Gigabyte AM2+ 780G MAX-16GB DDR2 ATX UD3CPNT2PCIEX16 3PCIE 2PCI GBE 6RAID 12USB (GA-MA780G-UD3H) Motherboard Reviews

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Pros: Very good board, have been running in two computers for several mounths, no issues Cons: none Other Thoughts: I have used several Gigabyte MoBo the past few years and have had no problems with them, but I buy them for what I intend using the computer for. from Newegg.com Buy another board if you want that. I can say I'm happy when Phenom II 550 stock on this board for an HTPC build. The onboard video at 3250 is ok, and will play Blu-Ray back at 1080p but you won't get the best sound if you direct audio thru the on-board HDMI. So I picked up a 4550 card on the cheap, and got sound up to my likeness. from Newegg.com Pros: Well built, stable, good BIOS and utilities. Plenty of fan headers. from Newegg.com Pros: Really great layout...coming from a no good cheap ECS Nforce6m-a v2.0 this motherboard was a giant upgrade! All the options to overclock are there. from Newegg.com AMD Ph II x3 720. Easy to follow instructions. Got everything put together and had a boot issue. Called Gigabyte Tech and Eddie walked me right through it. from Newegg.com Pros: a) Supports phenom II AM3 cpusb) Uses DDR2 memory (less expensive)c) Plethora of overclocking features in biosd) Less expensive than most AM3 motherboardse) Overall quality of motherboard Cons: a) Only supports DDR2 memory (slower)b) Not an AM3 motherboardc) No E-sata portd) No AMD ACC feature to unlock corese) Bios bootup screen only stays visible for a couple seconds, not long enough to read it. Crazy annoying!f) Price for motherboard currently too high Other Thoughts: The colors are perttty looking. from Newegg.com Pros: HDMI/SPDIF output make this board ideal for a HTPC. Four memory slots, 3PCIe 1x, two 16x (one runs a slower speed.) Four USB headers (plus four ports on the I/O panel.) Gigabit network, decent onboard video. from Newegg.com Pros: Great Mobo. Easy setup, no hassling with settings or timings. from Newegg.com Pros: Beautiful board and worked flawlessly out the box!!! I've always had great experiences with Gigabyte boards. They just work. from Newegg.com Cons: The vga signal jitters up and down on the screen. I tried 2 mobos, several monitors, and all the latest drivers. Can't get a stable image, so I'm adding a graphics card to solve the problem. The on-board graphics are fast if they only worked. from Newegg.com

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Released	9 months ago
Socket Type	Socket AM2
Compatible Processors	AMD Athlon 64 FX, AMD Athlon 64 X2, AMD Phenom FX, AMD Phenom
Memory Type	DDR2 SDRAM
Number of Memory Slots	4 x 240 Pin DIMMs
Audio Output	5.1 Channels 7.1 Channels
Bios Features	DMI2.0 SMBIOS 2.4 ACPI 1.0B
Bios Type	2 Mbit Flash EEPROM with Award BIOS
Chassis Type	Desktop
Chipset	AMD-780G
Compatibility	PC
Depth	8.98 in.
Expansion Slots	PCI Express x16 x 1 PCI x 2 PCI Express x1 x 3
Form Factor	ATX
MPN	GA-MA780G-UD3H
Max Supported RAM	16.384 MB
On Board Graphic Processor	ATI RADEON HD 3200
Package Qty	1
RAID Support	RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 JBOD Support
South Bridge Chip	AMD SB700
Supported RAM speeds	800 Mhz 1066 MHz
UPC	818313007292
Video Interface	PCI Express x16
Width	12.01 in.

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