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GIGABYTE GA-970A-D3 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

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  • CPU: Support for AMD AM3+ FX. AM3 Phenom II. Athlon II processor. Chipset: North Bridge: AMD 970, South Bridge: AMD SB950
  • Memory: 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory. Dual channel memory architecture.
  • Audio: Realtek ALC889 codec. High Definition Audio. 2. 4. 5.1. 7.1-channel.
  • Expansion Slots: 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4. 3 x PCI Express x1 slots. 2 x PCI slots
  • Storage Interface: 6 x SATA 6Gb. s connectors. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID5, RAID 10 and JBOD
  • 2 x USB 3.0. 2.0 ports. 1 x RJ-45 port. 6 x audio jacks (Center. Subwoofer Speaker Out.
  • Audio: Realtek ALC889 codec. High Definition Audio. 2. 4. 5.1. 7.1-channel. Support for S. PDIF Out.
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Technical Details

  • Processor Socket: Socket AM3+
  • Form Factor: ATX
  • Chipset Type: AMD 970
  • RAM Memory Technology: DDR3 2000;DDR3 1066;DDR3 1333;DDR3 1600
  • Ram Memory Maximum Size: 32.00 GB
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Product Details

  • Product Dimensions: 13 x 11 x 3 inches ; 2.8 pounds
  • Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
  • Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
  • ASIN: B0056G10WK
  • Item model number: GA-970A-D3
  • Batteries 1 Nonstandard Battery batteries required.
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (125 customer reviews)
  • Date first available at Amazon.com: May 11, 2011
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Product Description

Product Description

Supports newest AMD AM3+ FX. AM3 Phenom II series processors. 2 PCI-E 2.0 x16 interfaces for ultimate graphics performance. AMD SB950 provides 6 native SATA3 ports with superfast 6Gbps link speed and RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support. Supports USB 3.0 with superfast transfer rates of up to 5 Gbps. GIGABYTE 3x USB Power with On/Off Charge USB ports. Ultra Durable 2 Classic Technology with copper cooled quality for lower working temperature. Turbo XHD technology accelerating hard drive performance with ease. Revolution energy saving design with Easy Energy Saver technology. Hi-def 108dB Signal-to-noise ratio Blu-ray DVD audio playback. Patented DualBIOS with Hybrid EFI technology for 3TB HDD support

From the Manufacturer

The 970A-D3 motherboard is designed to offer a stable, high-speed platform for delivering amazingly fast data transfer via the GIGABYTE 333 onboard acceleration technologies. Featuring the USB3.0 controller, AMD 900 series motherboards allow users to take advantage of super fast USB transfer rates of up to 5Gbps, delivering 10x faster data transfer compared to USB 2.0. Utilizing the industry's first Serial ATA Revision 3.0 solution via AMD SB950 chipset, GIGABYTE AMD 900 series motherboards offer native 6 ports of next generation high speed data storage devices support with data transfer speeds of up to 6 Gbps with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10. The AMD 900 series motherboards introduce a unique hardware design with lower resistance fuses for ensuring lower voltage drops and providing more stable and plentiful power delivery. All USB ports also benefit from a 3x power boost for better power delivery to power hungry USB devices.

Key Feature

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  • Supports newest AMD AM3+ FX/AM3 Phenom II series processors
  • 2 PCI-E 2.0 x16 interfaces for ultimate graphics performance
  • AMD SB950 provides 6 native SATA3 ports with superfast 6Gbps link speed and RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support
  • Supports USB 3.0 with superfast transfer rates of up to 5 Gbps
  • GIGABYTE 3x USB Power with On/Off Charge USB ports
  • Ultra Durable 2 Classic Technology with copper cooled quality for lower working temperature
  • Turbo XHD technology accelerating hard drive performance with ease
  • Revolution energy saving design with Easy Energy Saver technology
  • Hi-def 108dB Signal-to-noise ratio Blu-ray DVD audio playbackt
  • Patented DualBIOS with Hybrid EFI technology for 3TB HDD support



Overview


Get Ready for New Generation of 32nm AMD AM3+ CPU
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Get Ready for New Generation of 32nm AMD AM3+ CPU GIGABYTE's AMD motherboards are ready to support new generation of 32nm AMD AM3+ multi-core processors, delivering the very best platform for multitasking, multimedia and high performance gaming.



Ultra Durable 2 – Classic
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GIGABYTE was the first motherboard manufacturer to realize the importance of using only the highest quality components for the critically important CPU VRM zone of the motherboard which is responsible for delivering stable power to the CPU. The GIGABYTE Ultra DurableTM 2 Classic design utilizes Solid Capacitors manufactured in Japan which are rated to last for at least 50,000 hours in operational use and also Lower RDS(on) MOSFETs which feature lower resistance, i.e. reduced power consumption and heat.



DualBIOSTM 3TB+ HDD Support (Hybrid EFI Technology)
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Hybrid EFI Technology combines the benefits of GIGABYTE's mature BIOS platform including stability and compatibility with 3rd party products with 3TB+ HDD support from EFI technology, allowing GIGABYTE to offer the best of both worlds through a quick and easy BIOS update using GIGABYTE's @BIOS utility that is freely available from the GIGABYTE website.

GIGABYTE DualBIOSTM is a patented technology that automatically recovers BIOS data when the main BIOS has crashed or failed. Featuring 2 physical BIOS ROMs integrated onboard, GIGABYTE DualBIOSTM allows quick and seamless recovery from BIOS damage or failure due to viruses or improper BIOS updating. In addition, GIGABYTE DualBIOS? now supports 3TB+ (terabyte) hard drive booting without the need for partitioning, and enables more data storage on a single hard drive.


Specifications

Model: GA-970A-UD3
CPU Support AMD AM3+ FX/AM3 Phenom II CPU
CPU Socket AMD Socket AM3+
FSB 5200MT/s(HT3.0)
Chipset AMD970+SB950
Graphics Interface 2*PCI-E 2.0x16(x16,x4)
Memory Type Dual Channel DDR3 2000+/1866/1333/1066 MHz
Memory DIMM 4*DDR3(Max 16GB)
Expansion Slots 3*PCI-E 2.0x1+2*PCI
ATA connector 6*SATA 6Gb/s
SATA RAID 0,1,5,10(SB950)
USB 2*USB3.0+14*USB2.0
Audio 8-channel HD
1394 / LAN - / 1*GbE LAN
Features & Software USB 3.0, SATA 6Gb/s, 3x USB power,4+1 phase, Ultra Durable 2- Classic, On/Off Charge, DualBIOS 3TB+ HDD Support, 108dB SNR Blu-ray, Dolby, EES, ET6
Form Factor ATX (305x225)
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Customer Reviews

This board seems very well built and solid.
R. Morris
I recommend this brand and this model for those who dont want to spend too much on a motherboard.
Jose Antonio Chan Chen
I'll echo others in saying every thing installed without issue.
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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful By daddyman on September 22, 2011
Excellent board.
GIGABYTE GA-970A-D3 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros
1. Lots of USB ports including USB 3.0
2. CPU memory area laid out well. No clearance issues even with a monster CPU cooler.
3. Good software/driver disk.
4. Lots of internal headers for additional USB ports.
5. Excellent manual and installation guide.

Cons
1. No fan headers on the back side of the board. Had to build an extension cord for my rear case fan to be able to reach the closest header which was located on the center, bottom of the board.
2. Bottom rear side of the board is a bad place to put the front panel audio header. Barely had enough cable length to reach it.
3. Forward facing SATA ports. Can be difficult to connect in all but the largest of cases.

From start to OS installation it only took about 45 minutes to build up this system. The board was easy to install minus above mentioned minor issues. OS installation and driver install went flawlessly. Rock stable, fast board. Would highly recommend this board.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful By theFrediculous on March 23, 2012
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This is a good mother board for the price. If you don't really want to do anything extra fancy like me but just want to build a solid pc then this is a good mother board if you're looking to go the cheaper route. The USB 3.0 on a motherboard this price is definitely a plus. The space between the pci slots is also well spaced for those who want to eventually add on another graphics card. My only warning with this is that if you are using the newer FX Bulldozer processors then be sure that you flash the thing or else it won't even be able to power up. For a first time builder like myself it was a good learning experience but for others this may save them a lot of headache.
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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful By Basketcase456 on November 13, 2012
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Alright, so I purchased the GIGABYTE GA-970A-D3 motherboard based on all the great reviews I saw online. Everyone had it averaged between 4-4.5 stars. I figured the bad reviews were outliers and I would have better luck. Eventually I could say that my experience has been good. I was building a HTPC to hook up to my TV. This did not have to be a super powerful computer.

Pros of the board I will not go into. The features listed for the board are the pros. This board is very inexpensive for all that you get. 4 RAM slots, 6 SATA and 3 USB leads are all a major plus. The one additional pro I will include is the TouchBios and @Bios utilities are get for quick Bios updates and flashing the Bios.

Cons:
- This is not a true ATX board. It is not wide enough. The last row of holes for screws were not even close to lining up in a standard ATX case. They did not line up for mini-ATX either. the holes were in between. This does not allow for a lot of support on that section of the motherboard, so be very careful when installing RAM.
- Bios cannot detect the speed of the RAM installed. I had purchased 1600 MHz RAM, but it automatically defaults it to 1333 MHz. I could not use the Touch Bios utility to update this either. I had to enter bios at startup.
- RAM slots are a little close to the CPU. This could cause a problem with some RAM that have a large heatsink because the CPU heatsink and fan will be in the way. Regular height RAM fits fine.
- Whatever you do, do not install all power saver and monitoring utilities. This turned out to be a disaster and the main reason this board gets 3 stars. I even bought a board to replace it, but have since decided to return that one. The gdrv.sys driver installed by these utilities causes BSOD.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful By thunder1202 on April 15, 2012
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I have been using Gigabyte mother boards for many years. This is another great product. Installation is very simple. Did not have any conflict with Corsair 8 GB 1600 , AMD-FX6100 6-core, Asus 6670 1GB graphics card, Rosewill wireless adapter , Asus DVD and seagate 1TB drive. The sleep mode in this motherboard shuts down everything including the ATX fans - and turns back on with a simple keyboard or mouse click. This is feature was not available in my old Gigabyte M57SLI-S4 where the sleep mode keeps the ATX fans on! So far, I am getting a stable Win 7 system (Score 7.0) - never saw a bluescreen since installation.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful By LilGuy on February 16, 2013
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This board is both good and not so good. I liked that it had three fan-connects on the front MB but I had to mount the fan with the cord facing bottom and stretch my rear case fan's cord just above the graphics card to the opposite right side. Be very careful on case selection. You will need a case that opens on both sides. Because when you install your graphics card (I used a GTX 560ti) it will cover the upper two SATA connects leaving you with only the four lower that you can access from the usual door. You have to have the other side-door available for connecting and disconnecting the top two. Also the front memory slot latch partially interferes with the right top screw-hole so if you have a compact CoolerMaster 430 case like I did you will have a tough time placing and tightening the top right MB screw. There is almost no room at the top with this case and a top-mount fan was impossible especially with this mother board. As mentioned the SATA hookups face the front of the computer turned sideways from you as you have your main side-door open to work on the MB.

On the plus side the Corsair 10-10-10-27 1600Mhz memory was read and compatible and did not interfere with the Zalman 9500LED CPU air-cooler that was installed with the fan blowing air towards the rear-fan. The Corsair Vengence has very tall black heat-spreaders. In fact with the Zalman cooler facing rear I could have filled all four memory slots with the tall memory sticks. Remember that some coolers will not allow this on this motherboard as the memory slots are extremely close to the CPU mount. Do not use Artic Silver for your CPU installation unless you are extremely good in your hand and eye dexterity. I recommend Tuniq TX2 or another non-conductive thermal grease for the CPU to CPU-cooler contact.
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