MSI 970 User Manual

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Preface
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Revision History
Revision Revision History Date
V4.0 First release for PCB 4.X 2014/ 05
V4.1 Update release for PCB 4.X 2014/ 09

MSI 970 Specifications

General

Chipset	AMD 970
CPU Socket	AM3+
Memory Support	DDR3
Form Factor	ATX
SATA Ports	6 x SATA 6Gb/s
Memory Slots	4 x DIMM
Maximum Memory Supported	32GB
Audio Chipset	Realtek ALC887
PCI Slots	2 x PCI
USB Ports	8 x USB 2.0, 2 x USB 3.0
Memory Speed	2133(OC)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz
PCI Express Slots	2 x PCIe 2.0 x16