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ASUS M3N78-EMH HDMI Motherboard

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Mathew Miranda
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Aron Schatz
Posted
June 2, 2008
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ASUS M3N78-EMH HDMI Motherboard
This microATX board sports the latest technology including AM2+ Phenom support, Hybrid SLI, integrated NVIDIA GeForce DirectX 10 graphics, HDMI/DVI outpts, HT 3.0 and PCIe 2.0. Considering its affordable price, those in the market for a media PC or space saving system build should be interested in seeing what this motherboard is capable of. Leave it up to HardwareLogic to find out how well this little guy performs and if its worth spending your hard earned dollars on.
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Asus is everywhere and anywhere there might be a market for computer related components.  This industry giant shipped out 55 million motherboards and earned over $16 billion in revenues during 2006.  They followed that up in 2007 with revenue exceeding $20 billion dollars.  With over 100,000 employees and an unsurpassed R&D team, its not hard to see why they are considered one of the best companies in the game.

The M3N78-EMH HDMI motherboard enters the small form factor scene with several standout features.  This microATX board sports the some of the latest technology including AM2+ Phenom support, Hybrid SLI, integrated NVIDIA GeForce DirectX 10 graphics, HT 3.0 and PCIe 2.0.  Considering its affordable price, those in the market for a media PC or space saving system build should be interested in seeing what this motherboard is capable of.  Leave it up to HardwareLogic to find out how well this little guy performs and if its worth spending your hard earned dollars on.  

PRODUCT
  • ASUS M3N78-EMH HDMI Motherboard
CPU SUPPORTSocket 
  • AMD AM2+ / AM2 / Phenom FX / Phenom / Athlon 64 / Sempron / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2
  • 5200 MT/s HyperTransport 3.0 interface for AM2+
CHIPSET
  • NVIDIA Geforce 8200
MEMORY
  • Four DDR2 Dual Channel Memory Slots (supports max. 8 GB)
  • DDR2 1066/800/667/533 Memory
    (supports NVIDIA® SLI™-ready technology)
    *DDR2-1066 is supported by AM2+ CPUs only
    **Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for Qualified Vendors List.
VGA
  • Integrated NVIDIA GeForce Series DirectX10 graphics processor
  • Hybrid SLI Support (Vista only)
  • Supports HDMI Technology (1920x1200 max resolution)
  • HDCP compliant
  • Supports HD resolutions 720p / 1080p 
  • Supports D-Sub (1920x1440 max resolution @ 75Hz)
EXPANSION SLOTS
  • One PCI Express X16 slot
  • One PCI Express X1 slot
  • Two PCI slots
STORAGE

Southbridge

  • One UltraDMA 133/100 interface 
  • Six SATA 3 Gb/s ports
  • Supports RAID 0,1,0+1,5, and JBOD configuration
AUDIO
  • Realtek ALC883 High Definition Audio 8-channel CODEC
  • Supports S/PDIF out interface
  • Jack-detect and multi-streaming
USB
  • Twelve USB 2.0/1.1 ports
  • Eight ports at mid-board
  • Four ports at rear panel
LAN
  • NVIDIA nForce built-in Gigabit MAC with external Atheros PHY
REAR I/O PANEL
  • One PS/2 Keyboard
  • One PS/2 Mouse
  • One HDMI
  • One DVI
  • One VGA
  • One LAN(RJ45) port
  • Four USB 2.0/1.1
  • 8-channel audio I/O
INTERNAL I/O HEADERS
  • One High Definition front panel audio connector
  • One IDE connector
  • One Floppy disk drive
  • One CD audio-in
  • One CPU fan
  • One Chassis fan
  • One COM
  • One LPT
  • Six SATA
  • One S/PDIF Out
  • Four USB 2.0 for eight additional 2.0 ports
  • One 24-pin EATX power
  • One 4-pin ATX 12V power
  • One system panel connector
SYSTEM BIOS
  • AMI BIOS
  • 8 Mb Flash ROM
  • DMI 2.0
  • PnP  
  • SM BIOS 2.5
  • ACPI 2.0a
  • ASUS EZ Flash 2
FORM FACTOR
  • Micro ATX: 9.6 in x 9.3 in (24.4 cm x 23.7 cm)
WARRANTY
  • 3 Year Warranty
CURRENT PRICING
  • Price

Bundle

ACCESSORIES
  • I/O shield
CABLES
  • One SATA power cable for two devices
  • Two SATA signal cables
  • One Ultra DMA 133/100/66 cable
  • One Floppy disk drive cable
APPLICATION DVD

Asus Motherboard Support DVD

  • Drivers
  • ASUS PC Probe II
  • ASUS Update
  • ASUS Cool 'n'Quiet Utility
  • Norton Internet Security
  • Corel Snapfire Plus SE
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader V7.0
DOCUMENTATION
  • ASUS M3N78-EMH HDMI Motherboard User's Guide

Asus includes a small bundle to get you started.  Included in the bundle are cables and an I/O shield for installation purposes.  The motherboard DVD comes with drivers and a few utility programs that you may find useful.  PC Probe II monitors system voltage and temperature.  The great thing about this utility is the ability to set warning levels that will cause audio and visual alarms when things get too hot or voltages reach dangerous levels.  Noticeably absent from the bundle is the Q-Connector Kit that allows for easier and faster front panel connections.      

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