Very Nice Board! All Sata III and no Intergrated Graphics!, (What's this?) Just installed this in my new build with a Phenom II x4 955 3.2Ghz Black Edition! This board features 6 SATA III onboard ports, 2 rear USB 3.0 ports, and support for 2 USB 2.0 and 2 USB 3.0 front ports! I chose an 8Gb Kingston Hyper X Blue Ram kit.
I like it, it's nice... you can't have it back!, (What's this?) I bought this motherboard for my recent build. I chose it mostly because it's a fairly new release (2011) and boasts compatibility with AMD's AM3+ CPUs. I noticed it has an AMD 970 and SB950 chipset, for Northbridge and Southbridge respectively.
Excellent Motherboard at Great price!, (What's this?) After doing some research on what motherboard would best suit me, i ran across this particular model. In my price range, with a lot to offer. I recently built my system, with the amd PII,x4 955. And i can say it runs very well along with the PNY 8gb ram, no compatibility issues with those either.
I know there are not a lot of reviews out there about this model, so i felt compelled to chip in. So don't hesitate on this board, it is actually quite good for what it offers.
pros:
-am3+ (and able to accept that new amd cpu, bulldozer i think is what the kids say it is these days:))
-6 sata ports
-plethora of usb's all over, even some 3.0
-1 fan port for CPU, and 4 additional fan inputs.
-price!
-booted up first try!
-up to 32gigs of RAM!
cons
-price??
-second pci-e slot is x4, so not really a contender for sli or crossfire...
Great brand and good layout, The heat sink layouts on the board allow plenty of clearance for my large dual-fan CPU cooler and graphics card. The extra USB ports are nice. Also they put a protective cap over the 1394 firewire pins to prevent accidental placement of a usb header on it which would fry any motherboard.
Website is easy to use for downloading drivers and software. Has a lot of extra utilities although I didn't use them.
Wish it had real hardware RAID instead of FakeRAID. Also only 2 USB3.0 ports built-in and 2 more available via pin-out. 6 built-in would have been nice. Upon first boot the system copied the main bios to the backup bios. All 6 sata ports point horizontal with the motherboard which can cause a tight fit in some cases.
Got it for under $100 at the time here on Amazon so a great deal.
Good, basic, solid motherboard, (What's this?) This isn't the ultimate gaming platform but it is a solid choice for a nice mid-range system build. Using Corsair DDR3 RAM and an AMD 955 black edition phenom II X4 this is a quick machine. There is only one PCIe-16x slot so no crossfire/SLI configurations (this is why this isn't a real gaming platform).
works, (What's this?) I purchased this to replace a Gigabyte GA-880M-DH2 motherboard that was DOA, I did not intent to get another Gigabyte product but somehow messed up when ordering and got this board.
Average, (What's this?) The reason I gave an average rating... does not have x2 16 PCI channels. Not really for crossfire build. However, if you just want 1 GPU its alright. The manual mixes ups with the front port cabling... Recommend just reading description from the actual cable itself. Hard to discern which SATA ports are 6.0's or 3.0's.
Great Mid-Range AMD Mobo, (What's this?) Purchased this mobo after doing a good amount of research to go with AMD Phenom II X4 960T and 16GB Corsair DDR3 1333 RAM inside a NZXT Elite Source 210 case and have to say that I am very pleased so far.
Good Basic Mobo, (What's this?) This is the 2nd 900 series AMD board I've used and so far they have been great. One of the things I like about this board is that it has 3 fan connectors in right places for my CM-690 case so I don't have the have too many fans running of molex connectors.
Expansion Slots: 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4. 3 x PCI Express x1 slots. 2 x PCI slots.Storage Interface: 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID5, RAID 10 and JBOD.Memory: 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory. Dual channel memory architecture..CPU: Support for AMD AM3+ FX/AM3 Phenom II/Athlon II processor. Chipset: North Bridge: AMD 970, South Bridge: AMD SB950.Audio: Realtek ALC889 codec. High Definition Audio. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel. Support for S/PDIF Out. LAN: 1 x Realtek RTL8111E chip (10/100/1000 Mbit). The 970A-UD3 motherboard is designed to offer a stable, high-speed platform for delivering amazingly fast data transfer via the GIGABYTE 333 onboard acceleration technologies. Featuring the USB3.0 controller, AMD 900 series motherboards allow users to take advantage of super fast USB transfer rates of up to 5Gbps, delivering 10x faster data transfer compared to USB 2.0. Utilizing the industry's first Serial ATA Revision 3.0 solution via AMD SB950 chipset, GIGABYTE AMD 900 series motherboards offer native 6 ports of next generation high speed data storage devices support with data transfer speeds of up to 6 Gbps with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10. The AMD 900 series motherboards introduce a unique hardware design with lower resistance fuses for ensuring lower voltage drops and providing more stable and plentiful power delivery.
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