Is MSI 970 Gaming ATX AM3+ a good motherboard?

[Viet Tuan Tran]

As the title said, is it good for gaming and a little bit overclocking?
Or should I just spend a little more to get a 990FX mobo
Thanks in advance

 

[Novuake]

Ive only had my MSI 970 MOBO a week now so dont quote me on anything, but it seams a good board. I have it along with a FX 6300 CPU and it does whatever i want it to do with playing games. There are better boards out there no doubt, But like you, the boards people were telling me to get were the price of my entire build budget, little lone just the motherboard. For the $120 it is, its a good one. Just dont plan on having dual cards, Not sure the design of it will do it although it COULD on paper. I have the stock heatsink on my CPU and only 2 fans right now and yet have no overheating problems so im not sure what these people are saying about overheating issues. Just make sure you get a spacious well ventilated case like the Corsair carbide Spec 03 i have.

Please don't necro 7 month old threads that have already been solved...

 

[Darkbreeze]

Ive only had my MSI 970 MOBO a week now so dont quote me on anything, but it seams a good board. I have it along with a FX 6300 CPU and it does whatever i want it to do with playing games. There are better boards out there no doubt, But like you, the boards people were telling me to get were the price of my entire build budget, little lone just the motherboard. For the $120 it is, its a good one. Just dont plan on having dual cards, Not sure the design of it will do it although it COULD on paper. I have the stock heatsink on my CPU and only 2 fans right now and yet have no overheating problems so im not sure what these people are saying about overheating issues. Just make sure you get a spacious well ventilated case like the Corsair carbide Spec 03 i have.

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