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MSI 970 Gaming - ATX, AM3+, DDR3
Product Type:
Motherboards
Type Detail:
AMD Socket AM3
Manufacturer:
MSI
Manufacturer #:
970Gaming
Part Status:
Discontinued
Milwaukee PC SKU:
264441
Price:
$150.00

Quick Tech Specs

Processor Manufacture: AMD
Socket: AM3
Brand: MSI
Chipset Manufacture: AMD
Form Factor: ATX
SLI Support: YES
Crossfire Support: YES
Number of Memory Slots: 4 Slots
Max Memory: 32GB
Memory Type: DDR3
PCI Express x16 Slots: 3 Slots
PCI Express x1 Slots: 2 Slots
PCI Slots: 1 Slots
WiFi Onboard: NONE
RAID Support: RAID 0/1/5/10
Sata 6 Gbits/s Ports (3.0/3.1): 6 Ports
Sata 3 Gbits/s Ports (2.0): None
Sata Express 16 Gbits/s Ports (3.2): None
M.2 Slots: None
NVMe Support: No
eSata Ports: None
Legacy Ports: NONE
Thunderbolt Ports: NONE
USB 3.0 Ports: 2 Ports
USB 2.0 Ports: 8 Ports
Network Ports: Gigabit (10/100/1000)
Display Ports: NONE
DVI Ports: NONE
HDMI Ports: None


MSI 970 Gaming - ATX, AM3+, DDR3

Form Factor

  • ATX Form Factor, 12 in. x 9.6 in.

CPU

  • Supports AMD®FXTM/ Phenom™ II/ Athlon™ II and Sempron™ processors for the AM3/ AM3+ socket, HyperTransport 3.0 supporting speed up to 4.8GT/s

Chipset

  • AMD® 970 and SB950 Chipset

Memory

  • 4 x DDR3 memory slots supporting up to 32GB • Supports DDR3 2133(OC)/ 1866/ 1600/ 1333/ 1066 MHz • Dual channel memory architecture

Multi-GPU

  • Supports 2-Way AMD® CrossFire™ Technology • Supports 2-Way NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology

Expansion Slots

  • 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slots - PCI_E2 supports up to PCIe 2.0 x16 speed - PCI_E4 supports up to PCIe 2.0 x8 speed • 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots • 2 x PCI slots

Storage

  • AMD SB950 Chipset - 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports - Supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID5 and RAID 10

LAN

  • Killer E2205 Gigabit LAN controller - 1 x LAN port on the backpanel

Audio

  • Realtek® ALC1150 Codec - 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio - Supports S/PDIF output

USB Ports

  • AMD® SB950 Chipset - 14x USB 2.0 ports (8 ports on the back panel, 6 ports available through the internal USB 2.0 connectors) • VIA VL806 Chipset - 4 x USB 3.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB 3.0 connector)* * These USB 3.0 ports do not support M-Flash recovery function.

OS Support

  • Windows 7 and Windows 8/ 8.1.

Internal I/O Ports

  • 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector -1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector -6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors -3 x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 6 USB 2.0 ports) -1 x USB 3.0 connector -1 x 4-pin CPU fan connector -2 x 4-pin system fan connectors -2 x 3-pin system fan connectors -1 x Front panel audio connector -2 x System panel connectors -1 x Chassis Intrusion connector -1 x TPM module connector -1 x Serial port connector -1 x S/PDIF-Out connector -1 x Clear CMOS jumper -1 x Slow mode booting switch

Back I/O Ports

  • 1 x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port - 8 x USB 2.0 ports - 2 x USB 3.0 ports - 1 x Optical S/PDIF-Out connector - 1 x LAN (RJ45) port - 6 x OFC audio jacks