ASUS M2V-TVM AM2 VIA K8M890 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

A simple and inexpensive motherboard for the enthusiast or the first time builder, the Asus M2V-TVM is a great starting point for anyone wanting to build a system or upgrade their motherboard. Designed with the small form factor case in mind, this motherboard will fit into most compact desktop systems. Equipped with an AMD socket AM2 suitable for Athlon 64 processors, including the X2 and FX series, the M2V-TVM is more than capable of handling anything you might think of.

Using the VIA K8M890 chipset with integrated graphics in conjunction with up to 2GB of DDR2 memory, the M2V-TVM is perfect for those that don’t need a discrete graphics card. You can even output to your home video system with connectivity to external home theater audio systems via a coaxial S/PDIF-out (SONY-PHILIPS Digital Interface) jack. It allows to transfer digital audio without converting to analog format and keeps the best signal quality.

It also includes a 10/100 Ethernet port, onboard 5.1 channel sound, and 2 SATA ports. With those 2 ports, you can add multiple hard drives to the system through RAID 0 and RAID 1. This remarkable card has multiple expansion slots: one x16, and one x1 PCIe slots, plus an additional 2 PCI slots. Build a powerful system: the Asus M2V-TVM is a great foundation.