Asus M3A78-CM Motherboard

Our powerful Asus M3A78-CM AMD780V Socket AMD AM2+/AM2 motherboard puts a world of high-definition entertainment at your command. Now available for an amazingly affordable price, the M3A78-CM works with the latest AMD Phenom Quad-Core processors and supports dual-channel DDR2 1066/800/667/533 memory, Hybrid CrossFireX, and multi-display (DP/DVI/RGB). Based on the AMD 780V/SB700 chipset, the Asus M3A78-CM also supports 64-bit processing, PCIe 2.0, HD-DVD, Blu-Ray playback, SATA 3Gb/s, high-definition audio, Gigabit LAN, ASUS Q-Fan, USB 2.0, ASUS CrashFree BIOS3, ASUS EZ Flash2, C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall), and MyLogo2. The AMD 780V Northbridge is the latest AMD chipset designed for both HT1.0 and 5200MT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0 (HT 3.0) interface speed and external graphics in PCI Express™ 2.0 standard.It features the integrated ATI RV610-based graphics and fully DirectX 10.0 comliant. Awesome graphics at at an affordable price.

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[FieryLoki]

It looks like my M3A78-EMH HDMI.

[VarnakTheDestroyer]

I find it funny that i threw a V8 cooler on mine... xD

[easypickle]

This mother board can be used for gaming, this is my system:

Antec Nine Hundred Two case

680W power

ASUS M3A78-CM mobo

AMD 64 X2 5400+ @ 3.08Ghz

AC 64 Pro cpu cooler

Radeon HD 4830

optical, hard drive, etc...

Yes, this board is compact, that is why this guy assumes it is for a media center, but it can be used for gaming: ran crysis at ultra settings with 10 fps; running dawn of war II on ultra settings with no problems.

cpu cooler overlaps ram, and video card overlaps 1 pci slot...

[jormox69]

You can save a lot of money in buying an AMD cpu. They're basically the same when it comes to performance.

[killstreak416]

yes this Asus MOBO is great! perfect match for my AMD phenom 2.3ghz quad core processor..fantastic MOBO with a lower price

[jormox69]

To all pc buyer I always recommend ASUS motherboards. They will last longer compared to other motherboards. Their quality is number 1. If you're a hardcore core gamer.This is definitly the best for you.

[jormox69]

I have been using amd for the last 8 years. The athlon XP processor was the best during that time. More faster than P4 intel. But when intel core 2 duo hit the market, intel now leads the CPu race.But if your just a home user and a budget buyer. Then go for amd base cpu. If you are a heavy multimedia user, adobe photoshop and corel draw. Then go for intel core 2 duo.

[jormox69]

presently intel will give the best options. BUT there's a big difference beteween the price of intel and amd. If you're only a diehard gaming user. well I recommend the AMD. The obvious reason its price is cheaper, you save your money.Then buy a high end video card or a midrange card will do like 9800gt or 96oogt.

[jormox69]

presently i have a 2pc's. intel and amd processor. i build these 2 cpu's for the sake of comparison who got the best performance. first intel core 2 duo. well i could say that you can do multitasking much better than the athlon dual core. you can play 2 online games running at the same time while watching a yuotube video. AMD cpu's they're also good in gaming but when it comes to multitasking intel was the better procesor.

[smc5566]

Thanks