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Asus M5A97 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard

Stock Code: MB-501-AS

Manufacturers Code: 90-MIBFS0-G0AAY00Z

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AMD 970 Chipset, x4 DDR3, x2 PCI-E x16, x2 PCI-E x1, x2 PCI, x6 SATA 6GB/s, x1 Gigabit LAN, x2 USB 3.0, x14 USB 2.0, Realtek 7.1 Audio, Xfire Support

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• Art27.01.2013 | 02:02

   

  Does the jobGot this one today, item actually arrived as M5A97 R2.0 build, however if you are planning on using this with Vishera (Piledriver) CPU, you will still need to flash to the newer BIOS version as shown here http://bit.ly/120kjzX.
  ASUS conveniently allows you to flash from USB stick without even booting up the PC, so even if you don't have an older AMD CPU handy, you should be good.
  Another thing to remember is 970 chipset has only one x16 PCI-E slot, so if you are planning on SLI/Crossfire setup, you need to go for 990X/990FX board instead.
  I have single video card setup, managed to get mine FX-8 8320 to 4GHz just on multiplier without much hassle. Overall, happy with the board so far. Good value for money.29 User found this Review usefullhelpful Review? Yes

• mark2004023.03.2013 | 19:34

   

  Rev 2.0 ArrivedDecided to update my 3 year old system from a AMD 955 based system with an ASUS M3A motherboard to this with an AMD 8350.
  
  You may wonder why I didnt go the Intel route - cost.
  This board, 16GB RAM, AMD 7850, USB 3 card reader & 8350 CPU for less than £450.
  
  I dont go mental for overclocking but I do lots of photo and video editing as well as play Battlefield 3.
  
  The board is very stable. Has USB 3 ports at the rear and important for me has a header for a card reader.
  
  Unless you need Crossfire with 2 x16 lanes then why pay more?27 User found this Review usefullhelpful Review? Yes

• stu23.02.2013 | 23:45

   

  Great boardHave had this board for a few months.Updated my bios off flash drive no problems,Installed OS on a Raid0 set up(2x120gb SSDs)runs sweet.To the previous poster ART>This board DOES Crossfire !26 User found this Review usefullhelpful Review? Yes

• Lewis14.02.2012 | 15:28

   

  Excellent!Bought this to go with my FX-8120 CPU.
  Installation was easy and it runs like a dream.
  Excellent service from Overclockers.
  Ordered it on Saturday and had it waiting for me on Monday.
  5*21 User found this Review usefullhelpful Review? Yes

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