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GIGABYTE GA 970A DS3P FX AMD AM3 FX AM3 970 SATA 6Gbps USB 3 0 ATX DDR3 1600 Motherboard
Last Updated: November 24, 2018 (Refresh Now)
8.0
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
1000
Old Reviews
532
Unverified
21
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NUMBER OF USB PORTS
Yes
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Review Analysis - 447 recent, verified reviews
Detailed Mode
Product Reliability
60motherboard, doa, gigabyte, died, fx9590
+52%
-48%
" ... Have had this particular board for almost a year now. ... Like every other Gigabyte board I've had its been reliable. ... "
" ... Have had this particular board for almost a year now. ... Like every other Gigabyte board I've had its been reliable. ... "
" ... Was a fine board for five years. ... Finally gave up the ghost and getting replaced with a Ryzen board this time. ... "
" ... Worked as expected with an AMD 8350 ... "
" ... Worked as expected with an AMD 8350 ... "
" ... about 1 month in use seems to work great ... "
" ... about 1 month in use seems to work great ... "
" ... Worked great for first 4 months. ... Has been happening ever since. ... "
Overall performance
57board, cpu, amd, fx, 8350
+95%
-5%
" ... It is a great motherboard. ... "
" ... Worked as expected with an AMD 8350 ... "
" ... Worked as expected with an AMD 8350 ... "
" ... Runs fast, no problems. ... "
" ... Very happy with this motherboard fixed a lot of errors I was having while playing games on top of a change processor. ... "
" ... Very happy with this motherboard fixed a lot of errors I was having while playing games on top of a change processor. ... "
" ... Not a high end mb with an 8pin for the cpu but a good low end mb for the taking. ... "
" ... Not a high end mb with an 8pin for the cpu but a good low end mb for the taking. ... "
Ports
36motherboard, board, sata, pci, usb ports
+53%
-47%
" ... Came with I/O shield, SATA cables, Manual, and DVD Driver disk. ... "
" ... Easy to mount, plenty of on-board ports for a test system build (ample USB 2.0, PS2, VGA/DVI/HDMI, LAN 10/100), well laid out. ... Plenty of older SATA ports if you plan on connecting multiple drives. ... "
" ... has all the features of a high-end and expensive motherboard. ... "
" ... has all the features of a high-end and expensive motherboard. ... "
" ... Samsung 960 EVO M.2 NVMe PCI-Express 3.0 x4 Internal Solid State Drive works great with this motherboard and really makes the computer twice as fast as before. ... "
" ... Samsung 960 EVO M.2 NVMe PCI-Express 3.0 x4 Internal Solid State Drive works great with this motherboard and really makes the computer twice as fast as before. ... "
" ... Bought this to upgrade my machine as I needed another SATA connector as my old motherboard only had 2 of them. ... "
" ... Great motherboard with plenty of SATA 3 ports, USB 2 and 3 ports, gigabit Ethernet port and easy to use BIOS. ... "
Setup
28easy to install, motherboard, windows, simple to install, bios
+89%
-11%
" ... It was super easy to install and has run smoothly ever since. ... "
" ... It was super easy to install and has run smoothly ever since. ... "
" ... Build went flawless. ... "
" ... Build went flawless. ... "
" ... great motherboard worked right away simple to install. ... "
" ... great motherboard worked right away simple to install. ... "
" ... Easy to install. ... "
" ... I did have issues booting my SSD with Windows installed as the motherboard by default is setup for AHCI and my windows install was orignally setup for IDE, but I changed this in the BIOS with little issue, and made sure my new SATA cable positions matched the same number as the old SATA cable position i.e. ... "
Price
28worth, motherboard, money, ask, mobo
+86%
-14%
" ... Has everything I was looking for in an upgrade for a great price. ... "
" ... Has everything I was looking for in an upgrade for a great price. ... "
" ... great for the price ... "
" ... great for the price ... "
" ... Great motherboard I was impressed for the price ... "
" ... Great motherboard I was impressed for the price ... "
" ... good for the price ... "
" ... good for the price ... "
Gaming
26motherboard, gigabyte, gaming pc, 990fx, gaming rig
+100%
" ... Nice motherboard for basic overclocking and entry level gaming. ... "
" ... Nice motherboard for basic overclocking and entry level gaming. ... "
" ... Very happy with this motherboard fixed a lot of errors I was having while playing games on top of a change processor. ... "
" ... Very happy with this motherboard fixed a lot of errors I was having while playing games on top of a change processor. ... "
" ... This is a must buy for anyone in the market for a gaming motherboard. ... "
" ... Otherwise, this motherboard is of great quality and is perfect for anyone who just wants to game without messing around replacing a motherboard every three months. ... "
" ... Otherwise, this motherboard is of great quality and is perfect for anyone who just wants to game without messing around replacing a motherboard every three months. ... "
" ... the Gigabyte 990FX Gaming is great. ... "
Memory
24drive, ddr3, fx, am3, 32gb
+75%
-25%
" ... Functions wonderfully with AMD Fx8350 (was able to overclock to 4.5 GHz), 16Gb Ram, and Gtx 1070. ... "
" ... I am running an AMD FX 8320 Eight core processor @3.5GHz and 8g of Ram. ... I do have an I7 computer too and very much prefer this board over that ASUS motherboard my I7 has. ... "
" ... Great motherboard to extend the life of AM3+ processors and DDR3 memory. ... "
" ... Great motherboard to extend the life of AM3+ processors and DDR3 memory. ... "
" ... Dropped a phenom x6, 16gb of ram and a solid state SSD on this. ... "
" ... It had no problems recognizing my AMD FX8320 processor or 1600mhz DDR memory right out of the box. ... "
" ... Aside from that it works very well in my setup with FX-6000, 32GB of ram and GF1060 ... "
" ... Great placement of RAM, EPU, etc. ... "
Software Platform
19windows, windows 10, operating system, board, motherboard
+53%
-47%
" ... Works beautifully, and did not even have to reinstall OS ... "
" ... Windows 10 Pro 64-bit. ... "
" ... Downloaded it fixes a lot. ... "
" ... Downloaded it fixes a lot. ... "
" ... I had upgraded a purchased version of Windows 7 to Windows 10, but the system sees a new motherboard as being a new computer. ... "
" ... the BIOS is great and has a good interface. ... "
" ... I did have issues booting my SSD with Windows installed as the motherboard by default is setup for AHCI and my windows install was orignally setup for IDE, but I changed this in the BIOS with little issue, and made sure my new SATA cable positions matched the same number as the old SATA cable position i.e. ... "
" ... I did have issues booting my SSD with Windows installed as the motherboard by default is setup for AHCI and my windows install was orignally setup for IDE, but I changed this in the BIOS with little issue, and made sure my new SATA cable positions matched the same number as the old SATA cable position i.e. ... "
Delivery
17unsealed, unpackaged, stoop, item, expected
+35%
-65%
" ... Piece of crap was dead on arrival. ... "
" ... Piece of crap was dead on arrival. ... "
" ... Amz delivered my CPU in an box that had been made to look like an accordion after shipping, but the CPU box looked ok so I kept it. ... "
" ... This one I was delivered has problems and sent it back. ... "
" ... This one I was delivered has problems and sent it back. ... "
" ... Dead on arrival. ... "
" ... Dead on arrival. ... "
" ... It was left in the brand new box until yesterday. ... "
USB
17usb, usb ports, boot, bios, windows
+41%
-59%
" ... After a few months I started having problems with the USB ports. ... "
" ... After a few months I started having problems with the USB ports. ... "
" ... Next the USB driver is first. ... "
" ... Next the USB driver is first. ... "
" ... Not flash drive, not Hard Drive, not SSD, not even from the actual Windows DVD. ... "
" ... USB ports had issues from the start. ... "
" ... USB ports had issues from the start. ... "
" ... I had tried the 970-UD3, and it had the ACPI and USB issues. ... "
Device Compatibility
17motherboard, mobo, board, windows, windows 7
+65%
-35%
" ... Works great on my son's computer ... "
" ... Works great on my son's computer ... "
" ... I had upgraded a purchased version of Windows 7 to Windows 10, but the system sees a new motherboard as being a new computer. ... "
" ... Upgrade to my wife's computer, working great. ... "
" ... Upgrade to my wife's computer, working great. ... "
" ... needed it for my computer ... "
" ... needed it for my computer ... "
" ... This board has been a fantastic upgrade paired with an FX8370 I am loving it so far. ... "
Fit
17tower, sapphire, radeon, r9, parts
+76%
-24%
" ... This mother board fit the bill perfectly. ... "
" ... Great fit for an old case I had. ... "
" ... Great fit for an old case I had. ... "
" ... I put a big Sapphire Radeon NITRO R9 Fury (very long card) onto it and it fits well. ... "
" ... I put a big Sapphire Radeon NITRO R9 Fury (very long card) onto it and it fits well. ... "
" ... It fit perfectly in my case. ... "
" ... It fit perfectly in my case. ... "
" ... This also fits very well into any matx case such as my Corsair Air 240. ... "
Build Quality
16mobo, solid board, screwing, motherboard, mid
+88%
-13%
" ... I bought this in Dec 2016 for new build. ... "
" ... Would easily buy this again for another build ... "
" ... Would easily buy this again for another build ... "
" ... It's high quality, durable and by all regards a great motherboard. ... "
" ... It's high quality, durable and by all regards a great motherboard. ... "
" ... It's rock solid. ... "
" ... I like that the caps on this are supposed to be "ultra durable," which I hope means that I won't have to do a similar swap for the same reason. ... "
" ... I like that the caps on this are supposed to be "ultra durable," which I hope means that I won't have to do a similar swap for the same reason. ... "
Returns
15returned, replacement, replace, doa, board
-100%
" ... I Need TO Return This Item Because It Will Not Work With Vista And I Need It To Work With Vista In Order To Use It. ... "
" ... Then I had to replace it. ... "
" ... Then I had to replace it. ... "
" ... Doa hoping the replacement will work. ... "
" ... Doa hoping the replacement will work. ... "
" ... Now, I'm facing a big problem because I can't really return the item, and neither can I receive a refund. ... "
" ... As no good solution was found I had to RMA it. ... "
" ... Returned board as defective. ... I boxed it up right away and returned. ... "
Marketplace
15works as expected, works as described, original, motherboards, manufacture
+93%
-7%
" ... Item is as expected ... "
" ... Item is as expected ... "
" ... Works as described and intended. ... "
" ... Works as described and intended. ... "
" ... I've had no problems in over a year with it and would order this manufacture again. ... "
" ... I've had no problems in over a year with it and would order this manufacture again. ... "
" ... thanks very much ... "
" ... have not had any problems and would buy from seller again ... "
Ease of Use
10easy, board, screwing, build, simple
+100%
" ... The BIOS is very easy to navigate and the components seem to be better built than my previous board. ... "
" ... It was super easy to install and has run smoothly ever since. ... "
" ... It was super easy to install and has run smoothly ever since. ... "
" ... The setup for this board is fairly simple. ... "
" ... Easy to install. ... "
Drivers
10driver, motherboard, bios, board, windows 10
+20%
-80%
" ... Video is not compatible with Windows 10 there are no supported drivers for the chipset, there are some work arounds but not something you should have to do when you buy a new board. ... Hate updating Drivers and Bios. ... "
" ... The motherboard worked fine however the cd with the motherboard drivers would not work and there is no tech to talk to on the weekend. ... "
" ... The motherboard worked fine however the cd with the motherboard drivers would not work and there is no tech to talk to on the weekend. ... "
" ... Next the USB driver is first. ... "
" ... Next the USB driver is first. ... "
" ... They do not have a driver for it to work with the lastest windows operating system. ... "
Cooling
10works great, nh, fx, fan, amd
+100%
" ... Keeping this MB as it is working well and system is cooler that before. ... "
" ... Keeping this MB as it is working well and system is cooler that before. ... "
" ... M5A99FX has slightly better overclocking because the VRM cooling seems a bit better, but I feel as if the overclocks on the Gigabyte 990FX better. ... "
" ... Runs super cool. ... "
" ... Runs super cool. ... "
" ... Works great but only has two fan locations on the board for an AMD build. ... "
" ... Works great but only has two fan locations on the board for an AMD build. ... "
" ... Was able to get my FX-8370 to 5ghz with noctua NH d 15. ... "
Design
10board, mid, looks amazing, red, motherboard
+90%
-10%
" ... I bought this in Dec 2016 for new build. ... "
" ... The board has red leds, which are cool if you have a transparent case. ... "
" ... It's rock solid. ... "
" ... The board look great. ... "
" ... The board look great. ... "
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Specifications
Connectivity
Number of USB ports: 3
USB: Yes
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