MSI 970A-G43 Socket AM3+ 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard
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Mfr part code: 970A-G43
- AMD 970 and SB950 Chipset
- AMD Socket AM3+
- ATX Form Factor
Product Description
MSI 970A-G43 Socket AM3+ 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard
AMD 970 chipset based
• All Solid CAP
• OC Genie II: Easy Overclocking Technology
• Support USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s
Specifications
CPU
• AMD® FX, Phenom II X6/X4/X3/X2, Athlon II X4/X3/X2 and Sempron CPU in AM3 / AM3+ package.
Please refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only.
Hyper Transport Bus
• HyperTransport 3.0 supporting speed up to 4.8GT/s
Chipset
• AMD® 970 and SB950 Chipset
Main Memory
• Supports four unbuffered DIMM of 1.5 Volt DDR3 1066/1333/1600/1866/2133* (OC) DRAM, 32GB Max
• Supoorts Dual-Channel mode
Slots
• 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots
- PCI_E2 supports up to PCIe x16 speed
- PCI_E4 supports up to PCIe x4 speed
• 2 PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots
• 2 PCI slots, support 3.3V/ 5V PCI bus Interface.
On-Board SATA
• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports by AMD® SB950
- Supports storage and data transfers at up to 6Gb/s
RAID Function
- SATA III 1~6 support RAID 0/1/5/10 mode by AMD® SB950
MSI Reminds You...
• The RAID setup floppy disk is optional depending on the districts. You can download the files from the website to make the setup disk.
USB 3.0
• 2x USB 3.0 rear I/O ports & 1x USB 3.0 onboard connector by RENESAS UPD720202
Audio
• Chipset integrated HD audio codecby Realtek® ALC887
- Flexible 8-channel audio with jack sensing
- Compliant with Azalia 1.0 Spec
LAN
• Realtek PCI-E GbLAN controller 8111E
- Integrated Fast Ethernet MAC and PHY in single chip
- Supports 10Mb/s, 100Mb/s and 1000Mb/s
- Compliance with PCI-Express Bus specification v1.0a
Internal I/O Connectors
- 1 x ATX 24-pin power connector
- 1 x ATX 8-pin 12V CPU power connector
- CPU x 1 / System x 2 FAN connectors
- 1 x Front panel audio connector
- 1 x Front panel connector
- 1 x Chassis intrusion switch connector
- 3 x USB 2.0 connectors
- 1 x USB 3.0 connector
- 1 x Serial connector
- 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
- 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
- 1 x TPM module connector
Back Panel I/O Ports
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse port
- 6 x USB 2.0 ports
- 2 x USB 3.0 ports (blue)
- 1 x LAN jack
- 1 x 6 in 1 audio jack
Dimension
• ATX Form Factor 30.5cm(L) x 22.5cm(W)
Mounting
• 6 x mounting holes.
• All Solid CAP
• OC Genie II: Easy Overclocking Technology
• Support USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s
Specifications
CPU
• AMD® FX, Phenom II X6/X4/X3/X2, Athlon II X4/X3/X2 and Sempron CPU in AM3 / AM3+ package.
Please refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only.
Hyper Transport Bus
• HyperTransport 3.0 supporting speed up to 4.8GT/s
Chipset
• AMD® 970 and SB950 Chipset
Main Memory
• Supports four unbuffered DIMM of 1.5 Volt DDR3 1066/1333/1600/1866/2133* (OC) DRAM, 32GB Max
• Supoorts Dual-Channel mode
Slots
• 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots
- PCI_E2 supports up to PCIe x16 speed
- PCI_E4 supports up to PCIe x4 speed
• 2 PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots
• 2 PCI slots, support 3.3V/ 5V PCI bus Interface.
On-Board SATA
• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports by AMD® SB950
- Supports storage and data transfers at up to 6Gb/s
RAID Function
- SATA III 1~6 support RAID 0/1/5/10 mode by AMD® SB950
MSI Reminds You...
• The RAID setup floppy disk is optional depending on the districts. You can download the files from the website to make the setup disk.
USB 3.0
• 2x USB 3.0 rear I/O ports & 1x USB 3.0 onboard connector by RENESAS UPD720202
Audio
• Chipset integrated HD audio codecby Realtek® ALC887
- Flexible 8-channel audio with jack sensing
- Compliant with Azalia 1.0 Spec
LAN
• Realtek PCI-E GbLAN controller 8111E
- Integrated Fast Ethernet MAC and PHY in single chip
- Supports 10Mb/s, 100Mb/s and 1000Mb/s
- Compliance with PCI-Express Bus specification v1.0a
Internal I/O Connectors
- 1 x ATX 24-pin power connector
- 1 x ATX 8-pin 12V CPU power connector
- CPU x 1 / System x 2 FAN connectors
- 1 x Front panel audio connector
- 1 x Front panel connector
- 1 x Chassis intrusion switch connector
- 3 x USB 2.0 connectors
- 1 x USB 3.0 connector
- 1 x Serial connector
- 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
- 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
- 1 x TPM module connector
Back Panel I/O Ports
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse port
- 6 x USB 2.0 ports
- 2 x USB 3.0 ports (blue)
- 1 x LAN jack
- 1 x 6 in 1 audio jack
Dimension
• ATX Form Factor 30.5cm(L) x 22.5cm(W)
Mounting
• 6 x mounting holes.
Technical Specification
MSI 970A-G43 Socket AM3+ 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard
Expansion / Connectivity |
|
|---|---|
| Expansion Slot(s) | 1 x CPU ¦ 4 x DIMM 240-pin ( 1.5 V ) ¦ 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 ¦ 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 ¦ 2 x PCI ( 3.3 V/ 5 V ) |
| Storage Interfaces | AMD SB950: SATA-600 -connectors: 6 x 7pin Serial ATA - 6 devices - RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 10 / RAID 5 |
| Expansion Slots | 1 x CPU ¦ 4 x DIMM 240-pin (1.5 V) ¦ 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 ¦ 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 ¦ 2 x PCI (3.3 V/ 5 V) |
| Interfaces | 1 x PS/2 keyboard ¦ 1 x PS/2 mouse ¦ 2 x USB 3.0 ¦ 6 x USB 2.0 ¦ 1 x LAN (Gigabit Ethernet) ¦ 1 x audio line-out - mini-jack ¦ 1 x audio line-in - mini-jack ¦ 1 x microphone - mini-jack ¦ 1 x audio line-out (side surround) - mini-jack ¦ 1 x audio line-out (rear) - mini-jack ¦ 1 x audio line-out (center/subwoofer) - mini-jack |
| Internal Interfaces | 1 x audio ¦ 3 x USB 2.0 ¦ 1 x USB 3.0 ¦ 1 x serial - header |
| Power Connectors | 24-pin main power connector, 8-pin ATX12V connector |
General |
|
| Product Type | Motherboard - ATX |
| Chipset Type | AMD 970 / AMD SB950 |
| Data Bus Transfer Rate | 4.8 GT/s |
| Processor Socket | Socket AM3+ |
| Max Processors Qty | 1 |
| Compatible Processors | Sempron, Phenom II X3, Athlon II X2, Phenom II X2, Athlon II X4, Athlon II X3, Athlon II, Phenom II X4, Phenom II X6, FX |
Supported RAM |
|
| Max Size | 32 GB |
| Technology | DDR3 |
| Bus Clock | 1600 MHz, 1333 MHz, 1066 MHz, 1866 MHz, 2133 MHz |
| Registered or Buffered | Unbuffered |
| Features | Dual channel memory architecture |
Audio |
|
| Type | HD Audio (8-channel) |
| Audio Codec | Realtek ALC887 |
| Compliant Standards | High Definition Audio |
LAN |
|
| Network Controller | Realtek RTL8111E |
| Network Interfaces | Gigabit Ethernet |
Features |
|
| BIOS Features | M-Flash, UEFI BIOS, MSI ClickBIOS II |
| Hardware Features | AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Technology, All-Solid Capacitor motherboard Design, audio jack detect technology, MSI Active Phase Switching (APS), OC Genie II, MSI Winki 3, AMD CrossFireX technology support, MSI 3TB+ Infinity |
Miscellaneous |
|
| Software Included | Drivers & Utilities, MSI Live Update 5 |
| Width | 30.5 cm |
| Depth | 22.5 cm |
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