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Get affordable graphics and computing performance with Micro-Star's KA780G motherboard. Based on AMD's 780G and SB700 chipsets, this ATX form-factor board is designed to support single- and multi-core socket AM2+ and AM2 processors including Phenom, Athlon 64 and Sempron CPUs.
Easily gain more power with an easy-to-use overclocking switch which allows support for 140W CPUs for future upgrades in processor capabilities. Dominate your applications and games with up to 8GB of DDR2 memory fitting into four 240-pin slots with dual channel support and 2600 Mhz Hyper Transport technology for increased performance. Onboard Gigabit Ethernet LAN means that you can connect to other networked devices without running into a bottleneck.
The integrated ATI Radeon HD 3200 chipset can be augmented with a PCI-Express x16 graphics card to achieve Crossfire-linked performance at a fraction of the price. Video can be output through the DVI, D-Sub or HDMI ports and accompanied by eight channels of sound from the Realtek ALC888 audio chipset. Five 3Gb/s SATA connectors give you the ability to store massive amounts of data locally with several RAID configurations possible for extra security and high-speed performance and an eSATA port provides the same capabilities for an external drive. A half-dozen USB 2.0 ports give you additional options in connecting and expanding your system.
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MSI KA780G-F AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
- Pros: Great, clean layout. The perfect amount of connections with nice expandable options. PCI-e 2.0 capable.
- Cons: The LAN driver didn't want to install, after some fiddling, got it to work. Could be due to the fact I run Vista x64.
- Other Thoughts: I've been building computers since '95. I was ecstatic to see that MSI is still making full size ATX boards with a solid layout. I've been running with this board for 3 weeks now straight and not a single issue has popped up.
AMD Tricore 8650
4 Gigs of DDR2 800 GSkill RAM (will be upgraded to 8 shortly)
ATi Visiontek 4870
I can't comment on the quality of the onboard sound since I'm running a sound card.
Decent Board No Problems
- Pros: 4GB Corsair, AMD 4850e, Antec Sonata III w/500w Earthwatts P/S. Worked out of the box. Sounds different than previous ASUS boards. Has a beep then a funny dual chirp (saying O.K.?) Temps, both board and CPU are very cool. Highest CPU I have seen is 33C and that was MS loading about 60 updates. System is extremely quiet. Just a slight whisper. 2 fans, 120mm case (set to low) and CPU (runs 1800rpm most of the time) Does what I need it to do.
- Cons: The floppy connector is in a funny spot. Cable management is a bit tricky. Probably time to get rid of the thing.
- Other Thoughts: Been building my own for about 7 years now. Have a son plays on-line shooter games and found I could build a decent game machine for a reasonable amount of $. Currently have 3 of my own in the house. Use similar parts so 1 upgrade means parts moved around. My youngest will be getting an upgrade to his XP2500 next year. As always, NewEgg Rocks!
| Model | KA780G |
| CPU Socket Type | AM2+/AM2 |
| CPU Type | Phenom / Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 / Sempron |
| FSB | 2600MHz Hyper Transport (5200 MT/s) |
| North Bridge | AMD 780G |
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- Pros: I used this board to build an HTPC/Web Design PC.
Quick Specs:
Windows 7 64-Bit
8 Gig DDR2 800 G.Skill Memory
1 TB Hatachi Hard Drive
MSI Radeon HD 4870 1GB (Using the boards Hybird CrossfireX)
I am running two Hanns.G 24inch 1080i displays and a 42inch Sharp for home theather viewing with this setup.
I love this board, works like a charm.
- Cons: Maybe it's me, maybe it's my PC Case, but my connectors will not fit on the little tabs for the power switch, the hdd lights, etc. They fit loosely and if I put the power switch on, i can't fit another connector next to it, so I have no signal lights, first time I have ever run into this. ?? Maybe because my case is old?
- Other Thoughts: I will continue to use MSi. I haven't bought one of their boards in like 4 years, I've been using laptops and this is my first home PC build in awhile, and I am glad they still make quality products. Just like back in the day when Windows XP was the new thing.
Msi not up to snuff
- Pros: Board worked thats about it.The on board sound works well oddly enough.
- Cons: The board is really narrow.Long and narrow more like the width of a micro board than a full size board. I have a Nvidia 9800 gtx + video card so 1 pci slot is total blocked. The lay out of the boad is the worst i have seen the sata plug locations are blocked off by the back of the video card. I have a antec 900 case so i had to move every thing around but the bottom pci slot is very close to the power supply.I put a new sound card in the bottom pci slot and could not get it to work.I got an older sound card and that did not work either .So checked it out and the bottom pci slot is bad after 1 week. i am not go to bother with RMAing the board just going to toss it in the trash ordered an asus board to take its place.On an older asus board the 5000+ be was clocked at 3.6 i cant keep this one stable at that speed . I was however able to get it stable at 3.1.
- Other Thoughts: I got this board for my child's pc so i seen this one for 77 bucks free ship so i thought i would give it a try. If your looking for a Mid level board this one really is not a good choice there are a lot of boards for 10-20 bucks more to make your build a lot smoother.
Nice board - buy it
- Pros: Very well motherboard. First time MSI user but I think is better than any other brand. (Believe there is an upgrade path to AM3 socket via MSI bios update) I like the on-board button that clears CMOS value. I am sold to MSI boards given this board's values.
- Cons: Overclock Jumpers do not work well as I had thought.
| Model |
| Brand |
MSI |
| Model |
KA780G |
| Supported CPU |
| CPU Socket Type |
AM2+/AM2 |
| CPU Type |
Phenom II / Phenom / Athlon II / Athlon 64/ Sempron
Supports AMD AM3 CPU up to 140W |
| FSB |
2600MHz Hyper Transport (5200 MT/s) |
| Chipsets |
| North Bridge |
AMD 780G |
| South Bridge |
AMD SB700 |
| Memory |
| Number of Memory Slots |
4×240pin |
| Memory Standard |
DDR2 800/1066 (AM2+ only) |
| Maximum Memory Supported |
8GB |
| Channel Supported |
Dual Channel |
| Expansion Slots |
| PCI Express 2.0 x16 |
1 |
| PCI Express x1 |
1 |
| PCI Slots |
3 |
| Storage Devices |
| PATA |
1 x ATA100 2 Dev. Max |
| SATA 3Gb/s |
5 |
| SATA RAID |
0/1/10 |
| Onboard Video |
| Onboard Video Chipset |
ATI Radeon HD 3200 |
| Onboard Audio |
| Audio Chipset |
Realtek ALC888 |
| Audio Channels |
8 Channels |
| Onboard LAN |
| LAN Chipset |
Realtek 8111C |
| Max LAN Speed |
10/100/1000Mbps |
| Rear Panel Ports |
| PS/2 |
1 |
| Video Ports |
D-Sub + DVI |
| HDMI |
1 x HDMI |
| USB 1.1/2.0 |
6 x USB 2.0 |
| 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 |
| Physical Spec |
| Form Factor |
ATX |
| Dimensions |
12.0" x 9.6" |
| Windows Vista |
Certified for Windows Vista |
| Power Pin |
24 Pin |
| Packaging |
| Package Contents |
KA780G
Driver Disk
User Manual
Rear I/O Panel Shield
IDE/PATA Cable
SATA Cable
4-pin to SATA Power Cable |
Introduction
Get affordable graphics and computing performance with Micro-Star's KA780G motherboard. Based on AMD's 780G and SB700 chipsets, this ATX form-factor board is designed to support single- and multi-core socket AM2+ and AM2 processors including Phenom, Athlon 64 and Sempron CPUs.
Easily gain more power with an easy-to-use overclocking switch which allows support for 140W CPUs for future upgrades in processor capabilities. Dominate your applications and games with up to 8GB of DDR2 memory fitting into four 240-pin slots with dual channel support and 2600 Mhz Hyper Transport technology for increased performance. Onboard Gigabit Ethernet LAN means that you can connect to other networked devices without running into a bottleneck.
The integrated ATI Radeon HD 3200 chipset can be augmented with a PCI-Express x16 graphics card to achieve Crossfire-linked performance at a fraction of the price. Video can be output through the DVI, D-Sub or HDMI ports and accompanied by eight channels of sound from the Realtek ALC888 audio chipset. Five 3Gb/s SATA connectors give you the ability to store massive amounts of data locally with several RAID configurations possible for extra security and high-speed performance and an eSATA port provides the same capabilities for an external drive. A half-dozen USB 2.0 ports give you additional options in connecting and expanding your system.
Highlights
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AMD K10 Processor Support
The MSI KA780G supports AM2 AMD processors including the Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, Athlon FX and Sempron series as well as the latest AM2+ K10 AMD processors.
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ATI Hybrid Graphics Technology Support
Based on ATI CrossFireX multi-GPU technology, ATI Hybrid Graphics allows you to combine the performance of the HD3200 integrated GPU with an applicable ATI Radeon graphics card to bring enhanced gaming performance, productivity and power efficiency.
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HDMI Output
The MSI KA780G features an HDMI output for connection to your high-definition video equipment. With the HDMI interface ensuring lossless transmission of high-quality HD video signals, play back HD contents on your computer and view them on your large HDTV set for more comfort.
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PCI Express 2.0 Interface
The PCI-Express 2.0 interface provides twice the bandwidth of PCI-Express X16 to handle the data load of next-generation graphics cards while retaining compatibility with current PCI-Express cards.
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Gigabit Ethernet Connectivity
The MSI KA780G features a fast Gigabit network interface for high-speed LAN connections at up to 1000Mbps data transfer rates with advanced security features to ward off malicious attacks. Gigabit LAN is ideal for supercharged seamless streaming of Internet audio and video content.
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SATA II with RAID Support
The second generation SATA interface delivers up to 300MB/sec transfer speed, doubling that of the first generation Serial ATA. The on-board five SATA II ports support RAID 0, 1, 0+1 and JBOD for better performance and enhanced data security.
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Quick Specs
| Windows Vista | Certified for Windows Vista |
| CPU Socket Type | AM2+/AM2 |
| CPU Type | Phenom / Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 / Sempron |
| FSB | 2600MHz Hyper Transport (5200 MT/s) |
| North Bridge | AMD 780G |
| PCI Express 2.0 x16 | 1 |
| South Bridge | AMD SB700 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| Max LAN Speed | 10/100/1000Mbps |
| Maximum Memory Supported | 8GB |
| Memory Standard | DDR2 1066 |
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Reviewed By: tsthy on 10/29/2008
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
