MSI Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt display

Hi ,
I have 2 thunderbolt displays and want to connect them to PC which i dont buy yet. I decided to buy motherboard MSI 7z77a-g45 thunderbolt and processor with integrated video. So i planned to connect 1 monitor to other and from other to MSI motherboard. Will it works ? Or what i should to do?

The MSI link to your board states: Quote
At 10 Gbps, Thunderbolt™ technology delivers great responsiveness with data and display transfers—in each direction, at the same time—using a single cable to connect devices in a daisy chain.
http://www.msi.com/product/mb/Z77AG45_Thunderbolt.html
So yes, MSI states that the display transfer is possible.
If you wish to confirm if your specific displays will work, then submit a question here to MSI http://us.msi.com/service/PreSaleForm/

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    Recently I have built my first computer, a desktop with the MSI Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt motherboard, an Intel core I5 CPU and a NVIDIA Ge-Force GTX 650 TI Video Card, and a 850W PSU (way more than what is needed). The computer worked perfectly fine for about a week, I did not initially order a Disc Drive because I figured I could install windows with a flash drive (which apparently does not work) so I installed ubuntu for a while (irrelevant to the problem) I ordered the Disc Drive and when it came in I plugged it in and the computer would not turn on, so I spent a while trying to figure out why it did not turn on when the day before it worked fine, eventually after basically disconnecting almost everything and putting it back together it worked. But it had no signal to the monitor. I have no means of telling if it is a UEFI/BIOS problem, a video card problem, or a CPU problem. All 4 LED's for the CPU phase are constantly on, when before when the computer worked fine it would only have the first phase LED blink, so I believe it might possibly be a CPU problem, though the video card is what controls the output for monitors so it equally could be the problem. For the motherboard I tried just about everything to reset it, everything, except flashing the BIOS (which I don't want to try unless it is the only solution left) I tried to clear the CMOS, took the BIOS battery out and put it back in again. Please help!

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    Hi everyone!
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    Power supply: Corsair 850W
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  • Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt - Newer BIOS?

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  • MSI z77a-G45 Infinite Reboot Loop

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    Quote
    Slots
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