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Richard H.

Richard H.

Joined on 05/21/09

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Nice 970 Board

ASRock 970 Performance AM3+ AMD 970 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
ASRock 970 Performance AM3+ AMD 970 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Works with 220W FX processors, keeps up with the competition, Zalman downward cooler does not cover the memory slots

Cons: A little finicky with some Corsair memory.

12/21/2014

Great board for Phenom II X6 1055T and Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS Server

BIOSTAR A960D+V2 AM3+ AMD 890GX / SB710 Micro ATX Motherboards - AMD
BIOSTAR A960D+V2 AM3+ AMD 890GX / SB710 Micro ATX Motherboards - AMD

Pros: Cheap, resurrected old parts for home server, on board video (no meant for gaming), AM3+

Cons: SB710, 2 DIMM slots

Fantastic

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-4GBRM
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-4GBRM

Pros: DDR3 1600 CL7-8-7 timings

Cons: Does not have DDR3 XMP

Nice 970 Board

MSI Gaming 970 Gaming AM3+/AM3 AMD 970 and SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
MSI Gaming 970 Gaming AM3+/AM3 AMD 970 and SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: One of the better boards out there.

Cons: Board is a bit slower than the competition, doesn't support 220W FX processors, Zalman downward coolers cover 1 memory slot.

Overall Review: Install the 11/2014 bios update, otherwise is a bit squirrelly.

12/21/2014

Nice 970 Board For Price

BIOSTAR TA970 Ver. 5.3 AM3+ AMD 970 + SB950 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
BIOSTAR TA970 Ver. 5.3 AM3+ AMD 970 + SB950 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

Pros: This board works well for the price

Cons: Doesn't like to clock memory over 1600.

12/21/2014