Asus 970 Pro Gaming/Aura

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Pros:

UEFI options that are familiar to multiple brands, Highend connectors and headers, Good performance and overclocking

Cons:

VRM Heat sinks are a little too high profile, DIMM connectors really close to socket, Aura seems a little gimmicky

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Last revision on December 26, 2017

Reviewers Liked

UEFI options that are familiar to multiple brands, Highend connectors and headers, Good performance and overclocking

Reviewers Didn't Like

VRM Heat sinks are a little too high profile, DIMM connectors really close to socket, Aura seems a little gimmicky

Expert reviews and ratings

The Asus 970 Pro Gaming/Aura is a great value for the tired chipset and options for people interested in jumping brand...

By Tom's Hardware on May 11, 2016

performance is competitive Having a look at power consumption we see that this board is also perfectly in line Power consumption Sheer amount of options Design Recommendation The ASUS 970 Pro Gaming/Aura is a reasonably equipped AMD motherboard,...

By Ocaholic on April 18, 2016

Overall I had a very good experience with the ASUS 970 PRO Gaming/AURA. It's a well rounded motherboard with some updated features such as USB 3.1 and M.2 SSD connectivity. This should help bridge the gap until ZEN arrives and give AMD enthusiasts a...

By overclockers.com on March 22, 2016

In testing, the 970/Aura showed some strengths against the 990FX motherboard, yet also showed its weaknesses in regards to memory bandwidth aided by the higher default HT clock speed on the 990FX chipset. Earlier we discussed the positive side of ASUS...

By vortez.net on February 07, 2016

La ASUS 970 Pro Gaming Aura es la tarjeta madre AM3+ que todo amante de AMD ha estado...

By enlacehw.com on May 24, 2016

Asus ha creado a la mejor placas AM3+ que hemos probado durante todos estos años y es que tiene todo lo que debe tener una placa base: 8+2 fases de alimentación, excelentes disipadores, soporte con todos los disipadores y conectividad M.2.Además han...

By profesionalreview.com on April 21, 2016

Hablamos de la poca actualización de AMD al comienzo del review y es que eso podría dejar en el limbo a las personas que tienen procesadores FX y que quieren aprovechar las nuevas tecnologías, por eso debemos aplaudirle a ASUS tomar el chipset 970 de...

By hardwareviews.com on November 02, 2016

La placa madre es una excelente actualización para los usuarios que ya tienen una PC basada en la plataforma AM3+ y desean seguir con ella pero añadir ciertas nuevas tecnologías a su sistema como SSDs M.2 o utilizar dispositivos USB 3.1, mejorar la...

By hd-tecnologia.com on June 21, 2016

Con este modelo de ASUS cualquier usuario de AMD encontrara una alternativa económica, pero con las prestaciones que debe tener un ordenador en 2016. Esto incluye cierta integración de componentes, el acceso a las mejores utilidades de ASUS para sus...

By Hispazone on May 02, 2016

A ASUS 970 PRO GAMING/AURA é uma excelente placa-mãe, sendo páreo até mesmo para modelos com chipsets mais robustos da AMD. Ela oferece tecnologias recentes e componentes de alta qualidade, o que mostra o cuidado da fabricante para levar um produto...

By TecMundo on April 29, 2016

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