AMD's AM3+ socket and associated chipsets have been on the market since 2011, which is a long time in the fast-moving world of desktop PC technology. The age of AM3+ poses a challenge for consumers ...

The MSI 970 Gaming is a stylish black and red motherboard that boasts a Qualcomm Killer Ethernet chip, audio-grade capacitors, and a sub-$100 price, although the chipset is somewhat dated. AMD's FX ...

MSI's GTX 970 GAMING features TwinFrozr V, which includes two 100mm propeller-blade fans, with a beautiful black-and-red design. The GeForce GTX 970 itself features 1664 CUDA cores, with MSI's factory ...

MSI did a good job with the 970 Gaming. For 90 bucks it offers decent enough features and then some extras like the Killer Gigabit jack, special care for the audio solution but most of all the ...

Right, here we have the motherboard which can be recognized by that look and feel design wise, a nearly impossible to differentiate layout and a common feature set. That's a nice looking motherboard ...

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. AMD's FX 970 chipset hasn't gotten much attention lately, ...

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To see how much power the motherboard consumes at idle and load and while at stock speeds and when overlcocked, we use Prime95 to stress the CPU to its limits, putting all eight cores of our FX-8150 ...

With the exception of ATTO, which we use to measure the performance of a motherboard's SATA controllers, all of our benchmarks use real applications that give you a great idea of how well a product ...