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Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H Motherboard
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| List Price: | $130.65 |
| Price: | $90.25 |
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Product Description
PRODUCT FEATURES:Supports AMD AM2+ Phenom/ AM2 Athlon64 series processorsSolid capacitors design in CPU VRMDual Channel DDR2 1066 for remarkable system performanceIntegrated ATI Radeon HD3200-based graphics (DX10)Ultimate graphics performance with PCI-E 2.0 x16 interfaceIntegrated SATA 3Gb/s with RAID functionFeatures high speed Gigabit Ethernet and IEEE1394High quality 106dB SNR ALC889A HD audioIntegrated HDMI/ DVI interface with HDCP
Product Details
- Brand: Gigabyte
- Model: GA-MA78GM-S2H
- Dimensions: 2.60" h x 10.50" w x 10.50" l, 2.75 pounds
- Processors: 0
Features
- RAID Controller - RAID 0/1/10
- Warranty - 2 Years
- Memory Slot - 4
- Chipset
- - AMD 780G & SB700
Customer Reviews
Great energy efficient board
I was using an older Pentium 4 system for my Media center, and was looking for something with more power and efficiency.
I paired this motherboard with an AMD 4850e processor, which only requires 45 watts.
This runs quiet and and the onboard video has enough power to run my HD-DVD and Blu-ray titles. I haven't tried gaming since it is a dedicated HTPC and sits by my TV. I have a seperate computer for games.
When purchasing this board, make sure you look for the 1.1 revision. Gigabyte has revised the Northbridge heatsink. The one pictured here is flat, while the new Bridge is shaped different and has a taller heatsink. The Northbridge gets very hot to the touch on the older heatsink.
Another word of Caution, if you decide to run Vista media center, you may want to stick to 32-bit. My hauppauge tv tuner occasionally glitches. Each new revision of the sound driver seems to improve things. They've had several new drivers in the last month or two so they seem to be actively working to resolve issues. My friend's 32-bit Vista machine has ran fine, while my setup (which is the same hardware wise) in 64-bit has had some performance hiccups that I'm living with for now.
Otherwise, great board, great features and at a great price. Also check out the newer revised version of this board, the GA-MA78GPM-DS2H. The model names are different, chipset is revised and has 128MB of sideport memory dediated for video. The cost difference is only $5 from my local store.
Excellent for HTPC
Best MB for gaming and movies on the market at a price you can pay!
