MSI 970 Gaming, AMD 970 Mainboard - Socket AM3+ [7693-040R]

Overview

The MSI (Micro-Star International) brand was lifted in Taiwan in 1986 from the baptism and has earned a reputation around the world since then, the whole corresponds to their self-chosen motto: "Innovation with Style". The users appreciate most about the graphics cards and motherboards from MSI whose quality, modernity and the extraordinary appearance. This also applies to the MSI 970 Gaming, which plays perfectly with AMD's Bulldozer and among other Piledriver CPUs.

With the latest generation of processors from AMD at the same time keep the AM3 + socket and the 900 chipset series collection. Although the 970 technically something lingers in the shadow of the 990FX, he nevertheless provides an inexpensive alternative, if the system is home to more than two graphics cards from AMD (CrossFireX) or NVIDIA (SLI).

0/5 | 0 Reviews | Write your Review

Stock, Shipping & Collection Options

Out Of Stock

FREE UK/EU DELIVERY over £500+

Collection is currently unavailable

SKU: MBMC-124

MPN: 7693-040R

EAN: 4719072353988

Warranty: 12 Months

This product is currently out of stock or EOL, please contact us for an ETA.

Details

When offered here MSI 970 Gaming is one of the top models from MSI, which can draw on the AMD 970 chipset together with said SB950 Southbridge. According to the sound board in ATX form factor is fitted: four DDR3 memory modules natively support a clock frequency of 1.866 MHz or 2.133 MHz overclocked and can be used with a total capacity of up to 32 GB.

Moreover, let two PCIe 2.0 graphics cards connect, which can be addressed with 16 lanes and once with 8 lanes once - thanks to the high bandwidth ideal for Crossfire or SLI setup with two video cards! In addition, two PCIe x1 slots and two traditional PCI slots are available. With high quality capacitors (Military Class 4) equipped, the motherboard also ensures a long service life.

In addition, there are numerous internal interfaces: 6x SATA 6G ports, one USB 3.0 header for header and three USB 2.0 (6 ports max.), Two 3-pin and three-pin 4 (max 2 ports.) -fan ports. A modern UEFI brings many comfort features with it and is the MSI gaming software (eg OC Genie 4) suitably supplemented.

On the mainboard's underside can be via the I / O shield additional devices and components via 2x USB 3.0 and all 8x USB 2.0 (including 2x as "Gaming Device Port," which is to be guaranteed a high data transmission rate without interference for gaming input devices ), gigabit LAN (with killer E2205 chip), universal PS / 2 or six audio jacks for 7.1 sound with the MSI 970 Gaming connect. On the audio level mainboard provides, inter alia, double headphone amplifier (Creative Sound Blaster Cinema 2) and high-quality capacitors for crystal clear gaming audio.

Technical Details:

     Format: ATX
     Color: Black, Red
     Chipset: AMD 970 / SB950
     Socket: AM3 + (FX / Phenom II / Athlon II / Sempron CPUs)
     RAM: 4x DDR3 (up to 2,133 MHz [OC], up to 32 GB)
     Dual-Channel
     Slots (physically):
     2x PCIe (2.0) x16 (16 lanes 1x, 1x 8 Lanes)
     2x PCI
     2x PCIe x1
     Internal connections:
     6x SATA 6G (RAID 0, 1, 5, 10)
     2x USB 3.0 (1x header by VIA VL806 controller)
     6x USB 2.0 (3x header)
     5x fans (3x 4-pin, 2 x 3-pin)
     1x Serial Port
     1x TPM
     Power / reset / LED / Front Audio
     External connections:
     1x PS / 2 keyboard / mouse
     2x USB 3.0 (by VIA VL806 controller)
     8x USB 2.0
     1x Gigabit LAN (Killer E2205)
     6x Audio (7.1, ALC 1150)
     1x S / PDIF (optical)
     Power supply:
     1x 24-pin ATX
     1x 8-pin EPS
     Compatibility: Windows 8, 7