M4A78-E Specifications Summary - Asus M4A78-E - Motherboard - ATX User Manual

M4A78-E specifications summary

CPU
Chipset
System bus
Memory
VGA
Expansion slots
Storage
LAN
Audio
IEEE 1394
Phenom™ X4 / Phenom™ X3 / Athlon™ X2 / Athlon™ /
Sempron™ processors (socket AM2+/AM2) Sempron™ processors (socket AM2+/AM2)
Compatible with Phenom™ II / Athlon™ X4 / Athlon™ X3 / Phenom™ II / Athlon™ X4 / Athlon™ X3 /
Athlon™ X2 (AM3 CPU)
Supports 45nm CPU
AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology
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AMD 790GX / SB750
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Up to 5200 MT/s; HyperTransport™ 3.0 interface for AM3 / AM2+
CPU
2000 / 1600 MT/s for AM2 CPU
4 x DIMM, max. 16 GB, DDR2 1066* / 800 / 667 MHz,
ECC / non-ECC, un-buffered memory
Dual-channel memory architecture
* Due to AMD CPU limitation, DDR2 1066 MHz is supported
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by AM2+ / AM3 CPU for one DIMM per channel only. Refer to
www.asus.com for the memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).
** Due to OS limitation, when installing total memory of 4 GB
capacity or more, Windows
recognize less than 3 GB. Hence, a total installed memory of
less than 3 GB is recommended.
Integrated ATI Radeon™ HD 3300 GPU
- SidePort Memory—onboard 64MB DDR2 800 memory
- Supports HDMI™ Technology with max. resolution up to
1920 x 1200 (1080P)
- Supports Dual-link DVI with max. resolution up to 2560 x 1600
@ 60Hz
- Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2560 x 1440
@ 75Hz
- Hybrid CrossFireX™ support
- Dual independent displays support with HDMI/DVI and D-Sub
- Supports Microsoft
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Shader Model 4.0
- Hardware Decode Acceleration for H.264, VC-1, and MPEG-2
- Maximum shared memory of 512MB
2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slots (Single x16 with VGA Switch Card or
Dual x8)*, support ATI
2 X PCIe x1 slots
2 x PCI 2.2 slots
1 x Ultra DMA 133 / 100 / 66 for up to 2 PATA devices
5 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports with RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10
1 x eSATA 3.0 Gb/s port
Atheros L1E Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET 2
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VIA VT1708S 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC
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- Supports Jack-Detection, Multi-Streaming, and Front Panel
Jack-Retasking
- Optical S/PDIF Out ports at back I/O
- ASUS Noise Filtering
VIA VT6315N controller supports 2 x IEEE 1394a ports
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(one at midboard; one at back panel)
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32-bit operation system may only
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DirectX 10, OpenGL 2.0,
CrossFireX technology
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