Gigabyte GA-MA78GPM-UD2H Motherboard Reviews

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Pros: I have built hundreds of custom PC's that use Asus motherboards. I went out on a limb and tried Gigabyte again. I was pleasantly surprised but the quality and additional features over the Asus counter part: M4A78-EM. from Newegg.com Pros: 4 DIMM slots, lots of expansion ports, onboard video & HDMI. Dual-boot BIOS with lots of opportunity to O. from Newegg.com Pros: I put the GA-MA78GPM-UD2H in a new build and used a hard drive from an old computer that had Windows 7 RC 64bit installed on it. (GA-MA78GPM-UD2H had the F1 bios) I installed a Phenom 4x 9950, with 4gbs ram turned the system on and it booted into Win7 without one issue! from Newegg.com Pros: Great board for normal computing, even gaming unless you're planning a business model with multiple drives (like more than 5 to keep it simple) in one of RAID configurations. Just thought of putting a quick post to those who are wondering:why pay $15 more for this board when the other mATX Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-UD2H is $74.99??? from Newegg.com However, before playing OC, this seems like just another so-so computer with X4 CPU, except the fashionable HD port. Cons: It does not support AM3. GA-MA790X-UD4P seems more flexible for a wide range of processors and higher memory speed. UD4P gets a newer AMD chip set for $15 more. from Newegg.com Pros: The usual good marks; easy install, great performer, north bridge didn't start a fire that sorta thing. Cons: Unfortunately, for me, after only 4 months 1st my built in NIC blew out, I replaced it with a PCI NIC, no big deal then it blew out my PCI NIC, basically after talking with Gigabyte's IT I was $500 poorer because in the process of "fixing" it my graphics card blew out and another NIC that was working perfectly in another PC blew out. from Newegg.com Pros: The best motherboard I have ever bought. Easy setup easy bios. from Newegg.com Pros: Good looking motherboard. Appears to have lot of functions, but skimped on USP ports. I purchase a Gigabyte motherboard last year and was very happy with it. In the past I trusted ASUS better than other companies. from Newegg.com Cons: Doesn't seem to like my RAM, wont run at 1066 like it should but rather 800. I am using OCZ Fatal1ty Edition (2 x 2GB). Other Thoughts: I know very little about overclocking so my problems may as well be user error. havn't had much time to play with it. from Newegg.com Pros: It works. Not much i can say about it. from Newegg.com

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AMD-780G Chipset, Micro ATX, Socket AM2+, Max RAM: 16 MB, Serial ATA x 1, DMA/ATA-66 (Ultra) x 1, DMA/ATA-33 (Ultra) x 1, DMA/ATA-...

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Released	8 months ago
Socket Type	Socket AM2+
Compatible Processors	AMD Athlon, AMD Phenom FX, AMD Phenom X4, AMD Phenom X2
Memory Type	DDR2 SDRAM
Number of Memory Slots	4 x DIMMs
Audio Input	Microphone Jack 1 x Line In SPDIF In
Audio Output	Sound Card SPDIF Out 5.1 Channels 7.1 Channels Line Out
Bios Features	Plug And Play BIOS DMI 2.2 SMBIOS 2.4
Bios Type	Flash ROM
Chassis Type	Desktop
Chipset	AMD-780G
Compatibility	PC
Depth	9.57 in.
Expansion Slots	PCI Express x16 x 1 PCI Express x1 x 1 PCI x 2
Form Factor	Micro ATX
Installed RAM	16 MB DDR2 SDRAM
Integrated Audio	Realtek ALC889A
Integrated Input/Output Ports	USB 2.0 x 4 USB 1.1 x 4 FireWire (IEEE1394a) x 2 Serial Port x 1 Parallel Port (ECP/EPP/SPP) x 1 Floppy Port x 1 1 x eSATA
MPN	GA-MA78GPM-UD2H
Max Supported RAM	16 MB
Networking Type	Gigabit Ethernet
On Board Graphic Processor	ATI RADEON HD 3200
Package Qty	1
RAID Support	SATA RAID 0 SATA RAID 1 SATA RAID 10
South Bridge Chip	AMD SB700
Storage Controller Type(s)	Serial ATA x 1, DMA/ATA-66 (Ultra) x 1, DMA/ATA-33 (Ultra) x 1, DMA/ATA-133 (Ultra) x 1, DMA/ATA-100 (Ultra) x 1, Serial ATA II x 5
Supported RAM speeds	800 Mhz 667 MHz 1066 MHz
Video Interface	PCI Express
Video Out Ports	HDMI x 1 DVI-D x 1
Width	9.57 in.

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