ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 AM3+/AM3 AMD 970 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
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Reviews(108)
This is a quality board for the money and is a reasonably expandable platform. I've been running this board for just under a year and have had no problems with dual-graphics, bios and CPU compatibility. There are much more advanced boards on the market right now but for a budget build this will give you a solid foundation for performance with minimal dollars.
Knowing what direction I want to go with my pc now, I find I would have liked another SATA plug.
There is a little board flex but if it's properly bolted down (and you're not smashing it around like an ape) there is no problem. It's consistent with the quality offered by other companies in this price-point.
I added an egg to make up for the hamfisted 1 egg review.
The board ran fine has a decent bios. Good tools that you can access from the desktop to adjust fan speeds and what not
Owned this for a little more than. 18 months. Normal use. Today the board caught fire. Literally had flames on it. The short happens by on of the silver capacitor looking things close to the CPU. I assumed I would get a little more life from this board but I assumed wrong.
Did what it needed to do until it didn't. Glad I was home when it happend. Hopefully it didn't cook my CPU or GPU
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Manufacturer Contact Info
Website: https://www.asrock.com/index.us.asp
Support Phone: 1-909-590-8308
Support Email: support@asrockamerica.com
Features & Details
- AMD 970
- Support for Socket AM3+ processors
- Support for Socket AM3 processors: AMD Phenom II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2 (except 920 / 940) / Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 / Sempron processors
- DDR3 2100+(OC)/ 1866(OC)/ 1800(OC)/ 1600(OC)/ 1333/ 1066/ 800
Specifications
| Brand | ASRock |
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| Model | 970 Extreme3 R2.0 |
| CPU Socket Type | AM3+/AM3 |
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| CPU Type | Support for Socket AM3+ processors Support for Socket AM3 processors: AMD Phenom II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2 (except 920 / 940) / Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 / Sempron processors |
| FSB | 2400 MHz Hyper Transport (4800 MT/s) |
| Chipset | AMD 970 |
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| South Bridge | AMD SB950 |
| Number of Memory Slots | 4x240pin |
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| Memory Standard | DDR3 2100+(OC)/ 1866(OC)/ 1800(OC)/ 1600(OC)/ 1333/ 1066/ 800 |
| Maximum Memory Supported | 64GB |
| Channel Supported | Dual Channel |
| PCI Express 2.0 x16 | 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (PCIE2 @ x16 mode; PCIE4 @ x4 mode) |
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| PCI Express x1 | 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots |
| PCI Slots | 2 x PCI Slots |
| Serial ATA (SATA) | 5 x SATA 6Gb/s |
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| SATA RAID | 0/1/5/10 |
| Onboard Video Chipset | None |
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| Audio Chipset | Realtek ALC892 |
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| Audio Channels | 7.1 Channels |
| LAN Chipset | Realtek 8111E |
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| Max LAN Speed | 1Gbps |
| PS/2 | 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port |
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| RJ45 | 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) |
| USB 3.0 | 2 x USB 3.0 Ports (Etron EJ188H) |
| USB 1.1/2.0 | 4 x USB 2.0 |
| eSATA | 1 x eSATA 6Gb/s |
| S/PDIF Out | 1 x Optical, 1 x Coaxial |
| Audio Ports | HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker / Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone |
| Onboard USB | 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports) 1 x USB 3.0 header (supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) (Etron EJ188H) |
|---|---|
| Other Connectors | 1 x IR header 1 x CIR header 1 x COM port header 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header 1 x Power LED header 2 x CPU Fan connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin) 3 x Chassis Fan connectors (1 x 4-pin, 2 x 3-pin) 1 x Power Fan connector (3-pin) 24-pin ATX power connector 8-pin 12V power connector Front panel audio connector |
| Form Factor | ATX |
|---|---|
| Power Pin | 24 Pin |
| Features | BIOS - 32MB AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - CPU, VCCM, NB, SB Voltage Multi-adjustment Unique Feature - ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) - ASRock Instant Boot - ASRock Instant Flash - ASRock APP Charger - ASRock APP Shop - ASRock XFast USB - ASRock XFast LAN - ASRock XFast RAM - ASRock Crashless BIOS - ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard) - ASRock Internet Flash - ASRock On/Off Play Technology - ASRock UEFI System Browser - ASRock Dehumidifier Function - ASRock Fast Boot - ASRock X-Boost - ASRock Restart to UEFI - Hybrid Booster: CPU Frequency Stepless Control ASRock U-COP Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) - Good Night LED Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar Hardware Monitor - CPU Temperature Sensing - Chassis Temperature Sensing - CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer - CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan - CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore OS - Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit / 8.1 32-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 8 32-bit / 8 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit / Vista 32-bit / Vista 64-bit / XP 32-bit / XP 64-bit Certifications - FCC, CE, WHQL - ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) |
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| Package Contents | Accessories - Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield - 2 x SATA Data Cables |
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| First Listed on Newegg | June 07, 2013 |
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