M4a78-am specifications summary – Asus M4A78-AM User Manual
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CPU
Phenom™ X4 / Phenom™ X3 / Athlon™ X2 / Athlon™ /
Sempron™ processors (socket AM2+ / AM2)
Compatible with Phenom™ II / Athlon™ X4 / Athlon™ X3
/ Athlon™ X2 (AM3 CPU)
Support 45nm CPU
AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet™ Technology
Support CPU up to 95W
* Refer to www.asus.com for the AMD CPU support list
Chipset
AMD 780 / SB710
System bus
Up to 5200 MT/s; HyperTransport™ 3.0 interface for AM3 /
AM2+ CPU
2000 / 1600 MT/s for AM2 CPU
Memory
Dual-channel memory architecture
2 x 240-pin DIMM slots support maximum 8GB unbuffered
ECC and non-ECC DDR2 1200(O.C.)/1066*/800/667MHz
memory modules
* DDR2 1066/1200(O.C.) is supported by AM2+ / AM3 CPU only.
** Refer to www.asus.com for the latest Memory QVL
(Qualified Vendors List).
*** When you install a total memory of 4GB capacity or more,
Windows
®
32-bit operating system may only recognize less
than 3GB. We recommend a maximum of 3GB system memory
if you are using a Windows 32-bit operating system.
Expansion slots
1 x PCI Express™ 2.0 x16 slot
1 x PCI Express™ x1 slot
2 x PCI slots
Supports PCI Express™ 2.0/1.0 Architecture
Storage
1 x UltraDMA 133/100 connector
4 x Serial ATA 3Gb/s connectors support RAID 0, RAID 1, and
RAID 0+1, JBOD configurations (* For Windows
®
Vista only)
Graphics
ATI Radeon HD3200
Maximum shared memory of 256 MB
Supports RGB with max. resolution 2048 x 1536 x 32 Bpp x 75 Hz
* To playback the HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc, we recommend
system configuration: Graphic shared memory 256MB/Dual-
Core CPU minimum/maximum 1GB memory of Dual-channel
DDR2 667 or Single-channel DDR2 800.
LAN
Realtek 8112 PCIe Gb LAN
Audio
VT1708S High Definition Audio 6-channel CODEC
- Supports Jack-detect and Multistreaming technology
- Supports S/PDIF out interface
ASUS
overclocking
fetures
SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection) from 200MHz to 550MHz
at 1 MHz increment
ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall)