Model

Brand

MSI

Model

970 Gaming

Supported CPU

CPU Socket Type

AM3+/AM3

CPU Type

FX / Phenom II / Athlon II and Sempron

FSB

2400 MHz Hyper Transport (4800 MT/s)

Chipsets

Chipset

AMD 970 and SB950

Memory

Number of Memory Slots

4×240pin

Memory Standard

DDR3 2133(OC)/ 1866/ 1600/ 1333/ 1066

Maximum Memory Supported

32GB

Channel Supported

Dual Channel

Expansion Slots

PCI Express 2.0 x16

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

PCI Express x1

2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots

PCI Slots

2 x PCI Slots

Storage Devices

SATA 6Gb/s

6 x SATA 6Gb/s

SATA RAID

0/1/5/10

Onboard Audio

Audio Chipset

Realtek ALC1150

Audio Channels

7.1 Channels

Onboard LAN

LAN Chipset

Killer E2205 Gigabit LAN controller

Max LAN Speed

10/100/1000Mbps

Rear Panel Ports

PS/2

1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port

RJ45

1 x RJ45

USB 3.0

2 x USB 3.0

USB 1.1/2.0

8 x USB 2.0

S/PDIF Out

1 x Optical

Audio Ports

6 x OFC audio jacks

Internal I/O Connectors

Onboard USB

3 x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 6 USB 2.0 ports)
1 x USB 3.0 connector

Other Connectors

1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power 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

Physical Spec

Form Factor

ATX

Dimensions (W x L)

12.0″ x 9.6″

Power Pin

24 Pin

Features

Features

Supports AMD FX / Phenom II / Athlon II / Sempron processors for AM3+ socket

Supports DDR3-2133(OC) Memory

USB 3.0 + SATA 6Gb/s

Audio Boost 2: Reward Your Ears with True Quality

Killer Ethernet: Kill Your Lag

OC Genie 4: Overclock in 1 Second

Click BIOS 4: Easily Fine-tune Your System

AMD CrossFire Support

Sound Blaster Cinema 2: Realistic Surround Sound Experience

Gaming Device Port: Optimized with Triple Gold-plating for High Polling Rate Gaming Devices

Multi-GPU
– Supports 2-Way AMD CrossFire Technology*
– Supports 2-Way NVIDIA SLI Technology*
* Supports Windows 7 and Windows 8/ 8.1.

BIOS
– The motherboard BIOS provides “Plug & Play” BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically.
– The motherboard provides a Desktop Management Interface (DMI) function which records your motherboard specifications.

Mounting
– 9 mounting holes.

Warning: This MB doesn’t support 200W or above CPU.