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Asus M4A78T-E Socket AM3/ AMD 790GX/ Hybrid CrossFireX/HDMI/A&V&GbE/ATX Motherboard

4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 23 ratings
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Brand Asus
CPU Socket Socket AM3
Compatible Devices Personal Computer
RAM Memory Technology DIMM
Compatible Processors AMD Sempron, AMD Athlon
Chipset Type AMD 790GX/SB750
Memory Clock Speed 1333 MHz
Platform DOS, Windows
Memory Storage Capacity 512 MB
RAM Memory Maximum Size 16 GB

About this item

  • CPU - AMD Socket AM3 ;Phenom II /Athlon II /Sempron 100 Series Processors, AMD 140W CPU Support, AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Technology, Supports 45nm CPU, Chipset - AMD 790GX/SB750, Form Factor - ATX Form Factor (12 in. x9.6 in.),
  • Memory - 4 x DIMM, Max. 16 GB, DDR3 1600(O.C.)/1333/1066 ECC,Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory, System Bus - Up to 5200 MT/s HyperTransport 3.0
  • This motherboard has AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Technology and ASUS Q-Fan2 technology which work together to reduce CPU heat and noise generated by CPU FAN to cool CPU. As result it takes some time for the CPU fan to actually start spinning to cool the processor. In many instances when PC is at idle CPU FAN will not spin at all and will stay that way until CPU gets hot enough to be cooled down.
  • Other potential installation mistakes could also produce this result. If add on video card is used it must be PCI-E 2.0 compatible. Please note that PCI-E 3.0 products may not be compatible. We have provided bellow CPU support list along with other useful information to address this problem. Please make sure that CPU used is on the CPU support list. Use of different processor then on the support list may result in irreversible damage to the motherboard, CPU and/or other components used.
  • Additionally, the motherboard's packaging, instructions, and manufacturer's information are all in Chinese." - In this case "does not work" could be for various reasons and - in this instance - more information is required to determine the reason. Manual, Drivers and other tools and information for the motherboard is available on the disk that comes with the item and also on the website in several different languages.

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I've verified that the drivers on the CD that comes with the motherboard work with Windows XP and Windows Vista. The motherboard drivers are presumed to work with Windows 7 and Windows 8, but this has not been verified.

Product Description

Build a system with powerful graphics included with this ASUS M4A78T-E ATX motherboard as your foundation! This ASUS M4A78T-E motherboard is based on the AMD 790GX + SB750 chipset and supports Socket AM3 processors with HyperTransport 3.0. Use this motherboard as the cornerstone of your system by adding an AMD Phenom II, Athlon II or Sempron 100 Series processors and up to 16 GB of DDR3 memory at speeds of up to 1600 MHz. Integrated cost saving features like a Atheros L1E Gigabit Ethernet controller and VIA VT1708S 8-Channel HD audio save you the hassle of installing add-on cards. The M4A78T-E sets itself apart from the pack with its integrated ATI Radeon HD 3300 graphics processor with 128 MB of side-port memory. The M4A78T-E features plenty of room for expansion with two PCI slots, two PCI Express x1 slot, and two PCI Express x16 slots. It even supports ATI Hybrid CrossFireX that lets you use an additional PCI Express graphics card in tandem with the integrated GPU to provide even better performance. There are plenty of USB 2.0 so you can add a wide variety of devices, too! Order today!

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Customer reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars
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23 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the quality, performance, frame rate, sound quality and overclocking capabilities of the motherboard. For example, they mention it's a great board, works flawlessly, has decent speed and can handle all their games at decent frame rates. That said, some complain about the quiet fan software.

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5 customers mention5 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the quality of the motherboard. They mention that it's a great board, easy to install, and has a good on-board GPU.

"...I am very happy with this motherboard, good quality and parts, it is an Asus!" Read more

"A great motherboard with a good on-board gpu. It can handle all my games at decent frame rates at high settings...." Read more

"This is a really great board and it seems that a lot of Asus boards can easily unlock cores...." Read more

"Great board. The little metal thingee that covers the plugs in back was kind of useless though." Read more

4 customers mention4 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the performance of the motherboard. They mention that it works flawlessly, the onboard HDMI and video out are working fine, and all six cores are working good.

"I bough this motherboard and it is working flawlessly...." Read more

"...Onboard HDMI, video out is working fine.I haven't over clocked it till now, eventhough there is a provision to do it...." Read more

"...Works great and has pretty decent speed for an older board." Read more

"...another one recently and installed in as a replacement, and everything is working great...." Read more

3 customers mention3 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the frame rate of the motherboard. They mention that it works great, has decent speed, and can handle all their games at decent frame rates at high settings.

"...It can handle all my games at decent frame rates at high settings.Supports my AMD Phenom x4 695 and 2 2gb DRR3 1600 ram out of the box...." Read more

"...Works great and has pretty decent speed for an older board." Read more

"Everything is good, smooth and fast, easy to install, get along so good with phenom x4, not complains so far." Read more

3 customers mention3 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the sound quality of the motherboard. They mention that the sound is good but not great. They also appreciate the onboard video, audio, and Gigabit Ethernet.

"...Sound quality is good but not great, I will put a better one in the PCI slot...." Read more

"...It has great on-board hd sound with support up to 7.1 setting." Read more

"...lots of room for oversize graphics cards . Onboard Video, audio and Geg Lan. Video has HDMI and VGA and digital connectors.Excellent for overclocking...." Read more

Top reviews from the United States

Jose A. Rivera
5.0 out of 5 stars A great motherboard for its price range
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2009
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I bough this motherboard and it is working flawlessly. Its integrated video card is not the best of the market but for the price you pay for it, it is great! I could run most of my favorite games on it with decent configuration and resolution. Sound quality is good but not great, I will put a better one in the PCI slot. Talking about slots, they are very nice because of the space that you have to fit PCI-Express video cards on it. Mine have now two Ati Radeon HD 4870, and AMD Phenon 2 X3 720 Black Edition, and OCZ DD3 memory...it definitely rocks!!!

Overclocking is very easy too, you have plenty of options on the system's bios and on Windows after you install the software for supporting it.

I am very happy with this motherboard, good quality and parts, it is an Asus!
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brutetal
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Motherboard
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2010
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A great motherboard with a good on-board gpu. It can handle all my games at decent frame rates at high settings.
Supports my AMD Phenom x4 695 and 2 2gb DRR3 1600 ram out of the box. It has great on-board hd sound with support up to 7.1 setting.
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Thiru
5.0 out of 5 stars Greate Motherboard for this price
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2011
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Works greate... Used for building a system with AMD Phenome 1090T, 8 GB ram, 1 TB HDD. To be used as development machine.
All the six cores are working good.

I have installed Ubuntu 10.10 64 bit Operating System (Shaved $100+ microsoft dollars). OS downloaded and installed ATX drivers automatically. Onboard HDMI, video out is working fine.
I haven't over clocked it till now, eventhough there is a provision to do it. CPU utilization is 65% even after running 4 virtualbox images[1) with oracle, weblogic, eclipse, 2] With IBM Rational RQM server, 3] LAMP 4] RAILS] and blender image rendering.
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Lidia
4.0 out of 5 stars Works great and has pretty decent speed for an older board
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2015
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Getting the BIOS right was a little bit of a pain but since then it has been steady. Works great and has pretty decent speed for an older board.
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Rick D.
2.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2015
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Did work as claimed from the get and died in 6 months don't buy this board
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Tony Yu
5.0 out of 5 stars great motherboard for unlocking cores and overclocking
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2010
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This is a really great board and it seems that a lot of Asus boards can easily unlock cores. All you need to do is press 4 when the setup screen comes up and it unlocks all available cores. I unlocked a quadcore with this and overclocked the cpu to 3.8ghz as well without changing voltage! This was a bit pricey though, I bought a cheaper Asus motherboard for another build and it did the job too.+
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Eric Fox
5.0 out of 5 stars Does the job
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2015
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I had this same motherboard in a computer that I'd assembled 5-6 years ago, but it died. I ordered another one recently and installed in as a replacement, and everything is working great. It's older technology now, but if you are maintaining a legacy computer for some reason, this is a stable and reliable mobo.
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Robert Vandiver
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfact Board !!!
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2009
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This is a great board!! Fits well in case has room for expansion. Loaded with 5 SATA connectors . lots of room for oversize graphics cards . Onboard Video, audio and Geg Lan. Video has HDMI and VGA and digital connectors.Excellent for overclocking.Quiet fan software included. Installed Vista Ultimate 64 without a hitch.Asus website has new drivers available, including BIOS.USB BETA driver does not work !!!! However.This is the Asus Link for the Board Drivers. [...] .
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