MSI 990FXA-GD65 Motherboard VS MSI 970A-G46 Motherboard

SoumyaHD

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What is the difference between 990 and 970, I bought 970 g46, a year ago, But I am feeling very disappointed because msi 990fx mobo price dropped , So what is the main difference between these 2 ??
 
Solution
990FX -- 42 PCIe lanes
970 ----- 22 PCIe lanes

edit: 990FX motherboards tend to have beefier PWM and more advanced electricals though there are some 'beefy' 970s -- just not to the levels of the more advanced 990FX boards

Vardhman

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the chipset the is the basic difference and that changes every other thing but the thing about 990fx is it is a overclockers' board and is mostly bought by overclocking enthusiast and if u r in to overclocking then it will be an issue otherwise no need to waste u already have a good board