ASUS M3A78-EM AM2+ AMD 780G DDR2-1066 ATX Motherboard

ASUS M3A78-EM AM2+ AMD 780G DDR2-1066 ATX Motherboard
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Customer Review: Very good motherboard
Summary: 5 Stars

Just finished installing this board w/ Thermaltake 575W power supply, AMD Phenom Quad 2.3GHZ 9600-Black Edition CPU, Q.Skill DDR2-800 2X2Gig RAM (Total 4Gigs RAM). I am a computer professional so installing and configuring this motherboard was very easy. For a regular mortal, I would suggest being careful and thorough. The saying 'measure twice and cut once' may apply to setting up the CPU. Be extremely careful. I heard someone tried removing the CPU heatsink after it was installed and wound up pulling off the processor's metal cover damaging the CPU. Anyway.[...]. I went thru and installed the motherboard and noticed no screws or board metal mounts were included. No problem for me because I had spares but it might put others in a bind if they don't have any. You can get these at a computer store like Radio Shack for a couple of dollars. This board include a DVI and VGA video card. I scrimped and used this to save on purchasing a new video card. It works just fine for me. I'm not a game player but I like decent quality pictures in high definition. This board suites me fine. Just a caution about RAM. Asus has a QVL list(Qualified Vendors List)of RAM models that they have tested and support. Also, if you buy DDR2-1066 RAM, you will need to have specific size to work(Not all sizes fit). According to one hardware site "the Phenom's memory controller has the limitation that it can only support *one* DDR2 1066 MHz per channel. If you have 8 GB, 4 x 2 GB, so all four DIMM slots occupied, ganged mode, you are lucky if you can run at 1066 MHz. Officially, see also the BIOS design guide, it's max. 800 MHz for 4 DIMMs". The talker had 64-Bit Vista which allows you to go past 3.2-3.5 RAM limit on normal 32-Bit Windows. Some users have 16Gigs of RAM and can open 40 active windows easily. Many people don't realize normal Windows has this limit and throwing more memory at it is useless and wasteful. Anyway. Just wanted to let you know. A neat feature called Embedded Gateway allows you to do a quick boot into a web browser, Skype, Instant Messenger, etc...without having to fully bootup Windows. Just 5 seconds and you select from on-screen menu. Very slick. It installs from the Asus DVD, under Utilities tab, so you won't find the instructions on the manual. Yeah. The manual isn't very thorough. Oh well. Overall, I would recommend this motherboard. I can't wait till I get some money and purchase Phenom II series processor. Maybe when they economy gets better.

God bless you all,

Benny

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M3A78EM Quad-Core. AMD AM2+/AM2 Platform. Support latest AMD Phenom Quad-Core Processor. Support CPU up to 140W. Dual-Channel DDR2 -1066/800/667. Instant Internet Access with Express Gate. AMD Hybrid CrossFireX and DX10 Support. 4+1 Phase Power Design. DisplayPort Support.

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