Elitegroup ECS A785GM-M AM3 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard Reviews

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Pros: - good value for the money.- exceptional quality heatsinks/thermpads used for SB/NB/PWM.- NB heatsink dissipates heat rather well.- other mobo designs do not have PWM heatsinks, thus heat will be an issue for heavily threaded apps that utilize 100% of processor cores for even a short period of time.- ran the igp/radeon 4200 at 790 core/400 memory, with NO problems or artifacts. Cons: / as of BIOS rev. 785G717A. ROM /- squealing component at PWM area, (PWM's?) after 3 minutes large FFT's in prime95.- manual overclocking thru BIOS does NOT work, hangs with error code "d0" (LED) even at default settings.- no overclocking options for memory/DDRAM and CPU-NB (only option is to increase base/reference clocks).- no voltage settings for CPU-NB vid. from Newegg.com Pros: - Love the super easy build & low price. - Wake from S3 via USB great for low power HTPC- Extensive heat sinking makes for good small box build with only one quiet fan.- Undervolted PII X3 runs smooth & quiet- 785G/4200 totally adequate for all non-gaming use, and low power consumption; if I want to game I'd buy a proper card to do so. Would still be less than an $ntel build and be much better for all usage. from Newegg.com Pros: - Posted right away.- Runs Cool.- ATI HD 4200.- HDMI, VGA and DVI.- Just Works.- Easy Build. Cons: - Memory must be at least 1.6v. from Newegg.com Pros: 6 SATA slots. VGA/DVI/HDMI slot Cons: Failed to post, 2 different motherboards. from Newegg.com Pros: Build quality is very good and ECS has improved some on their BIOS which in the past has been very lacking. They have incorporated a two digit condition code that you can use if trouble shooting is required, no more counting beeps or just guessing as there are many codes for different conditions that can aid in resolving any issue(s) you may come across. from Newegg.com Pros: Clean and simple. Passive cooling so is quiet and no fans to die on you. from Newegg.com 4 RAM slots for lots of ramzorz. Cons: ATi's fglrx driver is incompatible with VMware Fusion Other Thoughts: Nice board for HTPC with onboard HDMI + Audio and Sempron 140 unlock (ACC with SB710) from Newegg.com Pros: Dropped in an x4 810 and 4GB of G. SKILL DDR3 1600 (F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ) since the voltage works. from Newegg.com Pros: Easy to connect, booted right up with no problems, comes with 4 SATA cables with right angles, cheap, sturdy. Cons: Documentation is overall good but has some weird use of English. from Newegg.com Pros: Good layout board, everything works, HDMI to the 42" HDTV as a HDPC with a low wattage cpu (sempron 140) to keep temp low, 47c at full load with stock cooler, not plan to OC, it is fast enougth for what it use for. HDMI works with sound (have to set ATI HD sound driver in sound theme), onboard video is good for watch movie, save money don't have to buy a video card, lot of sata connector, good for Mutimedia storage, happy with this board. from Newegg.com

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Micro ATX, Compatible Processors: AMD Sempron

Specs

Released	3 months ago
Compatible Processors	AMD Sempron
Memory Type	DDR3 SDRAM
Number of Memory Slots	4 x 240 Pin DIMMs
Chipset	AMD 785G
Audio Input	1 x Line In
Audio Output	SPDIF Out Line Out Optical Out
Bios Features	Plug And Play BIOS Hardware BIOS Protection Multi Language BIOS DMI
Bios Type	Flash ROM
Chassis Type	Desktop
Depth	9.61 in.
Expansion Slots	PCI Express x16 x 1 PCI x 1 PCI Express x1 x 2
Fans	3 x Fans
Form Factor	Micro ATX
Front Side Bus Speed	2600 MHz
Integrated Audio	Realtek ALC888S
Integrated Input/Output Ports	USB 1.1 x 6 FireWire (IEEE1394a) x 1 eSATA II x 2 HDMI x 1
MPN	A785GMM
Max Supported RAM	32 GB
Networking Type	Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet
On Board Graphic Processor	ATI RADEON HD 4200
Package Qty	1
RAID Support	SATA RAID 0 SATA RAID 1 SATA RAID 10
Regulatory Approval	RoHS
South Bridge Chip Unknown Processor Socket Type	Socket AM3
Storage Controller Type(s)	DMA/ATA-66 (Ultra) x 2, DMA/ATA-33 (Ultra) x 2, DMA/ATA-100 (Ultra) x 2, Serial ATA II x 6
Supported RAM speeds	800 Mhz 1066 MHz 1333 MHz
Video Interface	PCI Express
Video Out Ports	DVI x 1 15 Pin D-Sub VGA port x 1 HDMI x 1
Width	9.61 in.

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