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Asus M4A78-HTPC/RC review

Asus M4A78-HTPC/RC
 
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Verdict:

An ideal choice if you want to build a media centre PC, thanks to HD video decoding and a remote control.

Review Date: 21 Sep 2009

Price when reviewed: £80

Supplier: http://www.lambda-tek.com/componentshop

Reviewed By: Alan Lu & Kat Orphanides

Our Rating 4 stars out of 5

Basic Specifications

Part Code M4A78-HTPC/RC
Review Date 21 Sep 2009
Rating **** stars out of 5
Processor socket AM2+
Form factor microATX
Size 244x224mm
Processor support Sempron, Athlon 64, Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64 FX, Phenom, Phenom II
Processor external bus 200MHz (2GHz HyperTransport)
Chipset north bridge AMD 780G
Chipset south bridge AMD SB700
Passively-cooled north bridge yes
Integrated graphics Yes
Supported memory type DDR2 667/800/1066
Maximum memory speed PC2-8500
Memory slots 4
Maximum memory 16GB
Dual-channel support yes

Internal Ports

Power connectors 1x 24-pin ATX, 1x 4-pin ATX, 1x 4-pin Molex audio power connector
PCI-E x16 slots 1
Dual graphics architecture none
PCI-E x4 slots 0
PCI-E x1 slots 2
PCI slots 1
Fan headers 3
Floppy ports 0
IDE ports 1
Serial ATA ports 5
RAID chipset (max disks) none

Features

Wired network ports 1x 10/100/1000
Sound (ports) VIA VT1718S (6x analogue audio out, stereo photo out, optical S/PDIF out, coaxial S/PDIF out)
USB2 ports / headers 4/3
Firewire ports / headers 0/0
Legacy ports none
Other ports HDMI
Cables included 1x SATA, 1x IDE
Brackets included none
Software included Norton Internet Security 2009

Setup and Overclocking

Voltage adjustment CPU/RAM/Chipset
CPU clock max adjustment 999MHz

Buying Information

Price £80
Supplier http://www.lambda-tek.com/componentshop
Details www.asus.com
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