MSI Unveils 970A-G43 Entry-Level Socket AM3+ Motherboard

btarunr · Jan 25, 2013, 11:39 AM

MSI rolled out a new value socket AM3+ motherboard, the 970A-G43. Based on the AMD 970 chipset with SB950 southbridge, the ATX form-factor board covers all the essentials for a single graphics card gaming PC build, on a tight budget. It uses a simple 5-phase VRM to power the AM3+ socket. The board uses an all solid-state capacitor loadout, by saving on MOSFETs. The CPU VRM uses inexpensive On-Semi DPAK fare. The socket is wired to four DDR3 DIMM slots supporting up to 64 GB of dual-channel DDR3-1866 MHz memory.

Among the expansion slots are a PCI-Express 2.0 x16 (wired to the 970 northbridge), a PCI-Express 2.0 x16 (electrical x4, wired to the SB950 southbridge), and two each of PCI-Express 2.0 x1 and legacy PCI. Storage connectivity is care of six SATA 6 Gb/s ports supporting RAID 0/1/5/10. A couple of 2-port USB 3.0 controllers wired out four ports, of which are two are given out by a standard front-panel header. Completing the package are 8-channel HD audio (Realtek ALC887), gigabit Ethernet (Realtek 8111E), and a handful of USB 2.0/1.1 ports. The board is driven by AMI UEFI BIOS. The 970A-G43 is priced at $89.99.

darkangel0504 · Jan 25, 2013, 12:38 PM

Failure VRM

50eurouser · Jan 25, 2013, 01:13 PM

Niko-sem vrm rules ! Oh ! No vrm Heatsink ! ... damn !

DarkOCean · Jan 25, 2013, 02:31 PM

+ the price is too high for an entry level motherboad.

xkche · Jan 25, 2013, 03:18 PM

No vrm Heatsink?, is ok for me. My GA-870A-USB3 is working fine.

Price?, to high

But, is good see a USB 3.0 internal header.

Steven B · Jan 25, 2013, 04:26 PM

your GA-870A-USB3 doesn't use DPAK MOSFETs, it uses PowerPAK.

Batou1986 · Jan 25, 2013, 04:48 PM

There are holes and alignment marks for VRM heatsink why bother with that then cheap out on $1 worth of aluminum ? OH WAIT ITS MSI this explains everything.

Jstn7477 · Jan 25, 2013, 05:00 PM

Can't wait for people to buy this and blow it up with a stock Bulldozer chip thanks to the worst, hottest type of MOSFETs you can buy and no heatsink.

cadaveca · Jan 25, 2013, 05:02 PM

No real VALUE board has MOSFET cooler. Really, guys?

This board barely does Crossfire, even. if you buy this to OC, you've made a big mistake, however, I don't think it'll do that badly, honestly.

Batou1986 · Jan 25, 2013, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cadaveca

No real VALUE board has MOSFET cooler. Really, guys

Not sure if sarcasm

anyway

cadaveca · Jan 25, 2013, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Batou1986

Not sure if sarcasm

anyway
http://img.techpowerup.org/130125/asa.png

Value = less than $89, for me. BTW, gigabyte has version of that board, $99 on newegg...no VRM cooler.

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16813128521

So, no, not sarcasm. Older boards are excluded, new boards though..no vrm cooling is needed, really.

suraswami · Jan 25, 2013, 07:52 PM

hmm probably this is a better option?

http://www.microcenter.com/product/3...MD_Motherboard

less than $89 and if u get the rebate its only $70. If u get a Bull take off another $40!

_JP_ · Jan 25, 2013, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Batou1986

OH WAIT ITS MSI this explains everything.

Gigabyte and ASUS do it all the time as well...

Frick · Jan 25, 2013, 08:22 PM

I'm not into overclocking anymore, so I wouldn't buy an AM3+ board new. Refurbished and used, but not new.

blibba · Jan 26, 2013, 09:59 AM

I ran overclocked CPUs on one of these for years with no issues at all:

Overclocked better than my MSI P45 Platinum, in fact, using the same Q6700.

btarunr · Jan 27, 2013, 02:27 AM

Reg: VRM, there are two sets of up/dn FETs per phase. So the load (and in effect, heat) is spread that way.

jmcslob · Jan 28, 2013, 03:56 AM

This makes me laugh hard...You can get the 970A-G46 with heatsink and better caps for $80 ($40 if purchased with a AM3+ cpu at Microcenter)
http://www.microcenter.com/product/4...MD_Motherboard

slinger2013 · Mar 21, 2013, 07:41 PM

Hey Guys, After reading this post I was scared that my mother board would blow up or something terrible, lol
I went out and bought heat sinks for my 970A-g43 , I have a KDM 875 watt power supply with 16 gb ddr3 an FX-8150 overclocked to 4.3 gigs. I am also overclocking my GTX 560 to 990 on the core with voltage adjusted on both the CPU and GPU. Very stable.

I know there are more choices out there then this board. Don't get me wrong I have a few.
But since this article I have been putting my fingers on the VRMs to check the heat. (I do have a water-cooler on the CPU). So I can slide my hand right in there. Never gets hot at all.

I play tomb-raider 2013, SWOR, Bio-shock and deadspace3.

I have a back up board in case something goes wrong. But if I don't post here... That means all is well.

Jan 25, 2013, 11:39 AM	#1
btarunr Editor & Senior Moderator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hyderabad, India Posts: 14,982 (7.30/day) Thanks: 788 Thanked 12,899 Times in 5,650 Posts System Specs	MSI Unveils 970A-G43 Entry-Level Socket AM3+ Motherboard MSI rolled out a new value socket AM3+ motherboard, the 970A-G43. Based on the AMD 970 chipset with SB950 southbridge, the ATX form-factor board covers all the essentials for a single graphics card gaming PC build, on a tight budget. It uses a simple 5-phase VRM to power the AM3+ socket. The board uses an all solid-state capacitor loadout, by saving on MOSFETs. The CPU VRM uses inexpensive On-Semi DPAK fare. The socket is wired to four DDR3 DIMM slots supporting up to 64 GB of dual-channel DDR3-1866 MHz memory. Among the expansion slots are a PCI-Express 2.0 x16 (wired to the 970 northbridge), a PCI-Express 2.0 x16 (electrical x4, wired to the SB950 southbridge), and two each of PCI-Express 2.0 x1 and legacy PCI. Storage connectivity is care of six SATA 6 Gb/s ports supporting RAID 0/1/5/10. A couple of 2-port USB 3.0 controllers wired out four ports, of which are two are given out by a standard front-panel header. Completing the package are 8-channel HD audio (Realtek ALC887), gigabit Ethernet (Realtek 8111E), and a handful of USB 2.0/1.1 ports. The board is driven by AMI UEFI BIOS. The 970A-G43 is priced at $89.99. Last edited by btarunr; Jan 25, 2013 at 11:46 AM.

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xkche Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 81 (0.05/day) Thanks: 10 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	No vrm Heatsink?, is ok for me. My GA-870A-USB3 is working fine. Price?, to high But, is good see a USB 3.0 internal header. __________________ PC: Phenom II X4 965 - Gigabyte GA-870A-USB - 12GB 1600 DDR3 Patriot Sector 5 / Vector 3 - Asus GTX660 Direct CU OC All Hail Britannia!

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Mar 21, 2013, 07:41 PM	#18
slinger2013 Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 1 (0.02/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	VRM and overclocking Hey Guys, After reading this post I was scared that my mother board would blow up or something terrible, lol I went out and bought heat sinks for my 970A-g43 , I have a KDM 875 watt power supply with 16 gb ddr3 an FX-8150 overclocked to 4.3 gigs. I am also overclocking my GTX 560 to 990 on the core with voltage adjusted on both the CPU and GPU. Very stable. I know there are more choices out there then this board. Don't get me wrong I have a few. But since this article I have been putting my fingers on the VRMs to check the heat. (I do have a water-cooler on the CPU). So I can slide my hand right in there. Never gets hot at all. I play tomb-raider 2013, SWOR, Bio-shock and deadspace3. I have a back up board in case something goes wrong. But if I don't post here... That means all is well.

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