ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX AM3+ AMD 760G SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: - AM3+ (125W support)
- SATA 3 (6Gb) support
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Onboard video (VGA & DVI)
- USB 3.0
- PCIe 2.0 x16
- CPU, GPU, and RAM overclocking support.
- RAID support
- Great little board at an unbeatable price for what you get!
- Manual isn't bad, at least it explains the BIOS settings a bit.

Cons: - Sata 3 seems to be supported by a secondary chipset, probably not the fastest performance but still decent.
- No onboard USB 3.0 headers for use with case panels. Only 2 USB external ports in the back.

Other Thoughts: This is my 4th ASRock motherboard. Each were different motherboard models from different generations and although this boards are considered budget, they get the job done and I have never had any problems or complaints with ASRock.

I paired this board with a AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition CPU, and 8 Gigs of Corsair Vengence DDR3-1600 RAM. I have it all inside a Mini tower and let me tell you that this machine is a beast for the price I paid! Micro ATX with all these features, I dare you to find a comparable board at this price! Excellent!

Pros: Only mATX board with USB3.0/SATAIII that didn't break the bank.

Cons: The LAN port would not work. Installed Drivers from CD, updated ones online from their site, and even updated the BIOS.
Continued to get Code 10: Device fails to start or something similar.
Returning to Newegg, going to try again for a new one.

Other Thoughts: Such a big inconceivable. They're really lucky to be the only ones that are this cheap, else I would stick with Asus/Gigabyte.

Will continue to leave the 1 star rating until I'm compensated for the utter waste of time I had troubleshooting to try to get this to work.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear ASRock Customer

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
For the LAN issue, please set the BIOS default.
Download and install the LAN driver at " http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/960GMU3S3%20FX/?cat=Download"
Test with another known good network cable.
Check the local network is working normally (router, modem).
If you have any technical questions or warranty issues please contact our Tech Support at http://www.ASRock.com/support/tsd.asp. We can assist you shortly.

Thank you

ASRock SUPPORT
Tech Support Email: user@ASRockamerica.com

Pros: Worked great for 4 days. but...

Cons: After the fourth day, while playing Minecraft with my son, the screen took on a blue tint with most text washed out or not visible. On-board graphics problem- I updated drivers, updated bios, restored factory default settings for adapter. Still have a blue screen and useless new computer

Other Thoughts: ASRock 960GSM/U3S3 FX
AMD PHENOM II X4 965
MEM-2GX2 -G. SKILL F-312800CL9D-4GBNQ
PSU-CORSAIR CX500M

Manufacturer Response:

Dear ASRock Customer

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
For the issue, please set the BIOS default.
Test with 1 stick memory, try with another known good memory if its same issue.
If you have any technical questions or warranty issues please contact our Tech Support at http://www.ASRock.com/support/tsd.asp. We can assist you shortly.

Thank you

ASRock SUPPORT
Tech Support Email: user@ASRockamerica.com

Pros: Low price. SATA 6Gb/ps and USB 3.0 support.

Cons: Three rather than four expansion slots. The ASMedia onboard SATA 6gb/ps is a tad slow. Heatsink mounting bracket uses plastic clips rather than screws and a backing pad, which foils the installation of the advanced NH L12 CPU cooler.

Other Thoughts: I installed this in a Dell Dimension 3000 case with a Seasonic 520-watt power supply, Cooler Master Hyper 101 "skyscraper" heatsink, 8gb G.SKILL DDR3 1600 memory, and a Samsung SSD.

Pros: AM3+, DDR 3, Sata 3.0 ports, PCIE, + overclocking capability in a low cost Micro ATX board. USB 3.0

Cons: None that I found.

Other Thoughts: Bought 4 of these for re-builds. All 4 boards functioned and run well. All components are working. I paired these with Phenom II 965's, 8GB Memory they run well. Great budget build that covers a lot of good features.

Pros: Worked perfectly. Nice Price...

Cons: BIOS menus are little clumsy, but not bad.

Other Thoughts: Worked great for an inexpensive little machine that is pretty quick.

Pros: Good for overclocking
Supports AM3+ CPU and DDR3 RAM
SATA 3
IDE port for older drives
LAN speed is fast
BIOS is easy to read and navigate
Runs fairly cool
Dual-channel memory
Cheap but good.

Cons: No support for FX-8350 CPU (as of BIOS 1.30)
Doesn't seem to be able to boot from USB Drives
No USB 3.0 header on board
It doesn't make me breakfast

Other Thoughts: PCI-e bus is only a 2.0, but it's compatible with 3.0 components. This is a good board for just about anyone that doesn't care about multiple GPUs, then again, most MicroATX boards don't support that anyway.

Pros: USB 3.0, SATA Rev.III

Cons: Board would frequently boot up telling me the PCIe Gen II slot had no device connected, would then lose picture when loading windows, forcing me to reboot. Would also not recognize the onboard Ethernet, causing me to have to reboot. Usually after about 3 hours of rebooting it would finally boot with everything working properly. Updated all drivers and flashed to the newest BIOS, problems still persist. Requested and got RMA for refund.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear ASRock Customer

We sincerely apologize that you having difficulty with mainboard.
For the PCIE slot issue, please reseat the card to assure fully contact with the PCIE slot.
Set the BIOS default.
For the Ethernet issue, download and install the LAN driver at "http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/960GMU3S3%20FX/?cat=Download".
If you have any technical questions or warranty issues please contact our Tech Support at http://www.ASRock.com/support/tsd.asp. We can assist you shortly.

Thank you

ASRock SUPPORT
Tech Support Email: user@ASRockamerica.com

Pros: Small, USB3, SATA6, cheap

Cons: Only 2 USB3 ports

Other Thoughts: Great motherboard for the price. It should have everything you need, as long as you aren't trying to run dual graphics.

Pros: solid build, good capacitors, oc ability, onboard video with dx9, works well with windows 7, supports am3 series aswell and here's my build

AMD FX-4100 Zambezi 3.6GHz
Microsoft Windows 7
SAMSUNG DVD Burner
RAIDMAX RX-500AF Continuous 500 watts
GIGABYTE GV-R667D3-1GI Radeon HD 6670
ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX AM3+ AMD 760G SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

i get fps from 100-300 on minecraft with lowest settings, on high i get 40+
in battlefield 3 i get 20fps on medium settings

Cons: not sure if its my cpu *a AMD FX-4100* but my internet is super slow when i open google chrome but when i use the internet on my laptop its super fast. unsure whats wrong but i feel that its the chipset.