{"id":8743,"date":"2019-09-21T23:24:49","date_gmt":"2019-09-21T23:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gamingfeature.com\/?p=8743"},"modified":"2020-07-14T23:08:36","modified_gmt":"2020-07-15T03:08:36","slug":"best-am3-motherboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gamingfeature.com\/best-am3-motherboard\/","title":{"rendered":"Best AM3+ Motherboard in 2020 (AMD Socket AM3+)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8743\" class=\"elementor elementor-8743\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4413c4b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4413c4b1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ac3dfda\" data-id=\"4ac3dfda\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7df1f4ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7df1f4ea\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a0f13f1\" data-id=\"7a0f13f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f37dc3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f37dc3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 11-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Socket_AM3%2B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AM3+ platform<\/a> is a bit old when compared to AM4 and LGA1151 but that is also one of the reasons why these motherboards are inexpensive.<\/p><div class=\"gf-info-box\">The AM3+ socket supports AMD FX, Phenom II, Athlon II, and Sempron processors.<\/div><p>If you have one of these CPUs and need a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamingfeature.com\/motherboards-processors\/\">new motherboard<\/a> or are interested in building a budget PC then you have come to the right place. Here we are going to look into some of the best AM3+ motherboards that you can buy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ab31f48\" data-id=\"7ab31f48\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-614dd555 gf-img-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"614dd555\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 11-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gamingfeature.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Best-AM3-Motherboard.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9009\" alt=\"Best AM3+ Motherboard\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-91891e6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"91891e6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b1fc249\" data-id=\"6b1fc249\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30492e1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30492e1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before looking into the different options it is worth mentioning that the CPUs that are compatible with the AMD AM3+ socket are old and are not very efficient when compared to modern CPUs. They consume a lot of power and do not deliver as much performance. You might want to look into upgrading your CPU &amp; motherboard to something like a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamingfeature.com\/best-motherboard-ryzen-7-2700x\/\">motherboard for Ryzen 7 2700x<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6cca9cd4 gf-feature-main-box elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6cca9cd4\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"top3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-20cc06f8 gf-feature-box-1\" data-id=\"20cc06f8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d462669 elementor-align-left gf-feature-list elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"2d462669\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamingfeature.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-list.min.css\">\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Cheap AM3+ Motherboard<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li 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href=\"https:\/\/www.gamingfeature.com\/best-am3-motherboard\/#Top_Rated_AMD_AM3_Motherboards_Comparison_Table\" title=\"Top Rated AMD AM3+ Motherboards Comparison Table\">Top Rated AMD AM3+ Motherboards Comparison Table<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamingfeature.com\/best-am3-motherboard\/#The_Best_AM3_Motherboards_in_2020\" title=\"The Best AM3+ Motherboards in 2020\">The Best AM3+ Motherboards in 2020<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamingfeature.com\/best-am3-motherboard\/#1_Gigabyte_GA-78LMT_%E2%80%93_Best_AM3_Motherboard\" title=\"1. Gigabyte GA-78LMT &#8211; Best AM3+ Motherboard\">1. Gigabyte GA-78LMT &#8211; Best AM3+ Motherboard<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamingfeature.com\/best-am3-motherboard\/#2_MSI_970_%E2%80%93_Best_Gaming_AM3_Motherboard\" title=\"2. MSI 970 &#8211; Best Gaming AM3+ Motherboard\">2. MSI 970 &#8211; Best Gaming AM3+ Motherboard<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamingfeature.com\/best-am3-motherboard\/#3_ASUS_Crosshair_V_Formula-Z_%E2%80%93_Budget_Motherboard_for_AM3_AMD\" title=\"3. ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z &#8211; Budget Motherboard for AM3+ AMD\">3. ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z &#8211; Budget Motherboard for AM3+ AMD<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamingfeature.com\/best-am3-motherboard\/#What_AM3_Motherboard_Should_You_Pick\" title=\"What AM3+ Motherboard Should You Pick?\">What AM3+ Motherboard Should You Pick?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Top_Rated_AMD_AM3_Motherboards_Comparison_Table\"><\/span>Top Rated AMD AM3+ Motherboards Comparison Table<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p>Here are the top 3 AM3+ motherboards that we are going to look into here and some of their features that you might be interested in learning about at a glance.<\/p><p><div id=\"footable_parent_8753\"\n         class=\" footable_parent ninja_table_wrapper loading_ninja_table wp_table_data_press_parent bootstrap4 \">\n                <table data-ninja_table_instance=\"ninja_table_instance_0\" 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ninja_clmn_nm_product \">Motherboard<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_1 ninja_clmn_nm_chipset xs\">Chipset<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_2 ninja_clmn_nm_form_factor xs\">Form Factor<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_3 ninja_clmn_nm_supported_ram xs\">Supported RAM<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_4 ninja_clmn_nm_view \"><\/th><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n\n        <tr data-row_id=\"546\" class=\"ninja_table_row_0 nt_row_id_546\">\n            <td><a href=\"#970\">MSI 970 GAMING<\/a><\/td><td>AMD 970<\/td><td>ATX<\/td><td>32 GB DDR3 2133 MHz<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/C302CA-DHM4-Chromebook-12-5-inch-Touchscreen-Convertible\/dp\/B01N5G5PG2\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?keywords=Asus+C302CA-DHM4&#038;qid=1568491927&#038;s=gateway&#038;sr=8-3&#038;linkCode=ll1&#038;tag=dietingwell00-20&#038;linkId=3553c85d2b97cafa634abb90143ea7fd&#038;language=en_US\" class=\"gf-table-button\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Check Price<\/a><\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"548\" class=\"ninja_table_row_1 nt_row_id_548\">\n            <td><a href=\"#AM3\">Gigabyte AMD AM3+<\/a><\/td><td>AMD SB710<\/td><td>Micro ATX<\/td><td>32 GB DDR3 2133 MHz<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Acer-Aspire-i5-8250U-GeForce-E5-576G-5762\/dp\/B075FLBJV7\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?keywords=acer+aspire+e15&#038;qid=1568491951&#038;s=gateway&#038;sr=8-4&#038;linkCode=ll1&#038;tag=dietingwell00-20&#038;linkId=72f74c166042274c868381c79e6a2ac3&#038;language=en_US\" class=\"gf-table-button\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Check Price<\/a><\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"547\" class=\"ninja_table_row_2 nt_row_id_547\">\n            <td><a href=\"#Crosshair\">ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z<\/a><\/td><td>AMD 990FX\/SB950<\/td><td>ATX<\/td><td>32 GB DDR3 2400 MHz<\/td><td><a 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Gigabyte GA-78LMT &#8211; Best AM3+ Motherboard<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb8d3d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb8d3d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Moving on we have an option from Gigabyte. This one is a micro ATX motherboard that can fit into an ATX case but will come in handy if you are interested in building a smaller PC rather than a tower build. It comes with pretty much all the features that you are going to need for gaming.<\/p><p>The motherboard has a 4+1 phase power design and supports 125W AMD CPUs. While this is a smaller motherboard, you still have 4 RAM slots that support 2133 MHz speed which is not much compared to DDR4 but is decent for DDR3 memory. The motherboard features 2 PCIe ports and 6 SATA6 ports for storage. It has plenty of ports including VGA, DVI, HDMI USB 3.1 and USB 2.0.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-679f8c5 elementor-section-content-middle gf-product-box elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"679f8c5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-edbc7c8 gf-product-image-box\" data-id=\"edbc7c8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b178cf4 gf-product-single-label elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b178cf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Pick<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0b42c9 gf-product-image elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c0b42c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Gigabyte-4xDDR3-Realtek-4xUSB3-1-Motherboard\/dp\/B079GRXBDJ\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?keywords=Gigabyte+GA-78LMT-USB3&#038;qid=1569109274&#038;s=gateway&#038;sr=8-1&#038;linkCode=ll1&#038;tag=dietingwell00-20&#038;linkId=aaf05b2cd9e8c6d02c417daeb375e742&#038;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gamingfeature.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/cheap-am3-amd-motherboard.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9007\" alt=\"cheap am3 amd motherboard\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gamingfeature.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/cheap-am3-amd-motherboard.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.gamingfeature.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/cheap-am3-amd-motherboard-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fb0eba gf-product-info-box\" data-id=\"3fb0eba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ab74f4 gf-product-name elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ab74f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Gigabyte-4xDDR3-Realtek-4xUSB3-1-Motherboard\/dp\/B079GRXBDJ\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?keywords=Gigabyte+GA-78LMT-USB3&#038;qid=1569109274&#038;s=gateway&#038;sr=8-1&#038;linkCode=ll1&#038;tag=dietingwell00-20&#038;linkId=aaf05b2cd9e8c6d02c417daeb375e742&#038;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Gigabyte AMD AM3+<\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4df5bc gf-product-desc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4df5bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you are interested in building a relatively smaller PC on the AM3+ platform then this is an option that you should consider. The motherboard is smaller but it comes with all the features that you are going to need for gaming.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c41cc8 gf-product-button elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9c41cc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Gigabyte-4xDDR3-Realtek-4xUSB3-1-Motherboard\/dp\/B079GRXBDJ\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?keywords=Gigabyte+GA-78LMT-USB3&#038;qid=1569109274&#038;s=gateway&#038;sr=8-1&#038;linkCode=ll1&#038;tag=dietingwell00-20&#038;linkId=aaf05b2cd9e8c6d02c417daeb375e742&#038;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Check Latest Price<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0f493f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0f493f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad534d2\" data-id=\"ad534d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c30c5f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c30c5f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The motherboard has impressive onboard audio and even comes with dual BIOS in case something goes wrong. There is no RGB lighting or anything of the sort but this is an older motherboard so we do not expect to get those kinds of features anyways.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b7a58db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b7a58db\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1cfe3a\" data-id=\"a1cfe3a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d65b7b8 gf-product-pros elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d65b7b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pros<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b16c8 gf-product-pros-list elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"34b16c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Cost-effective<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Intuitive BIOS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Dual BIOS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Useful utilities<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-38d105b\" data-id=\"38d105b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a5ae02 gf-product-cons elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a5ae02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cons<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-551f72e gf-product-cons-list elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"551f72e\" 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id=\"970\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5918b6eb gf-review-inner-box\" data-id=\"5918b6eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2afecf86 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2afecf86\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7708af1d\" data-id=\"7708af1d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-732986d7 gf-product-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"732986d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_MSI_970_%E2%80%93_Best_Gaming_AM3_Motherboard\"><\/span>2. MSI 970 &#8211; Best Gaming AM3+ Motherboard<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-384039e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"384039e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The MSI 970 Gaming motherboard has a sleek design. It comes in Black with Red accents which is a classic gaming combination. You have the iconic MSI dragon logo on the chipset. There are 4 RAM slots and the memory can run at 2133 MHz which is not much compared to modern standards but it is decent for DDR3 memory. The motherboard supports 32GB of memory in total.<\/p><p>There are heatsinks on different areas of the motherboard to keep the temperature of the components in check and dissipate heat. Audio Boost 2 delivers immersive audio. Premium quality components have been used for the audio and other features in general. The motherboard features 8-channel HD Audio if you are interested in that. M-Flash feature can be used to easily flash the BIOS.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-63072deb elementor-section-content-middle gf-product-box elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"63072deb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe4ea1a gf-product-image-box\" data-id=\"fe4ea1a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-736c254 gf-product-image elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"736c254\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?k=MSI+970+GAMING&#038;ref=nb_sb_noss&#038;linkCode=ll2&#038;tag=dietingwell00-20&#038;linkId=5812e545ee0f389d54ed983b3b2fc55d&#038;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gamingfeature.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/amd-AM3-Motherboard.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9006\" alt=\"amd AM3+ Motherboard\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gamingfeature.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/amd-AM3-Motherboard.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.gamingfeature.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/amd-AM3-Motherboard-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-216b411f gf-product-info-box\" data-id=\"216b411f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e73c5ed gf-product-name elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e73c5ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?k=MSI+970+GAMING&#038;ref=nb_sb_noss&#038;linkCode=ll2&#038;tag=dietingwell00-20&#038;linkId=5812e545ee0f389d54ed983b3b2fc55d&#038;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">MSI 970 GAMING<\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cd8292b gf-product-desc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cd8292b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The MSI 970 Gaming motherboard does not cost a lot of fo money but comes with all the features that you need for gaming. It looks nice too. If you need an AM3+ motherboard then this is a great option to consider.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ad8ca53 gf-product-button elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6ad8ca53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?k=MSI+970+GAMING&#038;ref=nb_sb_noss&#038;linkCode=ll2&#038;tag=dietingwell00-20&#038;linkId=5812e545ee0f389d54ed983b3b2fc55d&#038;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Check Latest Price<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5133eb44 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5133eb44\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-10f9c17d\" data-id=\"10f9c17d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a42ef15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a42ef15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Other than that, the motherboard supports 2-way SLI if you are interested in using multiple graphics cards. We recommend using a single powerful graphics card rather than a pair because developers do not actively support SLI and the scaling is not good in most games. The option is still there if you are interested in using it.<\/p><p>The motherboard features 2 PCIe ports and 6 SATA6 ports for storage. It has plenty of ports including VGA, DVI, HDMI USB 3.1 and USB 2.0.<\/p><p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamingfeature.com\/best-motherboard-for-i7-7700k\/\">Best Motherboard for i7 7700k<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-28763bf0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28763bf0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d19c0b9\" data-id=\"5d19c0b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cd3a58d gf-product-pros elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7cd3a58d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pros<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ffb871f gf-product-pros-list elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"3ffb871f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Impressive build quality<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Great value for money<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Stealthy design<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Plenty of SATA 6 ports<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">2-way SLI support<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-683eb079\" data-id=\"683eb079\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46fce607 gf-product-cons elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46fce607\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cons<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a9dbf27 gf-product-cons-list elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"4a9dbf27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Does not have a speaker<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3bd8dbd9 gf-review-main-box elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3bd8dbd9\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"Crosshair\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62a09f09 gf-review-inner-box\" data-id=\"62a09f09\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-31d6abb0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31d6abb0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b842082\" data-id=\"5b842082\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-969b361 gf-product-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"969b361\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_ASUS_Crosshair_V_Formula-Z_%E2%80%93_Budget_Motherboard_for_AM3_AMD\"><\/span>3. ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z &#8211; Budget Motherboard for AM3+ AMD<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a037fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32a037fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Crosshair series of motherboards is a premium series for enthusiasts and comes with all the bells and whistles that you could want. The same is the case with the Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z. Asus is known for making some of the best motherboards on the market this motherboard is no exception.<\/p><p>This is an ATX motherboard and will fit into any ATX case. This motherboard is great if you are interested in building a tower gaming PC. It comes with Red and Black which are the gaming colors. The motherboard features a combination of analog and digital design elements which improves efficiency and stability while offering better control.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c6efefb elementor-section-content-middle gf-product-box elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c6efefb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c82d18e gf-product-image-box\" data-id=\"1c82d18e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b62f05 gf-product-image elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4b62f05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/ASUS-Crosshair-Formula-Z-990FX-Motherboard\/dp\/B00906DHLE\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1489747750&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=ASUS+Crosshair+V+Formula-Z&#038;linkCode=ll1&#038;tag=dietingwell00-20&#038;linkId=042967f4138f5d98a2bbcc55baee5f68&#038;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gamingfeature.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/gaming-motherboard-amd-am3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9008\" alt=\"gaming motherboard amd am3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gamingfeature.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/gaming-motherboard-amd-am3.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.gamingfeature.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/gaming-motherboard-amd-am3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-769c0d63 gf-product-info-box\" data-id=\"769c0d63\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79d8b35a gf-product-name elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79d8b35a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/ASUS-Crosshair-Formula-Z-990FX-Motherboard\/dp\/B00906DHLE\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1489747750&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=ASUS+Crosshair+V+Formula-Z&#038;linkCode=ll1&#038;tag=dietingwell00-20&#038;linkId=042967f4138f5d98a2bbcc55baee5f68&#038;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z\n<\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49350127 gf-product-desc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49350127\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you are interested in getting the best premium motherboard that money can buy then this is an option that you should look into. You get all the essential features that you will need for gaming and much more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7161af8a gf-product-button elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7161af8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/ASUS-Crosshair-Formula-Z-990FX-Motherboard\/dp\/B00906DHLE\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1489747750&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=ASUS+Crosshair+V+Formula-Z&#038;linkCode=ll1&#038;tag=dietingwell00-20&#038;linkId=042967f4138f5d98a2bbcc55baee5f68&#038;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Check Latest Price<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-593abc61 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"593abc61\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e1f843d\" data-id=\"6e1f843d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-220cdbb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"220cdbb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are 4 RAM slots and the memory can run at 2400 MHz which is not much compared to modern standards but it is decent for DDR3 memory. The memory speeds are higher than the other boards that we have looked into here. The motherboard supports 32GB of memory in total. You also get features like Native BIOS support and Fast Boot. There is a Fast Boot switch on the motherboard along with a power button which is great for first time builds.<\/p><p>All things considered, this is a premium motherboard with all the features that you can ask for and more. Some would even say that this motherboard is overkill.<\/p><p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamingfeature.com\/best-thermal-paste\/\">Best Thermal Paste for Motherboards<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d6c2250 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d6c2250\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-27b9c9f3\" data-id=\"27b9c9f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-127cca96 gf-product-pros elementor-widget 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The Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z is the best premium option that you can buy today. It might be overkill for most people but if you are looking for the best option that money can buy then this is definitely the one.<\/p><div class=\"gf-plus-box\">If you are not interested in spending all that money and do not want the overkill features then you can get the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?k=MSI+970+GAMING&amp;ref=nb_sb_noss&amp;linkCode=ll2&amp;tag=dietingwell00-20&amp;linkId=5812e545ee0f389d54ed983b3b2fc55d&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MSI 970 Gaming<\/a> motherboard. 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