MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition, AMD 970 motherboard - Socket AM3 + [7693-050R]

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 shadows of the 990FX, it nevertheless provides an inexpensive alternative, if the system is home to no more than two graphics cards from AMD (CrossFireX) or NVIDIA (SLI).

When offered here MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition is one of the top models from MSI, which can draw on the AMD 970 chipset, together with said SB950 Southbridge. According to the solid board in ATX format is equipped: four DDR3 memory modules natively support a clock speed of 1,866 MHz or 2,133 MHz overclocked and can be used with a total capacity of up to 32GB.

In addition, can be equal to two PCIe 2.0 graphics cards connect, which can be addressed with 16 lanes and once with 8 Lanes again - thanks to the high bandwidth ideal for Crossfire or SLI setups with two graphics cards! In addition, two more PCIe x1 slots and two classic PCI slots are available. 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 two 4-pin (max 2 ports.) -fan ports. A modern UEFI brings many comfort features with itself and is by the MSI gaming software (eg OC Genie 4) suitably supplemented.

A little highlight on MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition is also that there are on the I / O panel on the back of the motherboard two brand new USB 3.1 ports with Type A connector, provided by the ASMedia ASM1142 additional chip. This new USB port with maximum attainable speed of 10 Gbit / s twice as fast as USB 3.0! On the motherboard back can be via the I / O Shield other equipment and components via 2x USB 3.0 and all 6x USB 2.0, Gigabit LAN, two PS / 2 ports or six audio jacks for 7.1 sound with the MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition connect.

Technical details:

    Format: ATX
    Color: Black, White
    Chipset: AMD 970 / SB950
    Socket: AM3 + (for FX / Phenom II / Athlon II / Sempron CPUs)
    RAM: 4x DDR3 (up to 2133 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 ASMedia ASM1042A Controller)
    6x USB 2.0 (3x header)
    3x fan (2x 4-pin, 1x 3-Pin)
    1x Serial Port
    1x TPM
    Power / reset / LED / front-Audio
    External connections:
    2x PS / 2 keyboard / mouse
    2x USB 3.1 (by ASMedia ASM1142 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
    Compatibility: Windows 8, 7