MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition 32GB DDR3 AMD Motherboard

USB 3.1 allows for speeds up to 10 Gbps, doubling the speed compared to USB 3.0 and 20x faster than legacy USB 2.0. USB 3.1 is even faster than SATAIII! Transferring your favorite games, music and movies over USB has never been faster.

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.

MILITARY CLASS 4
Military Class 4 is the next step in high quality components. The Dark Choke and Solid CAP will make sure that your PC runs more stable under extreme gaming conditions.

DARK CHOKE
Dark Choke uses the special core design and allows the Dark Choke to run at a lower temperature with higher capacity and better power efficiency and stability.

DARK CAP
With their aluminum core design, Dark CAP`s has been a staple in high-end design mainboard designs and provides lower Equivalent Series Resistance (ESR) as well as its over-10-year lifespan.

ISOLATED AUDIO PCB
With traditional onboard audio the signal is distorted by electromagnetic signals from the rest of the PCB. Acting like a dedicated soundcard by physically isolating the audio circuitry which is separated by a isolating path. Less interference gives you a more clear audio signal.

HIGH QUALITY AUDIO CAPACITORS
With the use of professional Nichicon Japanese capacitors, specially designed for audio purposes, 970A SLI Krait Edition delivers high fidelity crystal clear sound with exceptional acoustics and realism.
Acoustic series
Lower Tolerance
Lower Dielectric Absorption
Lower ESR
Lower Leakage Current
Higher Stability

OC GENIE 4
With the one-second overclocking option OC Genie we're giving you even more performance. Just hit the button and your PC gets another adrenalin shot straight away. Give your system an awesome performance boost with ease.

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.

COMMAND CENTER
MSI's Command Center software is a very powerful tool to push your motherboard to the max. With a very intuitive touch ready interface, Command Center allows users to tune settings to increase system stability, maximize overclocking performance and adjust cooling features.

LIVE UPDATE 6
MSI Live Update is renewed! Our popular software automatically downloads and installs the latest drivers, BIOS and software. Rest assured while your system is always configured using the latest software so you get the maximum performance and stability.

UNLIMITED RAMDISK
MSI Command Center integrates an unlimited RAMdisk. With a RAMdisk you can create a virtual drive from your system memory enabling speeds 20x faster than a modern SSD.
Speed up system performance
Load complete game images
Speed up games, apps and browser

FAST BOOT
No more seamless waiting for your O/S to be loaded! MSI Fast Boot helps to make your system boot lightning fast. MSI Fast Boot also features a GO2BIOS button. Simply click it to restart your PC and go straight to the system BIOS.

M-FLASH
Compared to common motherboards which need extra BIOS chips, MSI's M-Flash has a double advantage which doesn't need extra components and secondly, all your BIOS data will be saved in the USB drive. The stored data does not only have backup and upgrade function, moreover, it can also be seen as a portable BIOS chip which is actually able to boot up your PC.
Backup/Restore Your BIOS to/from Any USB Flash Disk
Avoid Unnecessary Repair Due to Accident Failures During The Upgrading Process
Earn more BIOS Lifespan by Reducing Unnecessary Rewriting Process

Features

2X faster than USB 3.0
20x faster than USB 2.0
Up to 10Gbps data transfer bandwidth
Boost transfer rate between your PC and external storage devices
Supports AMD FX / Phenom II / Athlon II / Sempron processors for AM3+ socket
Supports DDR3-2133(OC) Memory
USB 3.1 : Delivering speeds up to 10Gb/s, USB 3.1 offers performance twice as fast as a regular USB 3.0 connection
USB 3.1 + SATA 6Gb/s
Military Class 4 : Top Quality & Stability
OC Genie 4 : Overclock in 1 Second
Click BIOS 4 : Easily Fine-tune Your System
Multi-GPU : NVIDIA SLI & AMD CrossFire Support
Command Center : Control & Customize Your PC Settings
Fast Boot : Quickly Boot Up & Enter OS in A Few Seconds
M-Flash : Simply Update & Backup Your BIOS
Live Update 6 : Easily Update The Latest BIOS & Drivers

Technical details

Model

Brand : MSI
Model : 970A

Specifications

Socket : AM3+
CPU (Max Support) : FX
Baseclock/Hyper Transport : up to 4.8GT/s
Chipset : AMD 970+SB950
DDR3 : Memory DDR3 1066/1333/1600/1866/2000/2133*(*OC) MHz
Memory Channel : Dual
DIMM Slots : 4
Max Memory (GB) : 32
PCI-Ex16 : 2
PCI-E Gen : Gen2 (16,0) (8,8)
PCI-Ex1 : 2
PCI : 2
SATAIII : 6
RAID : 0/1/5/10
TPM (header) : 1
LAN : 10/100/1000*1
USB 3.1 ports (Rear) : 2
USB 3.0 ports (Front) : 2
USB 2.0 ports (Front) : 6
USB 2.0 ports (Rear) : 6
Audio ports (Rear) : 6
Form Factor : ATX
SLI : Y
CrossFire : Y