MSI 970A-G43 AM3+ thoughts? Anybody have this board/can recommend? Currently on sale

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130679

It's currently on sale for $50 after rebates, and I'm really tempted to pick this up for my budget build I'm almost done with. I only have the MOBO and CPU left to buy, gonna pair this up with an FX-6300, and I'm wondering whether I should jump on this.

 

I've looked at some different budget Mobo's, including the MSI 760GMA-P34(FX) (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130722&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=) and the ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX AM3+ (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157323&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=), I could get a cheaper AM3+ Board but none have USB3 and SATA 6, which is in my requirement list, because I want to get an SSD in the future, plus be generally future proof.

 

I was looking at the MSI 760GMA-P34(FX), because it has onboard USB3 on the front, which I have on my case, and with the ASRock I wouldn't be able to use the ones on my case, but now this deal has come up and I'm very tempted to pull the trigger on it.

 

Anybody have any experience with this board? It seems to support 95W CPU's (meaning no 8350 in the future for me, oh well), USB3 front and back, and has 6 Sata 6gb's, and OC Genie. Good buy?

 

Also, this is my first post here, so be kind c:

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My friend has that board with a fx 6300 on it and it works fine he is running it @4ghz stock voltage and the board has a lot of usb ports but I would not overclock more then that as that board does not have the best vrm setup.  In short it will work fine just dont expect a lot of overclocking and other features other then a lot of usb ports and usb 3

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Thanks bud. Ended up buying it last night. Has all the features I want, and I don't need a big overclocker.

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I would of purchased a Biostar TA970 over that board.(And i have) I have really come to hate the shortcuts and the cheapness of the low end msi boards. Including the way they make you trade certain funtionalities with price. If you dont grossly overbuild your case cooling setup, you will come to regret that purchase. But dont take my word for it. Watch your temps. :)~

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That one supports higher watted cpu's, but it also doesn't have internal front usb 3.

 

For the price I think I did alright. I don't plan on overclocking it too much.

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Na, just a personal opinion having dealt with msi with a heads up on somethings to watch closely. I do seriously recommend that whatever you do make sure there is good airflow across the vrm area. However you want to obtain that.

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Thanks for the input, I can use all the advice I can get =P

Which part specifically is the VRM area that I should look out for? For now i'm using the stock cooler on my 6300, but later on I'll probably get a Hyper 212 EVO or something when I start to look into overclocking.

 

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Looks like a decent basic board, won't OC well but its pretty solid for a 6core and low price for the features