Asus M3A78-EMH HDMI

Asus M3A78-EMH HDMI
AMD 780G/SB700 / Micro ATX / Socket AM2+ / No WLAN
Manufacturer: Asus | Product category: Motherboards
Chipset AMD 780G/SB700
Form factor Micro ATX
CPU socket Socket AM2+
Max number of CPUs 1
BIOS AMI
Memory type DDR II
Supported memory speeds DDR2-400?/DDR2-533/DDR2-667/DDR2-800/DDR2-1066?
Memory slots 4
Max. RAM 8192 MB
SATA Yes
SATA RAID Yes
PCI slots 2
PCI-E x1 1
PCI-E x16 1
AGP type No AGP slots
Integrated sound adapter Yes
Integrated graphics Yes
Dedicated graphics memory 256 MB
Number of LAN adapters 1 integrated Ethernet adapter
LAN type 1000Mbps
Integrated WLAN No WLAN
Manufacturer product code(s) 90-MIB3P0-G0EAY00Z / M3A78-EHM HDMI / M3A78-EHM-HDMI / M3A78-EMH HDMI
UPC / EAN code(s) 4719543159910

  Rating: 2 / 5 Value for money: 2 / 5

Owned this Motherboard for nearly 10 months.I was going to install a Phenom processor,but decided on an Athalon 64,X2 4600+ low Wattage(65W) processor,just to get it set-up, and running..This motherboard constantly Blue screens, and Crashes.I started with 2 Gb.of OCZ PC2-6400 (vista upgrade Kit)memory,Running Vista Ultimate 32 bit,a 450W powersupply.8 Fans in the Case(thought I had a possible Heat problem).Thinking that I had a Heat issue Causing the Crashes,The CPU is Now Liquid cooled.That did nothing for the Crashes.Added a Sapphire HD 3470 Graphix Card,and set-up the System for HyBrid CrossfireX,again no difference in the System instability regardless of which Video output I Choose.My next Change was to upgrade the Power Supply,Thinking that possibly,that,it was the problem.Installed a New OCZ GameXstream 700W power supply,again, no Difference in performance what-so-ever..The latest upgrade to the Motherboard was another OCZ 2 Gb.of OCZ PC2-6400(Platinum).Guess What?, it Still Crashes.I`ve tried Every Bios Update Released and I have had Nothing But dissapointment, Time and Again.I have had a Taste of what this MotherBoard can do,if,It Stays Running.HD Video Is Just,"Awesome"I have managed to once or Twice keep it operating for a couple hours .Gaming ?Well I have no oppinion,can`t keep the System operating long enough to even bother Trying a game on it,Same with surfing the Web.I`ll continue to try to make a Dependable system out of this Board,but when it get`s to "Our" 1 Year Anniversary .If It`s Still not Working as it should I`ll remove all The Quality Components I`ve added to it,and Make it into a $ 100.00 (CDN)Frisbee,and Fire it into the Bushes.10 Months and Still not Working Properly.That`s completely rediculous!and not for my Lack of trying all combinations of Settings,and Components..If I get it working correctly ,I`ll change this review or give an update.I`m hoping there will be a Magic, Bios Update, that will give me my Sanity Back,SOON !There`s always HOPE !! LOL

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