Single review: ASRock 970 Performance AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

ASRock 970 Performance AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

AMD 970
AMD PhenomTM II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2 (except 920 / 940) / Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 / Sempron processors
DDR3 2400+(OC)/2100(OC)/1866(OC)/1800(OC)/1600(OC)/1333/1066

Buyer Beware! 02/18/2015

This review is from: ASRock 970 Performance AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros:

Nice red and black color scheme, low price.

Cons:

Front panel audio connections poorly placed toward the rear of the mobo. Bios unable to detect all of my fans. Paired with an FX 8350 and constantly gets BSOD.

Overall Review:

I've had this mobo for a few days now and cannot get it to run stable with my AMD FX 8350. I've tried every possible bios configuration including underclocking and overclocking. I still end up with a BSOD. In the past I've avoided ASRock because low price, usually means low quality. Now I have proof. I took a chance on it because of the Newegg promo vids. Why would Newegg put their reputation on the line and make videos promoting these 970 boards? They're junk. Buyer beware!

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Valued ASRock Customer

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
For the CPU and Chassis FAN, please enter BIOS, H/W monitor to check fan's RPM (connect appropriate fan connector to headers).

For the BSOD, please load the BIOS default.
Test with single memory module, try with another memory if problem still persist.
Check the CPU and system are not overheating.

If you have any technical support inquiry, please contact us at http://www.ASRock.com/support/tsd.asp. We will assist you shortly.

Thank you

ASRock SUPPORT
Tech Support Email: http://www.ASRock.com/support/tsd.asp

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