I bought this because of a motherboard failure on one of my PCs. I already have a Gigabyte 790FXTA-UD5 which has been very reliable so I decided to buy Gigabyte again. The motherboard looks impressive and very well made, a replacement back plate was supplied so that all the usb ports etc were nicely housed. If your PC case does not have a replaceable I/O plate, it is extremely old, you need to replace it! The CPU ZIF lever is metal not plastic so I'm not sure why it was referred to as "filmsy" by some reviewers, it's a standard metal lever. Ultra Durable referrs to the thickness of the copper traces, and higher quality components with a higher life expectancy. Try Googling "Gigabyte Ultra Durable", doesn't meant it will never fail but it should last much longer. The board was revision 2 the latest.
Fitting it was very easy, I had to add one extra brass standoff. The board layout allowed fitting of the CPU, cooling fan and DDR3 ram before fitting the M/B into the case. All of the securing screws could be fitted without touching CPU/RAM.
It was also possible to raise the edge of the board to fit the 20/24 pin plug allow pressure to be applied from top and bottom instead of just downward.
The only thing I had to change was the Power LED connector. My previous M/B needed a 3 pin plug with 2 pins next to each other. This M/B needs the pins at each end i.e. a gap between them, I think this is more usual.
After fitting and checking, powered up straight into BIOS setup, can't ask more than that.
I am very pleased with this motherboard.
| Brand | Gigabyte |
|---|---|
| Product Dimensions | 33.02 x 27.94 x 7.62 cm; 1 Kilograms |
| Item model number | GA-970A-DS3P |
| Manufacturer | Gigabyte |
| Series | GA-970A-DS3P |
| Form Factor | ATX |
| Processor Type | AMD Ryzen 7 |
| Processor Socket | AM3+/AM3 |
| Memory Technology | DDR3 |
| Computer Memory Type | DDR3 SDRAM |
| Maximum Memory Supported | 32 GB |
| Memory Clock Speed | 1333 MHz |
| Speaker Description | HD |
| Graphics Card Interface | PCI, PCI-E |
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 6 |
| Number of Ethernet Ports | 1 |
| Voltage | 1.5 Volts |
| Operating System | Windows 8/7/Vista/XP |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Lithium Battery Energy Content | 0.1 Watt Hours |
| Lithium Battery Packaging | Batteries contained in equipment |
| Lithium Battery Weight | 1 Grams |
| Item Weight | 1 kg |
