Elitegroup ECS A780GM-A Ultra AM2+ AMD 780G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard

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Compatible Processors: AMD Athlon 64, AMD Sempron, AMD Athlon 64 FX, AMD Athlon 64 X2, AMD Phenom, AMD Phenom II
Memory Type: DDR2 SDRAM
Number of Memory Slots: 4 x 240 Pin DIMMs
Chipset: AMD-780G

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Pros: None Cons: Dead Elite group very difficult to get any support info. I now Get to eat shipping and wait another week for another MOBO. from Newegg.com Pros: It looks pretty Cons: My dad who is a pro put together my computer. He was mad I did not buy ASUS. from Newegg.com Pros: Looks great, cords and cable plugged in easily and clean, fit in new case with no conflicts or problems at all with cables and hardware, installation was a breeze, has new Phenom 940 chip with 680 W Apevia power supply, new OCZ ram 800 speed, WD 500 GB SATA drive, NVIDIA 9800 Graphics card, new SATA DVD player, Cons: Did not start up right, restarted at least 3 times to windows 7 install to complete, would not give page with serial number verification. After loading windows computer would blue screen after trying any complex windows function, ram gets real hot, cpu cooler (new Zero Therm butterfly cooler) is cool to touch, Removed video card and changed to another set of ram and still have same problems, BIOS was not easy to figure out to change ram voltage, but is set to correct 2.2 volt setting, could not open media center, windows experience index, or run a virus scan with an av program, did not give bsod, just quit working and gave blank screen, some blue and some black or gray, Other Thoughts: This is my second Phenom II chip. from Newegg.com Pros: none that i am aware of Cons: * Configuration of RAM timing is a real hassle with this board's BIOS* After shutting down, Need to reset CMOS (jumper) everytime I want to actually boot back up. Other Thoughts: Do your research Manufacturer Response:If you haven't already please contact us so we may find out more about the memory you are using and what BIOS settings you are changing. from Newegg.com Pros: It's cheap, got it for practically free with the bundle. Cons: Bios seems to have major issues. from Newegg.com Pros: None Cons: Dead Elite group very difficult to get any support info. from Newegg.com It will not boot. The video card works fine in the other two computers. The system information shows the CPU as 1.6 2.7 and AMD Athlon II X 2 4400e at various times. SATA socket came right out with the cable. from Newegg.com After loading windows computer would blue screen after trying any complex windows function, ram gets real hot, cpu cooler (new Zero Therm butterfly cooler) is cool to touch, Removed video card and changed to another set of ram and still have same problems, BIOS was not easy to figure out to change ram voltage, but is set to correct 2.2 volt setting, could not open media center, windows experience index, or run a virus scan with an av program, did not give bsod, just quit working and gave blank screen, some blue and some black or gray, Other Thoughts: This is my second Phenom II chip. The first motherboard (not on an ECS board) did not have any of these problems. Computer starts and runs but in a very limited way, this is my second experience with ECS motherboards and the last one came out the same way (It was returned twice). from Newegg.com Manufacturer Response:If you haven't already please contact us so we may find out more about the memory you are using and what BIOS settings you are changing. We can be reached at newegg.support@ecsusa.com or 510-771-0824. Our hours are Mon-Fri 9am-6pm PST. from Newegg.com Fourth, after a few days of use with my phenom II 940, the cpu area started making a squeaking sound under load, which leads me to believe there's an issue with the capacitors and I need to RMA it. Other Thoughts: A product that was basically free is now costing me to ship it to their RMA department. This was my first and last ECS product. Manufacturer Response:Please contact us so we may look into your issues with the memory voltage and CPU temperature further. from Newegg.com

Released	6 months ago
Compatible Processors	AMD Athlon 64, AMD Sempron, AMD Athlon 64 FX, AMD Athlon 64 X2, AMD Phenom, AMD Phenom II
Memory Type	DDR2 SDRAM
Number of Memory Slots	4 x 240 Pin DIMMs
Chipset	AMD-780G
Compatibility	PC
Expansion Slots	PCI Express x16 x 1 PCI Express x1 x 1 PCI x 3
Form Factor	ATX
Front Side Bus Speed	2600 MHz
MPN	A780GM-A Ultra
On Board Graphic Processor	ATI RADEON HD 3200
RAID Support	SATA RAID 0 SATA RAID 1 SATA RAID 10 SATA RAID 5
Storage Controller Type(s)	DMA/ATA-133 (Ultra) x 1, Serial ATA II x 6
Supported RAM speeds	1066 MHz

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