Question 1

Does it have usb 3.0 or not? It says optional, and 8 usb 2.0's. I count 10 usb ports in that picture.

Accepted Answer

Yes, rear only.  The two blue colored USB ports on the rear panel are USB 3.0.

There are a few onboard USB headers, but they are all 2.0.  I wish it had the 20 pin USB 3.0 header :(

Question 2

Hey, with this motherboard, can the PCI-E 2.0s work with PCI-E 3.0s? As well as with SLI?

Accepted Answer

As long as the device fits in the slot, with PCI-e, all devices are forwards and backwards compatible.  A PCI-e 2.0 device in a PCI-e 3.0 slot will run at PCI-e 2.0 speeds (limited by the slot), and a PCI-e 3.0 device in a PCI-e 2.0 slot will run at PCI-e 2.0 speeds (limited by the device).

SLI should work just fine with this board.

Question 3

Maybe i am reviving a old topic, but if anyone is having trouble with this motherboard regarding the cpu frequency, you just need to disable core c6 state in the bios:

Advanced > CPU configuration > Core C6 State >Disabled

Looks like AMDs are having trouble with this. Mine for exemple just hang with high loads, disabling this fix the problem. Disabling Cool and Quiet also helps, but the CPU peak in 60-65º all the time.

Also, can anyone tell me if the turbo boost of some AMD CPUs work with it?

Accepted Answer

I have had very little success with AMD overclocking, With all of the AMD versions I used, I always had issues.  I am just happy to run at spec.
This MB is currently running a FX 6350 at spec and runs great.

Brand	ECS
Model	A970M-A DELUXE v1.0

CPU Socket Type	AM3+
CPU Type	FX-Series and Phenom II

Number of Memory Slots	4x240pin
Memory Standard	DDR3 2133+(OC)/1866/1600/1333
Maximum Memory Supported	32GB
Channel Supported	Dual Channel

PCI Express 2.0 x16	2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16
PCI Express x1	2 x PCI Express x1
PCI Slots	2 x PCI Slots

Audio Chipset	Realtek ALC892
Audio Channels	8 Channels

ECS A970M-A DELUXE v1.0 AM3+ AMD 970 + SB950 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

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PS/2	1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
USB 3.0	2 x USB 3.0 Ports (optional)
USB 1.1/2.0	8 x USB 2.0
eSATA	1 x eSATA 6Gb/s
S/PDIF Out	1 x Optical
Audio Ports	5 Ports

Onboard USB	6 x USB 2.0
Other Connectors	1 x 24-pin ATX Power Supply connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power Connector 1 x 4-pin 12V Power connector 1 x 4-pin CPU_FAN connector with smart fan 1 x 3-pin PWR_FAN connector 1 x 3-pin SYS_FAN connector 1 x Speaker header 1 x Front panel audio header 1 x SPDIF out header 1 x Clear CMOS header 1 x Serial port header (COM) 5 x Serial ATA 6Gb/s connectors 1 x Case Open header

Form Factor	ATX
Dimensions (W x L)	12.00" x 8.66"
Power Pin	24 Pin

Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset	Realtek 8111E
Max LAN Speed	1Gbps

Item#: N82E16813135337