ASUS Motherboard M3A78-EM (AMD 780G/SB700) Review

This Motherboard gives awesome performance with High end graphics without any graphic card and consist of integrated graphics ATI Radeon^TM HD 3200 GPU which is perfect for the FULL HD (high definition-1080p) movie lovers and Gamers. It consist of many back panel I/O ports which is helpful to connect many different peripherals like -HDMI (connect through Large LCD TV without any ghosting problems), IEEE1394 (connect through Handy cam and provides high speed connectivity with many devices etc), 8 channel sound output with HD audio (Enjoy high quality sound system on your pc) etc. This motherboard is capable for high end graphical usage without any extra cost.

Specification Summary

• CPU – AMD Socket AM2+ / AM2 Processors
  AMD Phenom^TM FX / Phenom / Athlon^TM / Sempron^TM
  AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet^TM Technology
  Support CPU up to 140W
• Chipset-AMD 780G/SB700
• Test-Up to 5200/MT/s HyperTransport^TM 3.0 interface for AM2+ CPU
  2000 / 1600 MT/s for AM2 CPU
• Memory-4 x DIMM, Max. 8 GB, DDR2 1066/800/667 ECC, Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
  Dual Channel memory architecture
  *DDR2 1066 is supported by AM2+ CPU only
• Expansion Slots-1 x PCIe x16 (Support PCIe 2.0 / 1.0 Architecture )
  1 x PCIe x1
  2 x PCI 2.2
• Graphics-Integrated ATI Radeon^TM HD 3200 GPU
  Supports DisplayPort* with max. Resolution up to 2560 x 1600@60HZ
  Supports HDMI^TM Technology with max. Resolution up to 1920 x 1200 (1080P)
  Supports Dual-link DVI with max. Resolution up to 2560 x 1600@60Hz
  Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2456 x 1536 @75Hz
  Hybrid CrossFireX^TM Support (For Windows Vista only) **
  Supports Microsoft® DirectX 10, OpenGL 2.0, Pixel Shader 4.0
  Maximum shared memory of 256MB
  * Due to chipset limitation, DisplayPort on this motherboard only supports video signals
  ** Reter to www.asus.com for the discrete graphics GPU QVL list for Hybrid CFX technology support
• CrossFire-Hybrid CrossFireX^TM Support (For Windows Vista only)
• Storage-Chipset
  1 xUltraDMA 133/100
  5 x SATA 3.0Gb/s ports, Support RAID 0,1,10 1 x eSATA 3.0Gb/s ports, support RAID 0, 1 and 10
  1 x eSATA 3.0Gb/s ports, Support RAID 0,1,10
• LAN-Gigabit LAN
• Audio-Realtek® ALC1200 8 -Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
  - Optical S/PDIF out port at back I/O
• USB-12 USB 2.0 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 6 ports at back panel)
• Overclocking Features-SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection)
  - FSB tuning from 200MHz to 300MHz at 1MHz increment
  Adjustable CPU Voltage at 0.05V increment
  Overclocking Protection
  - ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
• Special Features-Express Gate
  ASUS Q-Fan
  ASUS MyLogo2
  ASUS CrashFreeBIOS3
  ASUS EZ Flash2
  ASUS Noise Filter AI NAP
• Back Panel I/O Ports-1 x PS/2 Keyboard
  1 x S/PDIF Out (Optical)
  1 x HDMI
  1 x DisplayPort
  1 x D-Sub
  1 x DVI
  1 x 1394
  1 x eSATA
  1 x RJ45 port
  6 x USB 2.0/1.1
  8-Channel Audio I/O

 

• Internal I/O Connectors-3 x USB connector (6 ports)
  1 x Floppy disk drive connector
  1 x IDE connector
  1 x COM connector
  5 x SATA connectors
  1 x 1394
  1 x CPU Fan connector
  1 x Chassis Fan connector
  1 x Power Fan connector
  1 x S/PDIF Out Header
  Chassis Intrusion connector
  CD audio in
  24-pin ATX Power connector
  4-pin ATX 12V Power connector
  System Panel
• BIOS-8 Mb Flash ROM
  DMI 2.0
  AMI BIOS
  PnP
  WfM 2.0
  SM BIOS 2.5
  ACPI 2.0a
  ASUS EZ Flash 2
• Accessories-UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable
  FDD cable
  SATA cables
  SATA power cables
  User’s manual
  2 in 1 Q-connector
• Support CD-Express Gate
  Drivers
  ASUS PC Probe II
  ASUS LiveUpdate Utility
  Anti-virus software (OEM version)
• Form Factor-uATX Form Factor
  9.6 inch x9.6 inch ( 24.4 cm x24.4 cm )

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