Asus Socket AM3+/ AMD 970/ Quad CrossFireX/ SATA3&USB3.0/ A&GbE/ ATX Motherboard (M5A97)
- CPU: Socket AM3+ Support FX/ Phenom II /Athlon II /Sempron 100 Series Processors;
- Support 140W CPU; Support AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet Technology; Support AM3+ 32 nm CPU. Chipset: AMD 970 & SB950
- Memory: 4x DDR3-2133(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 DIMMs, Dual Channel, Non-ECC, Un-buffered, Max Capacity upto 32GB
- Slots: 2x PCI-Express 2.0 x16 Slots(one run at x4, Support AMD Quad-CrossFireX); 2x PCI-Express 2.0 x1 Slots; 2x PCI Slots
- SATA: 6x SATA3 Ports, Support RAID 0/ 1/ 5/ 10
- Audio: Realtek ALC887 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- CPU: Socket AM3+ Support FX/ Phenom II /Athlon II /Sempron 100 Series Processors; Support 140W CPU;
- LAN: Integrated Realtek 8111E Gigabit Ethernet Controller
- Ports: 12x USB 2.0 Ports(6 rear, 6 at mid-board); 2x USB 3.0 Ports; 2x PS/2 Ports; 1x Optical S/PDIF out; 1x RJ45 LAN Port; Audio I/O Jacks
- Support AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet Technology; Support AM3+ 32 nm CPU; Chipset: AMD 970 & SB950
Asus M5A97 Socket AM3+/ AMD 970/ Quad CrossFireX/ SATA3&USB3.0/ A&GbE/ ATX Motherboard
List Price: $ 106.80
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3 Comments
Abdulla .Y. Alsuwaidi on January 30, 2012 at 1:47 pm.
Good motherboard,
Pros:It’s supports the newest AMD AM3+ FX and the older AM3 processors.
Cons:
1.It does not have an option to support front panel USB 3.0 ports.
2. Works great at 1600MHz,but when set to anything higher in my
ASUS M5A97, my system crashes intermittently.
Other Thoughts:
ASUS M5A97 AM3+ AMD 970
AMD Phenom II x4 965 Black Edition
8GB G.Skill RipjawsX PC3-17000 2133MHz
Sapphire Radeon HD5770 1 GB DDR5
Everest 80 PLUS 600w
Samsung 830 Series SSD 64 GB SATA 6.0 Gbs
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|Anonymous on January 30, 2012 at 1:47 pm.
Not bad.,
After installing all my hardware and installing a OS I noticed that the board doesn’t make any beeping noise at all. Maybe they forgot to send the little speaker you plug in or else it doesn’t make any noise at all. Other than that the board hasn’t given me any problems yet. The northbridge on the board gets really really hot and it concerns me. I had to put a small mini fan over it to keep the temp down but it only made a few degrees difference. Will re-review this if anything breaks.
(AMD 6 Core, Corsair memory, SDD, PCIe Nvidia Card)
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|Anonymous on January 30, 2012 at 2:10 pm.
Stable,
I got it recently but I haven’t had any issues so far. It’s a great board with the newest features for a good price, and it’s ASUS.
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