ASRock 970M Pro3

Advantages: The only mATX format in the world on the 970 chipset capable of supporting and overclocking eight-core FX. 3 mosfets per phase - and thanks for that.

Disadvantages: The heatsinks of the mosfets and the chipset get very hot; it is advisable to purchase a vertical blowdown cooler, such as be quiet! Dark Rock TF, Noctua NH-C12P, Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Rev. B, etc., or organize an effective purge inside the case.

Comment: Without raising the voltage, the Phenom II X2 570BE took 4.1Ghz, but the system rebooted under high loads, it was experimentally found that the CPU Offset Voltage parameter in UEFI in Auto mode was feverishly sausage. It is necessary to cut down this bad automation to the + 0V mode. Thanks to the Arctic Liquid Freezer 120 CBO, the FX-8320E took 4.7Ghz without any problems (4.5Ghz was left permanently), while practically not heating up. P \ S: I edited the review, changed the "Experience of use" - and 42 likes have disappeared))

Advantages: 1. Does not heat up. At idle, the temperature is 26 degrees, in the load - 33. The chipset is also cold - 35 degrees in the load it heats up to 46 (maximum), when you play on ultras, for example. And in general, radiators in all the right places. 2. 3 pads on the fans (although everyone writes that 2, but for some reason I have 3) Automatic speed control. Some people write that in the BIOS it is necessary to set the fan speed manually, in fact it is, but this is during manual overclocking (if you do not set it manually, the fans will work at 100%.) 3. High overclocking potential. I overclocked my 8300 to 4.0 GHz without raising the voltage. Everything works stably. Lags and microfreezes disappeared in games. You can drive further, but you have to raise the tension. Put a good cooler on the CPU and possibly put fans on the bridges and power circuit. 4. USB 3.0 5. Good sound. 6. Good driver compatibility. When changing the board, all the drivers from the old board went. In addition to drivers for the Internet. Here it is understandable - network 1000 Mbit / s, based on Realtek RTL8111E.

Disadvantages: 1. Thin textolite. Very thin. I have a thin one on the video card (it seemed to me), but that one is 1.5 times thicker. So be careful when installing. Should not influence the course. 2. Not AM4 (just kidding). It was necessary to meet the budget. AM4 is expensive. Could be collected at 1151 will be released somewhere in between. But the platform is already becoming outdated. So see your budget and decide for yourself.

Comment: Satisfied with the performance. I was surprised by the thin textolite. It's just that it is much thicker on all the boards that came before. There are no questions for the rest - everything works, everything is of high quality. Great board.

Advantages: The best board for AM3 + in mATX format

Disadvantages: Hot chipset. USB 3.0 connector in an awkward location.

Comment: I put this mother instead of the buggy MSI on the 760 chipset. All freezes and glitches are gone. Memory without dancing earned on the regular 1866 MHz. Percent 8350 overclocked to 4.7 GHz at 1.5v on the core and is stable. Very happy with the purchase. Best solution for mATX format!

Advantages: mAtx board with overclocking capability FX83 .., XMP profile support for RAM, 4 slots for RAM, USB 3.0, UEFI BIOS with the ability to update via windows, sata 3, quality of materials, price.

Disadvantages: PCI Express X16 2.0

Comment: An excellent board for a budget assembly in mAtx cases, I installed an FX8310 with a slight overclocking, 2 x 4GB 2133 memory with xmp (with Avito), an Ice Hammer IH-4350 cooler, etc. It turned out to be a very productive and cheap assembly. The RX570-4g video card (with Avito after mining), dumped two more dies of 4GB 2133. Prots overclocked to 4Hz with a voltage of 1.375. HZD, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, RE2, RE3 at 60fps at high settings in FHD.

Advantages: + Encouraging CPU and memory bus overclocking ... + Heatsink on power circuits + Acceptable heatsink on North and South bridges + Ability to save BIOS settings profiles and quite user-friendly interface.

Disadvantages: - Unstable CPU VID voltage on exit. - Slightly frightening crackle of the board when connecting wires ... - Very capricious memory setting.

Comment: Regarding the cpu voltage: - You have to set +50 millivolts to compensate. About memory: -If you are going to overclock, then fiddling with timings is inevitable. As a sample, you can use the Extreme Memory Profile data - as an option, there is a possibility of a voltage drop on the RAM, therefore I set 1.575v, and only then it was launched at 1800 (1600 + FSB) without the tedious speaker peak. Regarding overclocking: The processor has been working perfectly for days / tests in lin-x are clean. fx-8320e @ VID 1.35v (1.3 load) @ 4.05 (x18) CPU Northbridge 2475 @ 1.275v FSB - 225

Advantages: + The presence of radiators on the power supply circuits, the bridge and the chipset + Good quality of production + Excellent technical characteristics + Work with top-end hardware

Disadvantages: - USB 3.0 pad on the left side - Upper PCIE for a slot lower than standard - Lower PCIE does not allow installing a dual-slot card - Only 2 pads for case fans - Unable to build RAID under Windows 10

Comment: Like all modern products, it has a huge amount of idiocy, such as: incomprehensible and illogical places for expansion slots, the lack of some and an excess of other ports and slots. However, over a year of use in hard mode (with the 8320 constantly overclocked and a video card, RAID array) there were no problems. The only critical drawback of the card at the moment I see is that for more than a year the manufacturer has not released drivers for RAID for Windows 10, which is why I have to use the seven.

Advantages: The cheapest motherboard on the 970 chipset with a heatsink on the processor power supply circuits.

Disadvantages: The fan speed is practically not adjusted.

Comment: I bought it to sit on the 960 phenom and then switch to fx8320e.

Advantages: Compact, on the power circuit elements there are radiators, affordable cost, convenient BIOS for overclocking.

Disadvantages: The overclocking potential fell short of expectations. There are few connectors for system fans.

Comment: I took the payment to replace the untimely deceased GA-970a-d3, which refused to be friends with the FX8320e. The processor itself overclocked to 4.2 GHz under a DEEPCOOL GAMMAXX 300 cooler with a voltage of 1.45V (the temperature in a closed case under OCCT reached 77 degrees, under 3DMark 66 degrees, did not dare to drive further) .NB frequency overclocked to 2.4 GHz energized at 1.25V, HT frequency is also raised to 2.4GHz (no longer allows BIOS). I overclocked the memory from 1333 to 1600, did not touch the timings and voltage. And I stopped there.

Advantages: Overclocking fx

Disadvantages: The north bridge is getting hot

Comment: I bought it for 3970r. At the beginning of 2017. Now if anyone reads, then do not buy if you are collecting a new platform. Take mother on socket am4. Since am3 + already makes no sense to take. The price is the same, but the new ones can not be delivered. Only if you are offered a used cheap one, you can take it. But not more. Of the minuses, the chipset is heated. Very much. HIGHLY. When the system is idle, at least 70 degrees. That is, a minute after switching on, do not even touch the chipset. But this is not for everyone, as I understand it. Someone is lucky and does not get warm ... Well, what can I say, the budget segment, so to speak. I decided very simply to put on a 60mm low-profile valve and the temperature dropped to 30 degrees at once. If you have the same problem, then take only low-profile coolers. The usual ones will not be included, since there is little space between the video and the process. I also tried to cool it with a 40mm cooler. Also, the temperature is not higher than 30. Nothing else heats up. But if you plan to overclock, then be prepared to put the valves on the radiators of the power supply circuit, plus also on the south bridge. Since I feel that it will be the same stove.

Advantages: Works great with 125w hot CPU! Excellent support for Linux 64! Wlndows10x64! Perfectly loaded from any media! Especially not hot!

Disadvantages: Support for realtek sound is something! Doesn't want to switch between sockets! So she decided that this is an input! -And even if you crack, you can't make an exit from it! In this regard, the gigabyte motherboard is just super!

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