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Is MSI 970 Gaming ATX AM3+ a good motherboard?

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July 28, 2014 9:11:47 AM

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 :) 

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July 28, 2014 9:17:27 AM

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.
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July 28, 2014 9:20:14 AM

rdizz81 said:
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.

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July 28, 2014 9:25:14 AM

rdizz81 said:
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. :) 
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July 28, 2014 9:25:23 AM

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.
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July 28, 2014 8:47:41 PM

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:D 

But if you want to build a AMD pc, I think you need a good cooler.
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July 29, 2014 6:44:27 AM

Viet Tuan Tran said:
rdizz81 said:
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?
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July 29, 2014 8:20:37 AM

rdizz81 said:
Viet Tuan Tran said:
rdizz81 said:
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.

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July 29, 2014 8:50:51 AM

Are you just looking for a Mobo, do you already have a CPU?
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July 29, 2014 7:37:11 PM

I'm just looking for a mobo and i've not bought a cpu. I intend to get FX 8320 though.
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July 29, 2014 8:00:25 PM

The Gaming is a decent 970 board with a 6+2 power design.
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July 29, 2014 8:04:16 PM

SR-71 Blackbird said:
The Gaming is a decent 970 board with a 6+2 power design.


You should probably stop making all of your posts bold :p 
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. :) 
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July 29, 2014 8:28:00 PM

I'm legally blind , so I bold to read them better.
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July 29, 2014 8:30:19 PM

SR-71 Blackbird said:
I'm legally blind , so I bold to read them better.


Oh god, if you're being serious I apologise.
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July 29, 2014 8:39:35 PM

I am serious , I was born blind in my left eye , and now I have lost vision in my right eye because of diabetes. :( 
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July 29, 2014 9:05:38 PM

SR-71 Blackbird said:
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.
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July 29, 2014 9:08:41 PM

Take care of your vision!
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August 17, 2014 6:57:15 PM

Viet Tuan Tran said:
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.

If you are Vietnames, you can read the thead within vozforum.
http://vozforums.com/showthread.php?t=3841377&highlight...


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September 15, 2014 7:54:16 AM

rdizz81 said:
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...
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SR-71 Blackbird stop scaring the new guy :p 
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