MSI 970 Gaming AM3+ AMD 970 ATX Motherboard

Brand

MSI

Model

970 Gaming

Supported CPU

CPU Socket Type

AM3+

CPU Type

AMD FXTM/ Phenom II/ Athlon II and Sempron

Chipsets

Chipset

AMD 970

South Bridge

AMD SB950

Memory

Number of Memory Slots

4×240pin

Memory Standard

DDR3 2133(OC)/ 1866/ 1600/ 1333

Maximum Memory Supported

32GB

Expansion Slots

PCI Express 2.0 x16

2

PCI Express x1

2

PCI Slots

2

Storage Devices

SATA 6Gb/s

6 x SATA 6Gb/s

SATA RAID

0/1/5/10

Onboard Audio

Audio Chipset

Realtek ALC1150 Codec

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

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 Ports

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 24pin ATX main power connector
1 x 8pin ATX 12V power connector
1 x 4pin CPU fan connector
2 x 4pin system fan connectors
2 x 3pin 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/PDIFOut connector
1 x Clear CMOS jumper
1 x Slow mode booting switch

Physical Spec

Form Factor

ATX

Power Pin

24 Pin

Features

Features

Audio Boost 2: Reward Your Ears with True Quality

Supports 2-Way AMD CrossFire Technology
Supports 2-Way NVIDIA SLI Technology
Supports Windows 7 and Windows 8/ 8.1

OC Genie 4: Overclock in 1 Second

Click BIOS 4: Easily Fine-tune Your System

Sound Blaster Cinema 2: Realistic Surround Sound Experience