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

 

[rdizz81]

IMO i would go with the Z97 chipsets in intel. I dont have much experience with the AMD but i hear they are thermal nightmares. and right now Intel rules the roost.

But depends on budget.

 

[Viet Tuan Tran]

IMO i would go with the Z97 chipsets in intel. I dont have much experience with the AMD but i hear they are thermal nightmares. and right now Intel rules the roost.

But depends on budget.

Well, tight budget.

 

[Alex Kelly]

IMO i would go with the Z97 chipsets in intel. I dont have much experience with the AMD but i hear they are thermal nightmares. and right now Intel rules the roost.

But depends on budget.

I agree with this. Although if you're sure you want AMD and you want to get into overclocking I'd suggest a 990FX mobo.

 

[Eduello]

When it comes to AM3+, never get board from MSI (poor thermal design). Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P would be the best 970 board if you can't afford 990FX.

 

[BeardHolloway0329]

Haha, I think I will buy z97,too.

I didn’t use AMD before, maybe it is a good mobo((anyway, it has a good looking😀

But if you want to build a AMD pc, I think you need a good cooler.

 

[rdizz81]

IMO i would go with the Z97 chipsets in intel. I dont have much experience with the AMD but i hear they are thermal nightmares. and right now Intel rules the roost.

But depends on budget.

Well, tight budget.

What is your budget?

 

[Viet Tuan Tran]

IMO i would go with the Z97 chipsets in intel. I dont have much experience with the AMD but i hear they are thermal nightmares. and right now Intel rules the roost.

But depends on budget.

Well, tight budget.

What is your budget?

I'd say about $120 top.

 

[rdizz81]

Are you just looking for a Mobo, do you already have a CPU?

 

[Viet Tuan Tran]

I'm just looking for a mobo and i've not bought a cpu. I intend to get FX 8320 though.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

The Gaming is a decent 970 board with a 6+2 power design.

 

[Alex Kelly]

The Gaming is a decent 970 board with a 6+2 power design.

You should probably stop making all of your posts bold 😛
It kinda makes it look like you think what you're saying is THE answer, every time. You give plenty of helpful advice and I don't wanna start anything, but my point still stands.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I'm legally blind , so I bold to read them better.

 

[Alex Kelly]

I'm legally blind , so I bold to read them better.

Oh god, if you're being serious I apologise.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I am serious , I was born blind in my left eye , and now I have lost vision in my right eye because of diabetes. 🙁

 

[Alex Kelly]

I am serious , I was born blind in my left eye , and now I have lost vision in my right eye because of diabetes. 🙁

Wow 🙁 best of luck to your and your right eye for the future man. I noticed my left eye is getting blurry lately but that's nothing compared to what you're going through.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Take care of your vision!

 

[cinnamon cider]

No. It's not. MSI's low - mid-range AM3+ boards are total crap and their VRMs always end up fried. They always use semicons from Nikos for their mofsets. Read more in here http://www.overclock.net/t/1501416/msi-970-gaming-anyone

 

[SUPERKAMES]

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

I tested the MSI 970 Gaming before, it is a decent mainboard, the weakness is the lack of VRM OCP.
A little bit OC with MSI 970 Gaming as you said is Ok, it is safe to OC your FX 8320 to 4.4-4.5ghz with the Vcore ~ 1.45vol for most reallife heavy threaded applications.

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[Hernan Alonso]

IMO i would go with the Z97 chipsets in intel. I dont have much experience with the AMD but i hear they are thermal nightmares. and right now Intel rules the roost.

But depends on budget.

I have a 8350 am3+ since more than a year no problems... no nightmares..
I am really happy with it.
I play BF4 without any problem...

 

[Novuake]

SR-71 Blackbird stop scaring the new guy 😛

 

[Dallasathome]

Here is a full review: http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2014/08/21/msi-970-gaming-review/1

I am using 970 Gaming with 8320 OC to 4.4 works great!
I had the MSI 970 G46 previously (for a year and a half) but no OC.

 

[Alex Kelly]

SR-71 Blackbird stop scaring the new guy 😛

ha ha so it was lies? how funny.

what he said didn't really make sense but I wasn't going to argue.

 

[Novuake]

SR-71 Blackbird stop scaring the new guy 😛

ha ha so it was lies? how funny.

what he said didn't really make sense but I wasn't going to argue.

I have no idea if its true or not, but Blackbird isn't the kidding kind, at least not online.

 

[soldier5637]

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.