MSI 970A-G45 ATX AM3+ 870 DDR3 2PCI-E16 CrossFire 2PCI-E1 2PCI SATA3 USB3.0 GBLAN Motherboard

4.7 out of 5

VPN: 970A-G45
Vendor: MSI/MicroStar
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MSI 970A-G45 ATX AM3+ 870 DDR3 2PCI-E16 CrossFire 2PCI-E1 2PCI SATA3 USB3.0 GBLAN Motherboard

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Rating: 9.33/10

With 3 User Reviews

wedge_of_cheese@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 01/02/12	Cons: Some board noise carried into onboard audio when cpu is being used. Only when no audio is playing however. CrossFire only works at 8x for each card. Pros: Quality, layout, two pcie slots Comment: Fairly basic board, got it because of bundle. Quality is decent, no complaints. Would buy from MSI again just a higher up model if given the choice next time.
jlwright1966@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 12/07/11	Cons: none Pros: nice clean board. stable platform for gaming Comment: i have been using this board and no issues to speak of. clean design and stable.
Lee_S@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 11/19/11	Cons: none so far Pros: AWESOME FAST STABLE BOARD HUGE OVERCLOCKING POTENTIAL MATCHED WITH BULLDOZER Comment: After some worry regarding bios was relieved to see updated bios sticker on box. This board rocks with FX4100 and 8gb (2x4) Corsair ddr3 1600 XMP. OC Genie II works like a charm and automatically overclocked cpu to 4ghz and ram to 1800 without a hiccup or temp issues. My rig is flying and playing new games at highest settings. I'm very happy with this purchase and would highly recommend for a budget build with lots of potential and future proofing.

Model
Brand	MSI
Model	970A-G45
Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type	AM3+
CPU Type	FX / Phenom II / Athlon II / Sempron 100 Series
FSB	2400MHz Hyper Transport (4800 MT/s)
Chipsets
North Bridge	AMD 970
South Bridge	AMD SB950
Memory
Number of Memory Slots	4�240pin
Memory Standard	DDR3 800 / 1066 / 1333 / 1600 / 1866 / 2133* (OC)
Maximum Memory Supported	32GB
Channel Supported	Dual Channel
Expansion Slots
PCI Express 2.0 x16	2
PCI Express x1	2
PCI Slots	2
Storage Devices
SATA 6Gb/s	6 x SATA 6Gb/s
SATA RAID	0/1/5/10
Onboard Video
Onboard Video Chipset	None
Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset	Realtek ALC892
Audio Channels	8 Channels
Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset	Realtek 8111E
Max LAN Speed	10/100/1000Mbps
Rear Panel Ports
PS/2	1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
COM	1
USB 1.1/2.0	6 x USB 2.0
USB 3.0	2 x USB 3.0
S/PDIF Out	1 x Optical
Audio Ports	6 Ports
Internal I/O Connectors
Onboard USB	6 x USB 2.0
Other Connectors	1 x ATX 24-pin power connector 1 x ATX 8-pin 12V CPU power connector CPU x 1 / System x 2 FAN connectors 1 x Front panel audio connector 1 x Front panel connector 1 x Chassis intrusion switch connector 1 x Clear CMOS jumper 1 x SPDIF-out connector 1 x TPM module connector
Physical Spec
Form Factor	ATX
Dimensions	12" x 8.86"
Power Pin	24 Pin
Features
Features	All Solid CAP OC Genie II: Easy Overclocking Technology Support USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s Lossless 24bit/192kHz HD Audio