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M3A78 PRO specifications summary
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CPU
AMD
®
Socket AM2/AM2+ for AMD Phenom™ FX /
Phenom™ / Athlon™/ Sempron™ processors
AMD
®
Cool’n’Quiet™ Technology
Supports CPU TDP up to 140W
Chipset
AMD 780G + SB700
System Bus
Up to 5200 MT/s; HyperTransport™ 3.0 interface for
AM2+ CPU
2000 / 1600 MT/s for AM2 CPU
Memory
Dual-channel memory architecture
- 4 x 240-pin DIMM sockets support unbufferred
ECC/non-ECC DDR2 1066�/800/667 MHz
ECC/non-ECC DDR2 1066�/800/667 MHz
memory modules
memory modules
- Supports up to 8 GB system memory
�DDR2 1066 is supported by AM2+ CPUs only. Refer to
www.asus.com or this user manual for the Memory
QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).
�� When installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more,
Windows 32-bit operation system may onlyl recognize
less than 3GB. Hence, a total installed memory of less
than 3GB is recommended.
VGA
Integrated ATI Radeon™ HD 3200 GPU
- Hybrid CrossFire™ support (For Windows Vista
only)
- Supports HDMI™ Technology (HDCP compliant)
with max. resolution up to 1920 x 1200 (1080P)
- Supports DVI with max. resolution up to 1600 x
1200 @ 60Hz
- Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2560 x
1440 @ 75 Hz
- Supports Microsoft
®
DirectX 10, OpenGL 2.0, Pixel
Shader 4.0
- Maximum shared memory of 256MB
Expansion Slots
1 x PCIe x16 slot ( Supports PCIe 2.0/1.0 architecture)
Supports PCIe 2.0/1.0 architecture)
2 x PCIe x1 slots
3 x PCI 2.2 slots
Storage
1 x Ultra DMA 133/100 interface
6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors supporting RAID 0, 1, and
10 configuration
LAN
Realtek
®
8111C Gigabit LAN controller
High Definition Audio
Realtek
®
ALC1200 8-channel High Definition audio
CODEC
- Supports Jack-Detection, Enumeration, Multi-
Supports Jack-Detection, Enumeration, Multi-
Enumeration, Multi-
Streaming, and Jack-Retasking
Jack-Retasking
- Coaxial S/PDIF Out port at back I/O
S/PDIF Out port at back I/O
USB
12 x USB 2.0 ports (8 at mid-board; 4 on the rear panel)
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