS leveraged the flexible nature of the HYDRA Engine to create the concept board Immensity, a desktop motherboard implementation that uses a on-board discrete GPU to add performance and balance power. With this motherboard, a gamer can use a single video card in a multi-GPU configuration to gain a competitive edge.

“HYDRA’s unique offering enables leading vendors like ASUS to unleash their creative freedom,” said LucidLogix Co-founder and President, Offir Remez. “For the first time, ASUS is now offering a desktop motherboard that allows for mix and match graphics performance and power with an on-board discrete GPU, an industry first motherboard concept.”

Designed with the PC gamer in mind, the HYDRA Engine offers a flexible solution for performance hungry consumers who may wish to upgrade to multiple GPUs from a variety of vendors. This new approach provides interoperability among GPUs and chipsets, auto-correct load balancing and multiple GPUs that simultaneously process a single frame within a game, thus resolving bottlenecks and inter-frame dependencies prior to rendering.

About ROG ASUS Crosshair and ROG Immensity Concept Motherboards
The ROG Crosshair IV Extreme with the HYDRA 200 is based on the AMD 890FX chipset. The board supports AM3 processors, including the recently released Phenom II X6 models. It offers five PCIex16 slots along with the innovative overclocking interface called RC Bluetooth. The Immensity, also featuring HYDRA 200, can include a built-in discrete GPU.

ASUS and HYDRA 200 enabled motherboard owners can enjoy playing hundreds of AAA PC games, including DirectX 11 titles with a wide range of graphics card combinations including support for the new NVIDIA Fermi based boards. Additionally, they can expect accelerated ATI Eyefinity support and compatibility with NVIDIA’s CUDA and PHYSX technologies.

The boards are being showcased this week at Computex, which runs from June 1 to 5 in Taipei, Taiwan. ASUS will be providing the release date for the Crosshair IV Extreme motherboard shortly.

“Thanks to Lucid’s HYDRA technology we are able to display two of the most powerful and flexible motherboards in the industry,” said Joe Hseih, General Manager of Open Platform BG-MB Business Unit of ASUS. “We’ve used the compatibility of the HYDRA technology to bring a new class of product to market.”

MSI was the first to introduce a motherboard with the HYDRA 200 in its high-end Big Bang Fuzion in January 2010. Now, the company is launching two new products that will deliver the benefits of silicon-agnostic, multi-GPU computing to mainstream motherboards. Even budget-conscious consumers will now have the freedom to mix and match up to three ATI or NVIDIA graphics accelerators of their choice (new or repurposed), while also adding the flexibility to use choose between platforms.

“MSI shares the Lucid multi-GPU vision of taking high performance graphics to the masses,” said LucidLogix Co-founder and President, Offir Remez. “By bringing Lucid and MSI to new market segments, it further solidifies our relationship and gives consumers freedom of choice.”

Designed with the PC gamer in mind, the HYDRA engine offers a flexible solution for performance hungry consumers who may wish to upgrade to multiple GPUs from a variety of vendors. This new approach provides interoperability among GPUs and chipsets, auto-correct load balancing and multiple GPUs that simultaneously process a single frame within a game, thus resolving bottlenecks and inter-frame dependencies prior to rendering.

About Fuzion Motherboards
The three new mainboards include an IntelP55 based product and two AMD 870-based boards, one of which will use the AMD SB850 south bridge, while the other will use the more affordable SB710 south bridge. The boards will include support for SATA3 and USB3, while the two higher priced boards will include DrMOS circuitry for power efficiency. Each feature 2x full PCI-E 16 slots and make use of the best Military Class components and can easily boost performance with OC Genie. All new Fuzion boards are expected to go on sale shortly after Computex, which runs from June 1 to 5 in Taipei, Taiwan.

“Lucid’s technology adds the type of high-end graphics potential that our customers are looking for when they play games,” said Henry Lu, MSI global senior vice president. “MSI strives to be first to market with technology that gives the best overall end user experience, therefore we are pleased to continue our relationship with Lucid and look forward to collaborating on other bleeding-edge products in the future.”

MSI and HYDRA enabled motherboard owners can enjoy playing more than 100 AAA PC games; including DirectX 11 titles with a wide range of graphics card combinations including NVIDIA Fermi based boards. Fuzion boards accelerate the ATI Eyefinity technology and are compatible with NVIDIA’s CUDA and PHYSX technologies. Both Lucid and MSI are working together to continually improve game compatibility and performance when combining GPUs and in some instances achieving performance above native AMD Crossfire or NVIDIA SLI configurations. Therefore, it is recommended that users regularly update their drivers, which can be downloaded from the MSI support website or directly from Lucid driver download page.

Additionally, Lucid today also announced its HYDRA Masters program and is seeking 50 enthusiastic gamers who currently are HYDRA users that would like to get the inside scoop on the technology and directly influence engineering for future product development. To become a HYDRA Master, visit Lucid’s home page at www.Lucidlogix.com