ASUS Support Amd Phenom FX/PROCESSOR/ATHLON64 FX/X2/SEMPRON Processors Up To 140W,AMD (M3A78-EM) Reviews

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Pros: The small form factor helps a lot for a HTPC build. The board also has plenty of USB headers built in (you'll need a cable to hook them up). The motherboard comes with a "jumper extender" that lets you plug all the front-panel controls (power, reset, hdd activity, etc) into it and then plug the one bigger extender in after the motherboard is installed in the case. from Newegg.com Pros: RAID O stripe raid was very easy to set up. Plenty of Sata ports. from Newegg.com Pros: Like some others here, a replacement for Asus OEM board on an HP Pavilion a1630n. It fit the case all right and runs nicely. from Newegg.com Pros: installed 7 using this board with no issues after i got the latest bios update.the pci-e slot has nothing important behind it so you can fit a fairly large sized video card in there if you have enough room in your case. i had a 9800 GTX in the case and it was fine but i have downgraded to a 9600 GSO to keep the case a bit cooler. from Newegg.com It's rock solid and has every feature you need. Cons: small problem when I first installed this board. At start up it would randomly reboot just before entering windows, but bios upsate and it has not failed to boot since updating from Newegg.com Pros: RAID setup is a breeze!140w processor supportH/T is a big upgrade for ppl that network you photos/vids etc....makes multitasking a BREEZE!! Cons: I know... from Newegg.com Pros: Good board especially if you live in the south, meaning it will stay cool at least mine does with a AMD 4850e dual core processor it idles at 32. The cool n' quiet technology really does work compared to the older motherboards from ASUS. from Newegg.com Pros: Board boots pretty fast (after disabling express gate with all SATA)BIOS Settings are pretty easy to figure out even for a beginnerTons of options for overclocking including preset profiles at 2, 5 and 10% OC. HDMI video output6 USB ports on board and room for at least that much in expansion slots Cons: Location of the IDE Cable on board, I have it in a full sized tower and have to hook up the IDE cable prior to placing any hard drivesExpress gate (unless you disable this option in BIOS, it takes you to a mini-OS prior to booting the actual OS) Other Thoughts: Overall a great board so far. from Newegg.com Pros: - this m/b comes with every interface you could want- the price is right- ASUS is still in business Cons: - the Express Gate instant access is flaky; my settings are constantly being lost and IIRC require s/w reload- the m/b temp sensors are going bad and cause the CPU fan to run at max speed all the time. BTW Speedfan and the hilariously ugly ASUS PC Probe utils agree.- so far ASUS tech support has not been responsive Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued Customer,We apologize for this inconvenience. from Newegg.com Pros: Nice board for the priceLot's of built in options Cons: None so far Other Thoughts: I have an Asus M3A78-Pro and bought this board for my Mom's PC and set it up as a gaming PC. So far...both boards are doing Ok and I had no issues other then setting up some bios settings so far. from Newegg.com

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AMD-780G Chipset, Micro ATX, Socket AM2+, FSB: 2600 MHz, Max RAM: 8 GB, DMA/ATA-133 (Ultra) x 1, Serial ATA II x 5, ATI RADEON HD ...

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Released	1 year ago
Socket Type	Socket AM2+
Form Factor	Micro ATX
RAID Support	SATA RAID 0 SATA RAID 1 SATA RAID 10
Audio Input	Microphone Jack 1 x Line In
Audio Output	Sound Card SPDIF Out 7.1 Channels Line Out Optical Out
Bios Features	Plug And Play BIOS DMI2.0 WfM2.0 ACPI 2.0a SMBIOS 2.5
Bios Type	8 Mbit Flash EEPROM with AMI BIOS
Chassis Type	Desktop
Chipset	AMD-780G
Compatibility	PC
Compatible Processors	AMD Athlon 64, AMD Athlon, AMD Sempron, AMD Athlon 64 X2, AMD Phenom FX, AMD Phenom, AMD Phenom X4, AMD Athlon X2
Depth	9.6 in.
Expansion Slots	PCI Express x16 x 1 PCI Express x1 x 1 PCI x 2
Front Side Bus Speed	2600 MHz
Installed Video Memory	256 MB
Integrated Audio	Realtek ALC1200
Integrated Input/Output Ports	USB 2.0 x 6 RJ45 Lan Port x 1 PS/2 Keyboard x 1 Floppy Port x 1 FireWire (IEEE1394a) x 1 HDMI x 1
MPN	M3A78-EM
Max Supported RAM	8 GB
Max supported CPUs qty	1
Memory Type	DDR2 SDRAM
Multi GPU Support	ATI Crossfire
Networking Type	Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet
Number of Memory Slots	4 x 240 Pin DIMMs
On Board Graphic Processor	ATI RADEON HD 3200
Other Features	Chassis intrusion detection Dual Channel Memory Architecture 64bit Ready
Package Qty	1
Power Configurations	ACPI/APM Power Management
Regulatory Approval	RoHS
South Bridge Chip	AMD SB700
Storage Controller Type(s)	DMA/ATA-133 (Ultra) x 1, Serial ATA II x 5
Supported RAM speeds	800 Mhz 667 MHz 1066 MHz
UPC	610839163540
Video Out Ports	DVI x 1 15 Pin D-Sub VGA port x 1 HDMI x 1
Warranty	3 Years
Width	9.6 in.

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