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MSI 970 GAMING DDR3 2133 ATX AMD Motherboard

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  • Supports AMD FX/Phenom II/Athlon II/Sempron processors for AM3+ socket
  • iconic MSI GAMING Dragon. The heatsink is oversized to provide the best thermal transfer and heat dissipation to enable your PC to just game 24 hours per day.Supports DDR3-2133 (OC) memory
  • USB 3.0 + SATA 6 Gb/s
  • Audio Boost 2: reward your ears with true quality
  • Killer Ethernet: kill your lag
  • CPU: Socket AM3+
  • Memory: 4x DDR3-2133(OC)/ 1866/ 1600/ 1333/ 1066 DIMM Slots, Dual Channel, Max Capacity of 32GB
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    Tech Support
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    Easy to use
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    windows
    windows 10
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    cpu socket
    Socket AM3+
    Socket AM4
    LGA 1700
    Socket AM4
    Socket AM4
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    memory slots
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    memory capacity
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    compatible processors
    AMD Sempron, AMD Athlon
    Intel Core 14th/ 13th/ 12th Gen Processors, Intel Pentium Gold and Celeron Processors
    AMD 3rd Generation Ryzen
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    card interface
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    Product Description

    MSI 970 GAMING: Socket AM3+, AMD 970 and SB950, 4 DIMMs for Dual-channel DDR3 2133 (OC), 6 SATA 6Gb/s, 4 USB 3.0, 14 USB2.0, 2 PCI-E 2.0 x16, GAMING edition, Micro ATX Motherboard

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    Studio Grade with Audio Boost

    With Audio Boost, powered by Nahimic Sound Technology, we're delivering the highest sound quality through the use of premium quality audio components. That way, you can enjoy breathtaking, crystal clear sound and music through 8-channel HD Audio or high impendence headphones and truly dominate the game.

    Advanced Military Class 4 Components

    Super Ferrite Chokes:

    Super Ferrite Chokes use a Ferrite core that is Super-Permeable. This allows the Super Ferrite Chokes to run at a 35 degree Celsius lower temperature, have a 30% higher current capacity, a 20% improvement in power efficiency and better overclocking power stability.

    Solid Cap:

    With their aluminum core design and Japanese made quality, Solid CAPs are made for high-end design motherboard. Not only do Solid CAPs could provide lower Equivalent Series Resistance (ESR), but also work firmly for over-10-year.

    Easy To Use Click BIOS

    This next generation UEFI BIOS is completely rebuilt and features a plethora of system builder's favorite options. From M-Flash for easy BIOS flashing to advanced data protection & system security, Click BIOS hands you the tools to fully protect and optimize the system.

    Reliable Gaming Device Port

    MSI Gaming Device Port is optimized to deliver the best connectivity for high end gaming mice to fully utilize it's speed. This results in a much faster and smoother mouse response in games.

    Smart Fan Control

    Smart Fan Control gives you complete control of your fans on the motherboard, convenient for gamers and overclockers. Users can real-time monitor the status of the fans, set profiles, and record fan speed.

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    Power Phase 8 8 8 5 4
    Form Factor ATX ATX ATX ATX ATX
    CPU Socket Type AM3+ AM3+ AM3+ AM3+ AM3+
    Memory Dimm DDR3 DDR3 DDR3 DDR3 DDR3
    Multi-GPU SLI 2-Way SLI 2-Way SLI 2-Way CFX 2-Way CFX 2-Way
    Video Port 3x (PCI-E 2.0) 2x (PCI-E 2.0) 2x (PCI-E 2.0) 2x (PCI-E 2.0) 2x (PCI-E 2.0)
    SATA 6GB/s, Express 6/0 6/0 6/0 6/0 6/0
    Audio Chip ALC1150 ALC1150 ALC1150 ALC887 ALC892
    Lan/Wifi Qualcomm Killer E2205 GB LAN Qualcomm Killer E2205 GB LAN Qualcomm Killer E2205 GB LAN RTL8111H GB LAN RTL8111H GB LAN

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    Customer reviews

    4.3 out of 5 stars
    4.3 out of 5
    1,462 global ratings

    Customers say

    Customers like the quality, performance, appearance and ease of use of the motherboard. For example, they mention it's worth the buy, works wonderfully and has a nice graphic interface. Some appreciate the ease of setup and populate. They also love the BIOS, saying it'd look great in an exhibition.

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    282 customers mention237 positive45 negative

    Customers like the quality of the motherboard. They mention that it's a good choice for a cheap build, has a great build quality, and is worth the buy. Some say that the motherboard is well thought out and can accommodate a large CPU cooler. Overall, most are happy with their purchase and recommend it to others.

    "...The graphics, the sound, the speed. all of it is just great!!..." Read more

    "First impressions are really good. The box itself gives me a feel of luxury and quality, thats always a good sign...." Read more

    "...The motherboard is pretty well thought out, I was able to fit a massive CPU cooler on it without fear of impacting other components...." Read more

    "...4 components are a plus, and I am impressed on how cool and stable it is under stress. I purchased this along to upgrade my old rig...." Read more

    204 customers mention150 positive54 negative

    Customers like the performance of the motherboard. For example, they mention it runs good, works wonderfully, and is built to perform. Some say that it works flawlessly with Windows 8.1 and has not given them any bios problems. That said, most are happy with their purchase and recommend it to others.

    "...The graphics, the sound, the speed. all of it is just great!!..." Read more

    "...I'm running Linux Ubuntu 14.04 on this build and works very well with the overclocking features...." Read more

    "...and so no matter how much work your CPU is doing, your fan speed is never going to change...." Read more

    "...the 2133mhz ram speed is also awesome, i put a couple of g.skill sniper series 1866mhz sticks in it, doesnt take full advantage of its capabilities..." Read more

    127 customers mention120 positive7 negative

    Customers are satisfied with the appearance of the motherboard. They mention that it has a badass-looking shield logo, and a nice graphic interface. They also appreciate the bold but refined design, and the BIOS setup, color scheme, and fan header options. Overall, customers find the product to be a very nice motherboard.

    "This motherboard just plainly looks outstanding. The BIOS interface looks great and is easy to use...." Read more

    "...So the motherboard looks amazing, msi has the most user friendly bios I have ever seen. You can actually use a USB mouse to navigate the bios...." Read more

    "...I'm really happy with the motherboard, I like their BIOS setup, color scheme and fan header options...." Read more

    "Good board, I love the bios screen, it gives you all the details you need to know and then some...." Read more

    77 customers mention63 positive14 negative

    Customers like the ease of use of the motherboard. For example, they say it's easy to setup, straight forward to deal with, and easy to populate. They appreciate the simple BIOS menu and the OC features. Additionally, customers mention that the instructions included for safely attaching the MOBO to the case are easy to follow for first timers.

    "...The BIOS interface looks great and is easy to use. So far I haven't had any issues with any onboard ports or any at all...." Read more

    "...The first stage of the build went great and this board was easy to populate...." Read more

    "...Processor installation was easy and the motherboard color is great, I really like the red and black...." Read more

    "...and after installed all drivers after windows 10 64 bit the software was easy to install make sure you go to the board website model and donwload..." Read more

    46 customers mention44 positive2 negative

    Customers are satisfied with the BIOS of the motherboard. They mention that it's simple to use, user-friendly, and appealing. Some say that the BIOs is customizable and has stunning GUI and overclocking features built in.

    "...mobo that can survive on your doorstep for 3 hours, offers plenty of customizability features, and a big, brown box for under 100 bucks, BUY THIS..." Read more

    "...So the motherboard looks amazing, msi has the most user friendly bios I have ever seen. You can actually use a USB mouse to navigate the bios...." Read more

    "...Overall, I'm really happy with the motherboard, I like their BIOS setup, color scheme and fan header options...." Read more

    "...The bios is easy and intuitive, the software that comes with it is actually helpful, and at the end of the day it looks good...." Read more

    37 customers mention28 positive9 negative

    Customers like the sound quality of the motherboard. They say the speakers are fine, the stock cooler is loud, and the NH-D14 works excellent and whisper quiet. They also appreciate the integrated features, such as the integrated sound card, and Realtek audio options interface. Some mention that the board is easy to install and keeps their CPU fan quiet.

    "...The graphics, the sound, the speed. all of it is just great!!..." Read more

    "...music on spotify and i could tell right away that it just overall sounds much better, it really makes sure you get a rich sound...." Read more

    "...Even my front audio port only gives me one channel. The speakers are fine, I know this because I tested them on a spare computer I have, and there..." Read more

    "...lit up but no video, no power to the keyboard or mouse and no system speaker tones. I tried reseating the RAM, nothing...." Read more

    29 customers mention29 positive0 negative

    Customers are satisfied with the features of the motherboard. They mention that it has good functions, integrated sound card, and nice utilities. They also appreciate the added utilities that make overclocking a breeze. Some say that the BIOS utility is very neat and the OC Genie is very helpful.

    "...this mobo has a heck ton of fancy features that my little micro atx board didnt have...." Read more

    "...They also made it give you all the information you need to know about what the system is running as far as hardware, you can even see what is..." Read more

    "...Not sure but for $100 this thing comes with a lot of features and cool accessories like a metal (yea real metal!!!)..." Read more

    "...Pros:- Looks- Super sturdy- The shear amount of features that come on this motherboard that most 970 atx moba's come with.-..." Read more

    33 customers mention17 positive16 negative

    Customers are mixed about the usb support of the motherboard. Some mention that there are tons of USB ports, it includes 4 RAM slots, six SATA ports, and a GPU slot. However, others say that the i/o only has two USB 3.0 ports. Some customers also report issues with the RAM and the ability to update the BIOS.

    "...Plenty of connections and hasn't failed me yet in my two years of using it...." Read more

    "...1. USB 3.0 disappears from the OS after updating. I've had this problem only with Windows 7...." Read more

    "...It has more USB ports than you will ever know what to do. But the biggest thing is looks. The 970 is bold but refined...." Read more

    "...I have had some memory issues while using this motherboard, but I can't narrow it down to the motherboard as the cause...." Read more

    Awesome and good looking Motherboard
    4 Stars
    Awesome and good looking Motherboard
    I've been using it since around june of 2017 and yet It's been working fine. The black color combined with red give it a pretty good look even though it's not RGB. Only problems I've had with it is that I thought it broke once cause It usually gets ''greasy' (check first photo), I also cleaned it up but it gets greasy again after some time. Also it once happened that it wasn't recognizing one of my RAMS and PC was suddenly not showing anything on screen and I even dissasembled the whole pc and went to buy another Motherboard with this one in the box, I also found no other better than this one around here and came back home thinking I'd lost it all, I put the PC back together and I found out my HDMI to VGA adapter was broken, thankfully after that it's been working fine since then.
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    Ben Saunders
    5.0 out of 5 stars Best board for best budget builds.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 13, 2017
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    Yuvatheja
    5.0 out of 5 stars Best(Beast Mobo) with potential to Overclock Fx83xx/81xx processors to the core
    Reviewed in India on May 28, 2017
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Best(Beast Mobo) with potential to Overclock Fx83xx/81xx processors to the core
    Reviewed in India on May 28, 2017
    I planned to overclock my 4 year old processor which is why i had chosen this beast mobo.
    Compared to the counter parts it has more power phases to power a Fx8120@4.2GHZ on all 8 cores.(stock speed is at 3.2 GHz).
    So a total gain of 1Ghz on all cores, which is bang for buck considering all the latest features this Mobo offers.
    And of-course it perfectly matches my build with that fiery Red color.
    MSI Dragon Roars :D

    Coming to the Bios and features
    You can tweak both voltages and frequencies of processor which most counterparts doesn't offer in this price Range.
    The same goes in the case of memory too, you can easily overclock 1866Mhz memory to 2133Mhz which gives amazing overclock value.

    Other Features:
    It offer 2 x usb3.0 connector for front panel and 2 x usb3.0 at the back, No usb3.1 but i am very much satisfied with the Usb3.0 speeds
    the Killer 2200 LAN is awesome and its offers super internet speeds when connected to a high speed LAN network from ISP.
    Isolated audio PCB with high quality Creative sound blaster Audio
    Overclock genie works like a charm and can overclock your processor to a medium overclock for best performance if you are a novice at overclocking.
    It automatic overclock is so awesome that you need to simply enable this switch and enjoy boosted performance.
    Well its crossfire certified (if you have a good PSU like mine 850W, you can easily crossfire two AMD cards at ease with this Dragon Mobo)
    Fast boot mode( yes boot into windows quick like a rocket)

    Whats Missing:
    We cant expect all latest tech of course, as it made with extreme love towards gaming. it doesn't have USB 3.1 and M2 but believe me if your plan is a budget build with slight room for overclocking then blindly get this. You wont regret and its completely awesome and is power packed with all the features need for a gaming mobo at this price range.

    The complete Mobo is made up of high quality Japanese capacitors as i have read in most reviews. It is made up of premium quality heat sinks on a black PCB with Red/black theme.
    MSI Rocks in every aspect and had taken extreme gamer's aesthetics into consideration when creating this motherboard
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    Frank991
    5.0 out of 5 stars Una buona scheda madre dalle grandi possibilità
    Reviewed in Italy on May 21, 2017
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    SvenKt
    5.0 out of 5 stars Für mich perfektes Mainboard
    Reviewed in Germany on September 28, 2016
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    Alex S.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Works awesome! It has an amazing BIOS
    Reviewed in Canada on March 17, 2016