MSI 970A-G43 Plus, AMD 970 motherboard - Socket AM3 + [7974-001R]

Here, since minor drop are already expected, the board especially for single-GPU operation predestined and thanks to the feature-rich AMD 970 chipset together with the good equipment for gamers is an inexpensive alternative to AMD 990X or 990FX. Furthermore, there are also two PCIe 2.0 x1 and two classic PCI slots for additional cards.

AMD AM3 + platform with USB 3.1 Type A
 

Up to 32 GB of DDR3 RAM refer to the four RAM banks, where appropriate memory can run at a maximum of 2,133 overclocked megahertz. A little highlight on MSI 970A-G43 Plus that are located on the I / O shield on the back of the motherboard two brand new USB 3.1 ports with type A connector, provided by the ASMedia ASM1143 additional chip. These new USB ports are maximum achievable speeds of 10 Gbit / s twice as fast as conventional USB 3.0 ports.
 

On the motherboard back also other devices and components via 6x USB 2.0, Gigabit LAN, two PS / 2 ports or six audio jacks for 7.1 sound with the MSI can be via the I / O Shield 970A-G43 Plus connect. With high quality capacitors (Military Class 4) equipped, the motherboard also ensures a long service life. Furthermore there are numerous internal interfaces: 6x SATA 6G ports, a header for USB 3.0 and three headers for USB 2.0 (max 6 ports.), A 3-pin and three 4-pin (max 2 ports.) -fan ports. A modern UEFI brings many comfort features with itself and is the MSI gaming software (for example, OC Genie 4) suitably supplemented.

Format: ATX

Color: Black

Chipset: AMD 970 / SB950

Socket: AM3 + (for 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 (1x 16 lanes, 1x 4 Lanes)

2x PCI

2x PCIe x1

Internal connections:

6x SATA 6G (RAID: 0, 1, 5, 10)

2x USB 3.0 (1x header by ASMedia ASM1042A Controller)

6x USB 2.0 (3x header)

4x fan (3x 4-pin PWM, 1x 3-Pin)

1x Serial port (COM)

1x TPM

Power / Reset / LED / Front-Audio

External connections:

2x PS / 2 keyboard / mouse

2x USB 3.1 (by ASMedia ASM1143 Controller)

6x USB 2.0

1x Gigabit LAN (Realtek 8111E)

6x audio (7.1, ALC 887)

Power supply:

1x 24-pin ATX

1x 8-pin EPS