Testseek.co.uk have collected 42 expert reviews of the MSI 970 Gaming and the average rating is 82%. Scroll down and see all reviews for MSI 970 Gaming.
October 2014
(82%)
42 Reviews
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Users
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611 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
82010042
The editors liked
Gaming audio and networking
Aggressive pricing
Updated feature-set
Capable overclocker
Low price
Backwards support for AM3 and AM3processors
Killer Gigabit NIC
Sound Blaster Cinema 2 software
Gaming peripheral ports
Support for dual graphics cards
Smart styling
Effective Click BIOS is easy to navigate using a mouse
Solid performance
The editors didn't like
Mediocre USB 3.0 implementation
AMD 970 chipset does not support USB 3.0
OC Genie 4 barely overclocks the FX8350 CPU
The passive coolers require a decent amount of air flow to avoid problems
As stated in the first paragraph, MSI has a truly lovely offering with the MSI 970 Gaming. Here is a tip, if you want value for money then bypass the processor we used today. Pick up the AMD FX-8320 Black Edition. It's the cheaper 8-core processor for on...
When I first caught sight of the MSI 970 Gaming board, I was quite excited that someone was revitalizing the AM3+ ecosystem with a new and interesting board. Here was a board that looked great, had some really good features, and did not cost an arm and a...
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Published: 2014-09-18, Author: Tom , review by: overclock3d.net
Mon Dieu. C'est un morceau de matériel très puissant. So much so we've become French for a moment.We know that the trend in hardware is towards lighter, thinner, more efficient, cooler, quieter and all the other things that help make our daily lives more...
At this point in time, unless you are truly brand loyal, we can't in good conscience recommend spending top dollar on any AMD-based motherboard since the available processors just aren't comparable to Intel's offerings. MSI probably agrees with us, which ...
The 970-Gaming SLI is an awesome value product. There are four varieties of USB ports on the back panel IO; you get USB 2.0 ports with extra power, normal USB 2.0, USB 3.0, and USB 3.1. You get 20 Gbps M.2, 2-way CrossFireX/SLI support in mechanically re...
Abstract: Intel might still have the edge on single threaded applications, but an AMD system can give very solid multi-threaded performance without blowing the budget. Built on the ATX form factor, the board has an AM3+ socket and will support Athlon II, Phenom II ...
Your AMDmirable PartnerMSI Gaming 970By DinThe socket AM3+ (and its original AM3) has been around for some time and had originally been introduced to cater for the Bulldozer-based CPU. Compared to the LGA changing history of the Blue Camp, AMD meanwhile u...
La MSI 970 GAMING, posee cualidades bastante atractivas esteticamente, un enfoque exitoso para el segmento gamer que busca un equilibrio entre rendimiento y belleza por parte de MSI.Esta placa madre si bien no posee el chipset tope de línea de AMD, MSI sa...
Abstract: En septiembre tuvimos el placer de probar la potencia de lo nuevo de AMD con sus FX-8370E y FX-9590, una nueva familia de productos que por precio y prestaciones venía a competir con los Core i3 y Core i5 de Intel. Para entonces, quedó claro que las opcio...
La placa MSI 970 Gaming responde a una modernización estética del exitoso modelo 970A-G46, aunque con añadidos que justifican la nomenclatura “Gaming”. Permite la combinación de procesadores FX con hasta 2 tarjetas gráficas en CrossFire/SLI con una excele...
