

After installing all the drivers for the motherboard the process NT Kernal & System was 50%+ CPU usage constant. The VIA USB 3.0 host driver was written incorrectly. If you have a fan on the side of your case if will run cooler. They need to add an extra pipe with heatsink or fan design.

Now I haven't tested the temperature under load which I should. I grabbed my multimeter to check the temperature and it was 59C/138F. Bios layout is very easy to use and understand for theĬons: The NB chip was pretty hot at idle. Never once had to open the manual to double check pinouts. Everything was silk screened well on the PCB. I was very impressed with the quality of the layout. Pros: Price is probably the best compared to other full ATX AMD motherboards. (Note 5) Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.Īdditional Information Date First Available (Note 4) Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install. (All PCI Express slots conform to the PCI Express 2.0 standard.)Ħ x audio jacks (Center / Subwoofer Speaker Out / Rear Speaker Out / Side Speaker Out / Line In / Line Out / Microphone)

(Note 3) For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot. (Note 2) To support a DDR3 1866 MHz (and above) memory, you must install an AM3+ CPU first.ġ x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16) (Note 3)ġ x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4) Learn more about the GIGABYTE GA-970A-D3P (rev.
