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MSI Intel H97 LGA 1150 DDR3 USB 3.1 Micro ATX Motherboard (H97M-G43)

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H97M-G43
Brand MSI
CPU Socket LGA 1150
Compatible Devices Personal Computer
RAM Memory Technology DDR3
Chipset Type Intel H97
Memory Clock Speed 1600 MHz
Platform Windows 10
Model Name H97M-G43
Memory Storage Capacity 32 GB
Graphics Card Interface PCI Express

About this item

  • Socket LGA 1150
  • Intel H97 chipset
  • Micro ATX
  • 2 PCI-E x 16 (Gen3 + Gen2, 16/4) and 2 PCI-E x 1
  • VGA, DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort
  • 2-way CrossFireX ready
  • Socket LGA 1150

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MSI H97M-G43: LGA 1150, Intel H97, SATA 6Gb/s, USB 3.0, 2 PCI-E x16 3.0, 2 PCI-E x1, VGA, DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, Gigabit LAN, Micro-ATX Motherboard

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4.5 out of 5 stars
4.5 out of 5
1,198 global ratings

Customers say

Customers are happy with the quality, performance, value, ease of installation, and appearance of the motherboard. They mention that it's a solid overclocker, works great, and is good value for the price. Some appreciate the simple design and the fact that it looks really good.

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207 customers mention169 positive38 negative

Customers like the quality of the motherboard. For example, they mention it's a great, solid board that supports Haswell chips and 32GB of RAM. The build quality is nice and tight, and it'll be a solid overclocker. Some appreciate the beautiful colors and say it'd be great in any red and black builds. Overall, most are happy with the quality and value of the product.

"...It overclocks whatever I need it to and keeps everything very stable. Even with overvolting!..." Read more

"...Includes 2 black SATA cables, and the back-plate. All caps are solid state, supports fast-boot, and has an M.2 slot...." Read more

"I need to thank MSi immensely for making such a stable motherboard and helping to restore my enthusiasm in my very first PC build...." Read more

"...The board is a solid overclocker...." Read more

205 customers mention167 positive38 negative

Customers like the performance of the motherboard. They mention it works great, has amazing performance, and has no problems. They also appreciate the gaming features and the fast boot.

"...I've had my system built for the last two weeks and everything runs really well...." Read more

"...OC genie works like a charm, the fast boot is pretty neat too...." Read more

"...All caps are solid state, supports fast-boot, and has an M.2 slot...." Read more

"...and the first time I turned it on it was running smoothly without any problems surfacing...." Read more

88 customers mention85 positive3 negative

Customers appreciate the value of the motherboard. They say it's a solid mobo for the price and a great choice for a mid-line gaming build.

"...I think this mobo is a great value." Read more

"...That's what makes the MSI Z97 Gaming 5 so great: it's priced like a boutique board, and it feels like one, too. The color scheme is fantastic...." Read more

"One of the least expensive Z97 motherboards released that supports Broadwell CPUs and overclocking...." Read more

"...it gets the job done and at a fair price, plus it has blue on it so that's cool, OH but if your a stick for color Know that the PCB is brownish in..." Read more

85 customers mention71 positive14 negative

Customers like the ease of installation. They say the BIOS and installation disc are very user friendly, sturdy, and relatively easy to work with. They also say the set up was a breeze and the BIOs set up is easy to understand. They mention that the drivers are easy and straight-forward to install, and the experience is superb and easy to comprehend.

"...The UEFI bios is pretty straight forward and it was easy to install Windows 7 from a USB flash drive by pressing F11 to get into boot options and..." Read more

"...I love the 2 connectors that were included; it made it really easy to hook up jpwr1 and jpwr2, and the included instruction book was very good...." Read more

"...Pair that with the easy to use bios and you get exactly what you paid for plus a little more...." Read more

"...I liked the quick start install sheet, made the connections clearly marked...." Read more

68 customers mention68 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the appearance of the motherboard. They mention that it looks really good, has a simple design, and is well-designed. Some appreciate the clear labeling and the well-made guide booklet. Overall, most are happy with the quality and performance of this top-quality motherboard.

"...OC Genie is cool too, although I can't comment as I haven't yet decided to overclock my system since I'm happy with the i7 4790k's stock speed of..." Read more

"...Pros:Looks fantasticGreat bang for the buckCons:Doesn't come in a blue color scheme" Read more

"...to actually doing much in the Bios like overclocking but it looks really good...." Read more

"...I'd like to recommend the board because it's pretty cool looking. I don't. Find something else in the price range.3 stars for working...." Read more

40 customers mention34 positive6 negative

Customers like the documentation for the motherboard. They say the BIOS is intuitive, the GUI is great, and the manual comes very detailed and helpful. They also say the installation process is easy and the board has great features.

"...it really easy to hook up jpwr1 and jpwr2, and the included instruction book was very good...." Read more

"...I'm impressed with the BIOS and it's ease of use...." Read more

"This board is great. The BIOS experience is superb and really easy to understand...." Read more

"It looks very well build and so far has been flawless. The bios is very end user friendly..." Read more

38 customers mention17 positive21 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the ports on the motherboard. Some say it has all the slots they need and will handle all the peripherals they need to play most of today's game titles. They appreciate the extra space and the support for 4 case fans and one cpu fan. Others however, complain that it doesn't have a M.2 slot for the new PCIe SSDs, the main PCI.16 slot went out, and that they lost a few SATA ports when they swapped to this one.

"...and any sort of length (GTX 970 Nvidia Reference card) touches the memory slots, and almost won't fit...." Read more

"...It has support for 4 case fans and one cpu fan, so it went well with my case since I had exactly 4...." Read more

"...The 24 ping connector for my EVGA 500w 80+ doesn't seem to fit correctly (it doesn't snap in properly) but works...." Read more

"...I must say, the performance from this board is amazing! I love the location of plugs on the motherboard which I strategically located across the..." Read more

21 customers mention0 positive21 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the pins in the motherboard. They mention that the pin is bent, broken, and the interface to the case is too easily bent. Some customers also report that the motherboard is defective and has some pins backwards.

"...heatsink was falling off of the motherboard, one of the push-pins was actually popped out...." Read more

"...i've noticed is when trying to plug in the 24 pin is the board bends quite a big since there are no screws near there and no standoff spots for the..." Read more

"...I come down to the conclusion it's just a faulty motherboard. I spent my whole check getting all the parts for the computer I was building...." Read more

"...received it, installed it mostly; but this board also had bent pins in the USB 3 port...." Read more

Enjoying the backbone of my new build!
5 Stars
Enjoying the backbone of my new build!
Fired right up after installation and no issues after a month of burn in. Performs as advertised -- looks great, especially when paired with a MSI GTX 970 4G. I'm a noob with overclocking, so I went with the OC Genie route (though contrary to the MSI's description and picture, there is no button on the 5 -- it is enabled in the BIOS) and get 45+ fps 1080p on GTA V with most settings on "Ultra" (4670k i5 and 16GB RAM) -- most reviews state that this is an easy way to get +10% performance. I will have to research more into overclocking as the tools MSI supplies with this motherboard lets you tweak a bazillion settings, so for those so inclined, finding a stable build should be straight-forward. Built-in sound is excellent (I hooked up the additional supplied power cable), so I finally got to ditch the audio card. Minor gripe is that the front USB 3.0 cable connector points out of the front of the MOBO necessitating the removal of the additional drive cage in my Thermaltake Commander G41 case.
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socaljazzdude
5.0 out of 5 stars Great motherboard!
Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2015
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Due to outgrowing my HP desktop, I decided that I wanted to build a new system but stick a budget while using some components from my older system such as my RAM, power supply, SSD, HDD's, and video. I already had a case, so all I needed was to choose the processor and motherboard.

I read a ton of reviews on Amazon, Newegg, and everywhere else online. A lot of people really like the Asus boards. Don't get me wrong, Asus makes some great products, but sometimes I get the impression that you are paying more for the name (like the ROG series) than for the motherboard.

I've already been using MSI products before, starting with my GTX 750 ti TF OC. Since I was happy with that, I went with this motherboard. I am really happy with it.

It has a ton of USB 3.0 connectors and headers for your front panels on your case. OC Genie is cool too, although I can't comment as I haven't yet decided to overclock my system since I'm happy with the i7 4790k's stock speed of 4Ghz.

The UEFI bios is pretty straight forward and it was easy to install Windows 7 from a USB flash drive by pressing F11 to get into boot options and selecting my flash drive. Updating the bios was easy did that the conventional way using a usb flash drive.

As for drivers, MSI does a pretty good job of making it easier to install and update drivers. I prefer to download the latest drivers than to use what came on the DVD, so I did that. I also decided that I didn't want the Killer Network App and decided to install the stand alone Killer Network driver instead.

I put this motherboard into a Cooler Master HAF 922 case with two Cooler Master MegaFlow 200 fans, + 3 Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition fans connected to my NZXT Sentry Mesh Fan Controller to keep everything cool and quiet.

I've had my system built for the last two weeks and everything runs really well. I'm very satisifed with this MSI motherboard and I can see using this system for the 4+ years without any problems. I'll update as needed should anything change. Otherwise at this time I would like to say that I highly recommend this motherboard.
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James Burlett
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Quality Gaming Board!
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2014
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Purchased this board for a new gaming build. I am nothing less than happy with this awesome board. It overclocks whatever I need it to and keeps everything very stable. Even with overvolting! I've got this board paired with a GTX 970 OC'd to just under 1400 and an i5 4690k OC'd to 4.0. I could easily push these clocks further but I am comfortable with where they sit now. OC genie works like a charm, the fast boot is pretty neat too. I have not tried the killer2200 yet but I'm sure it works wonders just like everything else has! There's not much difference between the 3,5, and 7 really. If you want future sli, 5 is a must, and 5 has everything 7 has minus a couple sata ports and there is a physical OC Genie button on the board. I have the 5 and can do the exact same thing by click of a button in th bios. I did have to RMA the 1st board as it was DOA but Amazon sent me a new one (2 day shipping) no questions asked. If it were not for the great customer support I would have docked a star. Only thing I learned was if it ships with bios version less than v1.2 then you will have to update it somehow or with another chip if you get the Devils canyon cpu with this. I lucked out and got 1.5 (1.7 is current) I don't have plans to upgrade bios as I have heard plenty about MSI's flaky bios update tools. V1.5 has had no issues.
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aarondr
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Value Motherboard
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2015
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Forward compatibility (H97), plenty of connections, lots of PCI-E connectors, what's not to like? I paired this with a Xeon E3-1231V3B and it works wonderfully. The only downside I have is that a GPU with any sort of backplane and any sort of length (GTX 970 Nvidia Reference card) touches the memory slots, and almost won't fit. Luckily while it's still touching, it's not exerting force, but talk about a tight fit!

As time goes on, I keep finding myself not caring about the mainboard nearly as much. I used to be that the chipset was nearly as important as your CPU choice, but now other than Intel's artificial tiering (H, B, Z series boards), most things are built in to the CPU or GPU. I don't use the on-board audio, but the USB ports work well. Includes 2 black SATA cables, and the back-plate. All caps are solid state, supports fast-boot, and has an M.2 slot. Assuming those become more plentiful and fast, it'll be a nice upgrade over the SSD I have currently. I think this mobo is a great value.
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Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Worked Perfectly Outside The Box
Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2016
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I need to thank MSi immensely for making such a stable motherboard and helping to restore my enthusiasm in my very first PC build.

I've had to replace 2 parts already while in the process of creating my first gaming build, and I was starting to lose faith I would be able to accomplish it after having both a faulty PSU and motherboard. I decided to look for another motherboard to try and I saw how well the reviews were for this MSi motherboard and decided to take a chance with it, and I'm so happy I did.

It required relatively simple knowledge to set everything back up (even putting on the backplate for the heatsink was simpler this time than the previous attempt) and the first time I turned it on it was running smoothly without any problems surfacing. I have to thank the makers of this motherboard for making me content for having my first gaming PC.

I know 5 stars is a tall order to give to a motherboard, but I'm just ecstatic it's completed my PC build without any more issues, I'll obviously return to edit if anything does surface later on, but right now I'm quite content.
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CHARDIN Marc-Olivier
5.0 out of 5 stars J'ai testé beaucoup de carte haut de gamme pour PROC LGA1150 et...
Reviewed in France on August 11, 2017
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Celle ci m'a vraiment convaincue, très belle à déballer, une carte son de bonne gamme inclue, mais surtout:
BEAUCOUP d'emplacement pci-express et petits pci-e !!!
Aucun port PCI ancien, enfin !!!!!! Merci.
Important: un afficheur LED qui affiche le déroulement du chargement des test de la carte-mère, donc si une panne existe, le blocage stoppe sur le code correspondant à la panne. Car qui n'a jamais eu le doute entre "panne de carte -mère, du processeur ou de la RAM ??" quand le pc redémarre toutes les 20 secondes, impossible de savoir sans matos de rechange.
Un plus encore: Les petits fils du boitier PC pour Switch power, led HDD, led power et Switch reset peuvent se mettre sur un connecteur mobile dédié, que vous brancherez d'un seul coup une fois tous ces fils placés sur ce petit adaptateur. C'est très bien vue, par contre cela m'a mis un petit faux contact au switch power, j'ai du tordre un peu une patte pour remedier à cela, pas méchant pour moi, mais à surveiller à l'install.
Pour les plus bricoleur, il y a meme des points de contact V-chek pour prendre les mesures au multimètre.
Bios bien conçu pour l'overclock et les modifs fréquences.
Bref, tout cela n'existe pas chez les cartes de gamme équivalente concurrentes, (a part "une" asrock qui a l'afficheur led)
Par contre, le prix est abusé, vue la crise de disponibilité de carte lga1150 haut de gamme, c'est l'explosion, même les cartes reconditionnées sont à plus de 200 euros !! si j'avais eu vraiment le temps, j'aurais acheté à l'étranger en neuf et à moitié prix. Cela ne remet pas en cause la très bonne surprise sur cette carte à l'ouverture et l'install.
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Fabius90RevieWs
5.0 out of 5 stars Ottima Scheda Madre
Reviewed in Italy on June 14, 2017
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Circa 2 anni fa, acquistai questa scheda madre per pc desktop per sostituire completamente un pc che avevo dal 2001. Ancora dopo 2 anni funziona ancora alla grande. La MSI, è un marchio tra i più importanti per il settore gaming pc, che produce portatili, schede video e madri. Il suo design è accattivante e le prestazioni sono elevate, nonostante appartenga ad 1-2 serie indietro all'attuale. Ha un'elevata tecnologia, con la possibilità di inserire gli ssd in posizione M2 o le linee PCi-E, in cui è possibile inserire 2 schede video, schede audio o gamerecorder. Possiede ben 6 entrate Sata III, dotate di un'ottima velocità di trasmissione dati. Ha un'ottimo sistema che permette un facile overclock tramite il bios e un sistema di sicurezza ai massimi livelli. Al momento, nel pc è presente questa Msi Z97 Gaming 5 con una cpu i5 4690k in overclock a 4.2, con 2 hard disk ed una Nvidia 960 Zotac. Dai molti test effettuati sia con gaming intenso che col videoediting, queste scheda madre regge molto molto bene, il massimo della temperatura che ho avuto è stato 58°c.
La consiglio a tutti coloro che sono interessati a configurazioni pc che non siano dell'ultima generazione. La consiglio, mi ha soddisfatto in pieno e ha superato le mie aspettative.
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Cliente de Amazon
5.0 out of 5 stars Buena tarjeta buen precio buen servicio
Reviewed in Mexico on November 15, 2016
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Todo perfecto, excepto la tarjeta, la cual llegó con problemas en la ram y no se podía usar 2 slot de memoria, lo cual quizá se lastimó en el viaje, pero por todo lo demás excelente.
Edit: segunda compra del mismo producto, llegó perfecta y a tiempo, sin fallas y nueva. Excelente producto y la calidad es abrumadora.
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Ben
5.0 out of 5 stars good deal for the board spec
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 23, 2016
Style: Z97 PC MateVerified Purchase
great board and features
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Shane Robert Dulong
5.0 out of 5 stars Worked great, BIOS is easy to use
Reviewed in Canada on April 13, 2016
Verified Purchase
Bought this for my first custom PC build. Worked great, BIOS is easy to use, and haven't had an issue yet. I feel like the placement of some of the ports could have been better, as in my case the hard drive and USB 3.0 was a pain to plug in (Mostly my fault, as I installed the graphics card first...) but other than that this is a great motherboard, looks good, and is easy to use.
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