MSI announced today that their Intel 6/7 series and AMD FM2/FM1/AM3+ 900 series mainboards have officially acquired Windows 8 certification from Microsoft. During the Computex exhibition this year, MSI already lead the Windows 8 market by displaying several mainboards that meet the Windows 8 certification requirements and showing off various new Windows 8 features live for the exhibition audience.

Not only did the MSI mainboards get officially certified from Microsoft, they are currently the only leading mainboard brand that runs 3DMark for Windows 8 successfully on their certified mainboards, which proves that MSI is fully ready for Windows 8 in terms of both software and hardware, safeguarding the Windows 8 system’s stability and compatibility for consumers and providing the best user experience!

Intel Platform

 
Chipset Models
X79 Big Bang-XPOWER II
X79A-GD65 (8D)
X79A-GD65
X79A-GD45 (8D)
X79A-GD45
X79MA-GD45
Z77 Z77 MPOWER
Z77A-GD80
Z77A-GD65
Z77A-GD55
Z77A-G45
Z77A-G45 Thundebolt
Z77A-G43
Z77A-G41
Z77MA-G45
H77 H77MA-G43
ZH77A-G41
ZH77A-G43
Chipset Models
B75 B75A-G43
B75A-G41
B75A-E33
B75MA-P45
B75MA-G43
B75MA-E33
B75IA-E33
H61 H61M-P31/W8
H61M-P20/W8
H61M-E33/W8
H61M-E22/W8
H61M-P35 (G3)
H61M-P25 (G3)
H61M-P23 (G3)
H61M-P22 (G3)
H61MA-P31 (G3)

AMD Platform

Chipset Models
990FX 990FXA-GD80
990FXA-GD65
990X 990XA-GD55
970 970A-G46
970A-G45
A85X FM2-A85XA-G65
A75 FM2-A75MA-E35
FM2-A75IA-E53
A75A-G55
A75A-G35
A75MA-G55
A75MA-P35
Chipset Models
A55 FM2-A55M-E35
FM2-A55M-E33
A55-G45
A55-G35
A55M-P35
A55M-P33
A55M-P25

If you cannot find your mainboard above, please check Microsoft’s official website:
Windows Certified Products List for Windows 8.   

Just follow the step-by-step tutorial:
1. Select the group, OS, and product type as below.
2. Type your mainboard’s name in search value column (e.g. Z77A-GD65).
3. Click “Search” button to check if your mainboard is certificated for Windows 8 or not.