Asus M4a78 Plus Motherboard Unboxing Part 1

[Xylensonic]

so this mobo does not support AM2?

so it cannot support my

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+

rite? T.T

[lorenzol1996]

right, only Am2+ and AM3

[juffurey]

i just got new memory for this mobo G.SKILL DDR2 1066 PC2 8500 and i cant figure out on the bios how to oc it to 1066 even tho the manual says it supports it. ive updated my bios to latest version. plus i can't oc my processor anymore (amd PII X2 545).

[lorenzol1996]

@juffurey you can only put one 1066 ram DIMM in each channel

[juffurey]

@lorenzol1996 ah i found out the problem is something else

[zoom26]

Family AMD Athlon X2

Model number ? 7450

CPU part number AD7450WCJ2BGH

Frequency (MHz) ? 2400

Package 940-pin organic microPGA

Sockets Socket AM2

Socket AM2+

Weight 1.4oz / 39.1g (CPU)

Introduction date Dec 14, 2008

so this would fit the mobo?  this also means the mobo i have is am2 / am2+?

[lorenzol1996]

@zoom26 You wrote both AM2 and AM2+.. it can only be one. If it's AM2, it won't work. If it's AM2+, it will

[zoom26]

but it would still run even though i dont fill up the ram slots right? i have an amd athlon ii x2 7450 2.4ghz not sure bout the socket type but you think this would fit this mobo + a zalman 9500 i think?

[lorenzol1996]

@zoom26 you can run four sticks for 800 or 667, but only two 1066. The Zalman 9500 has to be able to fit a AM2+ or AM3 socket. Make sure the athlon CPU is also either Am2+ or Am3

[zoom26]

DDR2 1066*/800/667

* Due to AMD CPU limitation, DDR2 1066 is supported by AM2+/AM3 CPU for one DIMM per channel only.

please explain what that means lol

and yea, would this work if i only put two ram sticks?

[lorenzol1996]

@zoom26 There are two colors- one for each channel- there are two slots a channel for a total of four. This motherboard runs DDR2 800/667 for all four slots. But the AMD processors have a limit with speed, so only DDR2 1066 is only supported in two slots- one for each channel.

[nakedmongoose123]

how long is the IDE cable that comes with this mobo?

[lorenzol1996]

just about one foot long

[wonderland1111]

pelotudo del orto agarra el mother como un hombre , no como una nenita

[mimosheta]

this is sold for 70 bucks at newegg and iam gwttin one for gaming

[rampageturke]

yeh this is a good board, a lot of value for money

[lorenzol1996]

if you're in the US, you should go with newegg, but if you're in BC in Canada go with NCIX