- - AMD Socket AM3+ AMD Athlon FX, AMD Athlon II, AMD Sempron
- - PC ATX AMD 970 Realtek ALC1150 7.1 channels
- - DDR3-SDRAM 4 DIMM Maximum internal memory: 32 GB
- - SATA
- - 2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI
- - BIOS type: UEFI Clear CMOS jumper
- - Gigabit Ethernet
AM3+, AMD 970 + SB950, DDR3, 4 x DIMM, 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16, 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1, 2 x PCI, PS/2, 8 x USB 2.0, 2 x USB 3.0, LAN, ATX
Let the games begin
MSI® GAMING motherboards are designed to provide gamers with best-in-class features and technology. Backed by the imposing looks of MSI's Dragon, each motherboard is an engineering masterpiece tailored to gaming perfection.
The best gaming weapons at hand
- Amazing sound with Audio Boost 2, powered by Creative Sound Blaster Cinema 2
- The highest frag and the lowest lag with Killer™ E2200 Game Networking
- Military Class 4 components
- Specialized production lines just for GAMING motherboards
- OC Genie 4
- Gaming Device Port
- Click BIOS 4 (click here to visit our dedicated BIOS page)
- Optimized for multiple graphics cards (CrossFire certified)
- Take control with Command Center & Live Update 6
Reward your ears with true quality
Get ready for ear-drum shattering sound, with MSI Audio Boost 2! With Audio Boost 2 we're delivering the highest audio quality with the use of Creative Sound Blaster Cinema 2 so you can enjoy crystal clear sound and music through 8-channel HD Audio.
Audio Boost 2
Isolated Audio PCB
With traditional onboard audio the signal is distorted by electromagnetic signals from the rest of the PCB. Audio Boost 2 acts like a dedicated soundcard by physically isolating the audio circuitry which is separated by a red LED path. Less interference gives you a more clear audio signal.
Isolated Audio PCB
Creative Sound Blaster Cinema 2
Thanks to Creative Sound Blaster Cinema 2, you're getting amazing surround sound with just stereo headphones or speakers.
Creative Sound Blaster Cinema 2 enables you to clearly hear specific sounds in gaming environments. Hear your enemies perfectly, make your ears a decisive tool to finish on top.
Dual Headhpone Amplifiers
Prepare for an eargasm. The built-in dual headphone amplifier rewards your high quality headphone with the most amazing studio level sound quality up to 600Ω delivered from your gaming PC.
Tired of having to connect your headset in difficult to reach places? MSI GAMING motherboards are designed to be easy to use, featuring front & rear audio outputs fueled by Audio Boost 2.
Dual Headhpone Amplifiers
High Quality Audio Capacitors
With the use of professional Nichicon Japanese capacitors, specially designed for audio purposes, MSI GAMING motherboards provide the highest possible audio signal filtering. Delivering high fidelity crystal clear sound with exceptional acoustics and realism.
- Acoustic series
- Lower Tolerance
- Lower Dielectric Absorption
- Lower ESR
- Lower Leakage Current
- Higher Stability
Golden Audio Connectors
With golden audio connectors you get the best possible signal output with less chance of distortion.
- Up to 600Ω crystal clear sound with exceptional acoustics
- Dedicated amplified output (red) optimized for studio-grade headgear
- Superb signal conductivity and will not wear over time
Killer™ E2200 Game Networking
Kill your lag!
The Killer™ E2200 Intelligent Networking Platform is built for maximum networking performance for online games and high-quality streaming media. Featuring Advanced Stream Detect™, Killer E2200 automatically detects and accelerates game traffic ahead of other network traffic for smoother, stutter-free in-game performance and the competitive edge. With this exclusive, automatic traffic prioritization, games and real-time chat get priority over low-level system chatter, giving you the lowest latency for game data on the most controllable network hardware available.
Military Class 4 components
Military Class 4 is the next step in high quality components. The Hi-c Cap, Super Ferrite Choke and Solid CAPs will make sure that your PC runs more stable under extreme gaming conditions.
Super Ferrite Chokes
Super Ferrite Chokes use a Ferrite core that is Super-Permeable. This allows the Super Ferrite Chokes to run at a 35 degree Celsius lower temperature, have a 30% higher current capacity, a 20% improvement in power efficiency and better overclocking power stability.
Dark CAP
With their aluminum core design, Dark CAP`s have been a staple in high-end design mainboard designs and provides lower Equivalent Series Resistance (ESR) as well as its over-10-year lifespan.
Focus on quality
We put extra effort in increasing customer satisfaction. Our RMA rate has drastically decreased in the last few years.
To achieve the highest quality the MSI GAMING motherboards are developed by our most senior engineers on the most advanced production lines.
We are continuously improving our customer services, so in case you might run into a problem you can be assured we offer a fast response to your questions and hand you in depth information on the subject.
Gaming Device Port
MSI Gaming Device Port is optimized to deliver the best connectivity for high end gaming mice to fully utilize it's speed. This results in a much faster and smoother mouse response in games.
Gaming benefits
- More responsive
- Smoother gameplay
- Faster reactions
Technical benefits
- 3x more gold than regular connectors
- 10x longer lifetime when plugging/un-plugging
- Prevents oxidation
OC Genie 4
OC Genie is the world's first built-in hardware overclocking technology on motherboards. With this one-second overclocking option we're giving you even more performance. Just hit the button and your PC gets another adrenalin shot. Delivering up to 20% of free extra performance for the CPU, memory and iGPU.
Click BIOS 4
The MSI Click BIOS 4 is the latest UEFI BIOS with optimizations for Windows 8. Not only that it also reacts faster, runs smoother and has better mouse support. And this all comes with many cool features. Click on the button on the right to visit our dedicated BIOS page and learn more.
Optimized for multiple graphics cards
Get up to 2 PCI-Express 2.0 x16 slots, with optimal placement for better fitting and airflow. That way, you can enjoy the best graphics at the highest framerate jumping off from your screen when running a NVIDIA® SLI™ or AMD® CrossFire™ gaming setup.
Smart Fan Control
Smart Fan Control gives you complete control of all your fans on the motherboard, convenient for gamers and overclockers;
- Users can real-time monitor the status of the fans
- Set profiles
- Record fan speed, voltage and temperate status into a log file.
Dragon Heatsink
With an awesome product comes an inspiring heatsink! Styled after the iconic MSI GAMING Dragon. The heatsink is oversized to provide the best thermal transfer and heat dissipation to enable your PC to just game 24 hours per day.
Package content
What’s in the box? Check it out for yourself! Besides a plethora of necessary cables and connectors you also get a cool Do-Not-Disturb door-hanger, a slick MSI GAMING case badge, a set of cable labels and the stylish all black M-shield.
MSI 970 GAMING, AMD, Socket AM3+, AMD Athlon FX, AMD Athlon II, AMD Sempron, DDR3-SDRAM, 32 GB, DIMM
MSI 970 GAMING. Processor manufacturer: AMD, Processor socket: Socket AM3+, Compatible processor series: AMD Athlon FX, AMD Athlon II, AMD Sempron. Supported memory types: DDR3-SDRAM, Maximum internal memory: 32 GB, Memory slots type: DIMM. Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA, RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 10. Parallel processing technology support: 2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI. Ethernet interface type: Gigabit Ethernet
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... 
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, Poor positioning of the EPS power connector... 
The MSI 970 Gaming motherboard looks very smart in appearance with a colour scheme that is mainly black with a hint of red. This has a downside as the board is slightly more complicated to set up than we would like, thanks to the absence of colour coding... 