Asus M4A78-E AM2+AM3 16GB AMD Motherboard

This motherboard supports AMD® Socket AM2+ multi-core processors. It features dual-channel DDR2 1066 memory support, data transfer rate up to 5200MT/s via HyperTransport™ 3.0 based system bus, and AMD® Cool ´n´ Quiet™ Technology. This motherboard also supports the latest AMD® AM3 CPUs and AMD® CPUs in the new 45nm manufacturing process.

AMD® 790GX / SB750

AMD® 790GX / SB750 Chipset is designed to support up to 5200MT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0 (HT3.0) interface speed and PCI Express™ 2.0 x 16 graphics. It is optimized with AMD´s latest AM3 and multi-core CPUs to provide excellent system performance and overclocking capabilities.

Dual-Channel DDR2 1066

This motherboard supports native DDR2 1066 that provides faster data transfer rate and more bandwith to increase memory computing efficiency, enhancing system performance in 3D graphics and other memory demanding applications.

SidePort Memory

This motherboard features SidePort Memory, an individual onboard DDR2 memory serving as memory buffer for integrated graphics. With low CPU usage, the SidePort Memory provides integrated graphics acceleration and effectively boosts graphics performance.

ATI CrossFireX™ Technology

ATI’s CrossFireX™ boosts image quality along with rendering speed, eliminating the need to scale down screen resolution to get high quality images. CrossFireX™ allows higher anti-aliasing, anisotropic filtering, shading, and texture settings. Adjust your display configurations, experiment with the advanced 3D settings, and check the effects with a real-time 3D-rendered previews within ATI Catalyst™ Control Center.

Hybrid CrossFireX™ Support

Boosted Performance with onboard GPU and discrete graphics card

ATI Hybrid CrossFireX™ technology is a unique hybrid multi-GPU technology. It takes your gaming experience to the next level boosting PC performance by enabling the chipset’s integrated graphics processor and a discrete GPU to operate simultaneously with combined output for blisteringly-fast frame rates unleashing the graphics performance.

Specifications

Model

• Brand : ASUS
• Model : M4A78-E

Supported CPU

• CPU Socket Type : AM2+/AM3
• CPU Type : Phenom II / Athlon X4 / Athlon X3 / Athlon X2
• FSB : 2600MHz Hyper Transport (5200 MT/s)

Chipsets

• North Bridge : AMD 790GX
• South Bridge : AMD SB750

Memory

• Number of Memory Slots : 4×240pin
• Memory Standard : DDR2 1066
• Maximum Memory Supported : 16GB
• Channel Supported : Dual Channel

Expansion Slots

• PCI Express 2.0 x16 : 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 (Single x16 or Dual x8)
• PCI Express x1 : 2
• PCI Slots : 2

Storage Devices

• PATA : 1 x ATA100 2 Dev. Max
• SATA 3Gb/s : 5
• SATA RAID : 0/1/5/10/JBOD

Onboard Video

• Onboard Video : Chipset ATI Radeon HD 3300 GPU Max. shared memory: 512 MB SidePort Memory - onboard 64MB DDR2 800 memory

Onboard Audio

• Audio Chipset : VIA VT1708S
• Audio Channels : 8 Channels

Onboard LAN

• LAN Chipset : Atheros L1E
• Max LAN Speed : 10/100/1000Mbps

Rear Panel Ports

• PS/2 : 1
• Video Ports : D-Sub + DVI
• HDMI : 1 x HDMI
• USB : 6 x USB 2.0
• IEEE 1394 : 1 x IEEE 1394a
• eSATA : 1 x eSATA 3Gb/s
• S/PDIF Out : 1 x Optical
• Audio Ports : 6 Ports

Onboard USB

• Onboard USB : 6 x USB 2.0

Onboard 1394

• Onboard 1394 : 1x 1394a

Physical Spec

• Form Factor : ATX
• Dimensions : 12.0" x 9.6"
• Power Pin : 24 Pin