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Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (parts): 3 years
Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (labor): 3 years
Boasting the new AMD AM3 socket, the Asus M4A78 allows you to elevate your rig beyond the standard limits with support for the next-generation 45nm AMD Phenom II processors. The board is able to reach memory speeds up to 1066 MHz for blazing fast memory access for today’s latest applications and games. A pair of PCI-Express 2.0 x16 cards can be mounted for cutting-edge graphic power with support for CrossFireX.
Besides the 2 PCI-Express 2.0 x16 lanes for the CrossFireX video, there is also a PCI-Express x1 and 3 PCI slots providing the flexibility for further system enhancements. Storage won't be a problem with 1-PATA connector plus 5-SATA connectors. Asus Turbo Key transforms the PC power button into a physical overclocking button. After easy setup, Turbo Key can boost performance anytime you like, without interrupting on-going work or games.
With current trends leaning towards green tech and energy savings, this board adopts the brand new 8+1 phase VRM power design to deliver improved energy efficiency, dramatically lower system temperature, and enhanced stability for overclocking. Furthermore, the Asus exclusive EPU (Energy Processing Unit) technology provides total power system efficiency by detecting current loadings and intelligently moderating power in real-time, helping save power and money.
Pros: - Physical installation very easy, fit without any problems.
-Documentation is basic but complete, easy to connect everything including all the various front panel connectors.
- Effective layout, all connections in easy to reach places, no running power cables or connectors to strange corners of the board.
- PCI-E slot is well positioned, no problems installing large GTX260 Video card, no cables or connectors blocked off.
- Driver CD easy to use, as I have come to exact with ASUS. Why can't everyone be like this!
Cons: - Not critical, but wish all 9 USB ports on the back panel were same color, why is the one with the External SATA connector red? Might confuse someone ig they don't look closely.
- No MB mounting screws, not major but worth knowing if you don't have any.
Other Thoughts: Another solid board from ASUS, I have used several other brands with good results, but ASUS always give me the least problems.
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Not Deluxe or Premium but OK
Reviewed By: Dysman on 4/29/2009
Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Good solid working MB w/ 8+1 phase power config.
I'm using it for an HTPC system running Linux 2.6.29.2 and works well with an older nvidia 8600GT.
No major bugs or issues after running for a few weeks.
Cons: No MOSFET cooler, no 1394 and no floppy connector. Not enough fan connectors. No serial comm connector on rear panel.
Rear i/o panel plate holes were off by 1/8 inch so installation was a bit tricky, my old board (Asus) in same case was fine. Need better quality control there.
PWM fan config in Linux is very strange, I'll just say that much. The older Asus Qfan setup worked better in Linux - must be something new with the Asus EPU.
I can't reduce CPU voltage so it runs somewhat hot @ 1.33 instead of 1.25 for a Phenom 9600 BE at stock MHz.
Other Thoughts: I bought this board because it has three PCI slots I needed for existing HDTV cards and no onboard video to replace an aging Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe (which I adored and miss greatly).
I have an old Phenom 9600 Black Edition in it w/ 0602 and one set of GSkill F2-8500CL5D-4GBPI DDR2-1066 in the Black Slots in unGanged mode.
With three hard drives AHCI SATA slots come up in strange order w/ Linux Port: 1=sda, 3=sdb then 2=sdc.. weird...
It configures a third HPET IRQ as CPU time source for CPU0 - no slow clock issues with my setup. Video seems to be more presice timing.
Onboard SPIDF out works great with Linux also.
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Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Typical ASUS quality. For a low to mid-range system this is a great MB. Plenty of available USB ports. Has eSATA built in. Lets you recycle your DDR2 memory.
Cons: Did not come with the usual ASUS quick connect blocks. No extra external USB bracket. But who cares the thing has 9 on board. As is typical these days, a video card with a decent size heat sink/cooling fan will block the first PCI slot. Maybe it was the DVD player but the supplied driver disc would not run.
Other Thoughts: Built this one as an upgrade for a customer that had a dead MB from a different vendor. He needed to be up and running quickly so did not have time to RMA the other brand. This was for a business system so no need to overclock. But if I do another build with this board I'm tempted just to see if it unlocks the other cores. I'm glad to see that vendors finally did away with floppy drive support.
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Review of M4A78 PLUS Motherboard
Reviewed By: on 2/2/2010
Tech Level: average - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: When I first got this motherboard, I also got an AMD X2 chip to go with it. It did not work at all. After taking a closer look at the box in which the motherboard came, I noticed that it said AM3 CPU. After getting an AMD X3 chip and reassembling the system, it worked like a charm. It also supports 1066 memory. I got 800 memory and I have no complaints whatever.
Cons: None.
Other Thoughts: Be very careful when you see what other people have gotten to go with their system. It may be misleading.
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ne works and the other doesn't
Reviewed By: on 2/1/2010
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Great, if it works!
Cons: Disappointed with Asus and their Tech/RMA department. Emailed and filled our RMA forms twice and I have yet to receive a response. Thinking I need to go back to MSi...
Other Thoughts: I purchased two of these motherboards with identical components (memory, cpu, video and power supplies). BIOS versions are the same. Installed Windows 7 x64 enterprise. One of the machines is working beautifully; the other has been a nightmare. The motherboard will not post. One by one I took parts out of the working machine and moved them over to the non working machine. Eliminated everything I could and the only part left is the motherboard.
* Due to AMD CPU limitation, DDR2 1066 is supported by AM2+/AM3 CPU for one DIMM per channel only.
Maximum Memory Supported
16GB
Channel Supported
Dual Channel
Expansion Slots
PCI Express 2.0 x16
2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 (1x PCIe x16, 1x PCIe x4 or x1)
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/JBOD
Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset
Realtek ALC887
Audio Channels
8 Channels
Rear Panel Ports
PS/2
2
USB 1.1/2.0
9 x USB 2.0
eSATA
1 x eSATA 3Gb/s
S/PDIF Out
1 x Optical
Audio Ports
6 Ports
Onboard USB
Onboard USB
3 x USB connectors supports additional 6 USB 2.0 ports
Physical Spec
Form Factor
ATX
Dimensions
12" x 8.8"
Power Pin
24 Pin
Manufacturer Warranty
Parts
3 years limited
Labor
3 years limited
Introduction
Boasting the new AMD AM3 socket, the Asus M4A78 allows you to elevate your rig beyond the standard limits with support for the next-generation 45nm AMD Phenom II processors. The board is able to reach memory speeds up to 1066 MHz for blazing fast memory access for today’s latest applications and games. A pair of PCI-Express 2.0 x16 cards can be mounted for cutting-edge graphic power with support for CrossFireX.
Besides the 2 PCI-Express 2.0 x16 lanes for the CrossFireX video, there is also a PCI-Express x1 and 3 PCI slots providing the flexibility for further system enhancements. Storage won't be a problem with 1-PATA connector plus 5-SATA connectors. Asus Turbo Key transforms the PC power button into a physical overclocking button. After easy setup, Turbo Key can boost performance anytime you like, without interrupting on-going work or games.
With current trends leaning towards green tech and energy savings, this board adopts the brand new 8+1 phase VRM power design to deliver improved energy efficiency, dramatically lower system temperature, and enhanced stability for overclocking. Furthermore, the Asus exclusive EPU (Energy Processing Unit) technology provides total power system efficiency by detecting current loadings and intelligently moderating power in real-time, helping save power and money.
Highlights
Socket AM3 Processor Support Based on the AMD 770 chipset, the Asus M4A78 Plus supports the latest-generation AMD Socket AM3 processors including the AMD Phenom II X3 and AMD Phenom II X4 processor, as well as AM2 and AM2+ processors including the AMD Phenom, AMD Athlon and AMD Sempron series.
ATi CrossFireX Multi-GPU Technology Support ATi CrossFireX is the ultimate multi-GPU performance gaming platform, enabling two or more discrete graphics processors to work together for boosted system performance and a breakthrough gaming experience.
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, 10 and JBOD for better performance, enhanced data security, and flexible capacity upgrades.
Gigabit Ethernet Connectivity The Asus M4A78 Plus features a fast Gigabit network interface for high-speed LAN connections at up to 1000Mb/s 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.
Asus EZ Flash 2 With Asus EZ Flash 2, simply press the pre-defined hotkey to launch this tool and update BIOS from a USB flash disk before entering the OS. You can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without preparing an additional floppy diskette or using an OS-based flash utility.
Power Efficiency Asus exclusive EPU (Energy Processing Unit) technology digitally monitors the CPU power and intelligently scales power up and down according to the work load for extreme energy efficiency.
Reviewed By: Eric on 5/1/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
