M4A78-HTPC - The Fun Home Theater Center

The ASUS M4A78-HTPC Series of motherboards is the ideal platform for users to build a full-fledged home theater PC. It features several innovative technologies which provide users with a whole new realm of multimedia enjoyment. With Perfect Pitch Hi-Fi, a high-quality integrated preamplifier chip increases the voltage of weak audio signals and enlarges the dynamic audio frequency - delivering richer details and clearer sounds. In addition, gold-plated RCA stereo audio connectors that are fully compatible with amplifiers without requiring extra connectors make it easy to link the PC to home theater speakers. Furthermore, the ASUS Silent Mode effectively reduces fan speed and lowers fan noise to deliver a quiet environment for maximum movie watching and music listening enjoyment.

Specifications

CPU	AMD Phenom™ X4/Phenom™ X3/Athlon™X2/ Athlon™ / Sempron™ processors (socket AM2+/AM2) Supports AM3 Phenom™ II/Athlon™ X4/Athlon™ X3/ Athlon™ X2 AMD 45nm CPU support AMD Cool'n'Quiet™ Technology
Chipset	AMD 780G/SB700
System bus	Up to 5200 MT/s HyperTiansport™ 3.0 interlace For AM3/AM2+CPU 2000 M 600 MT/s for AM2 CPU
Memory	Dual-channel memory architecture - 4 x240-pin DIMM sockets support unbuffered ECC / non-ECC DDR2 1066* / 800 / 667 MHz memory modules - Supports up to 16GB systemmemory *Due to AMD CPU limitation, DDR2 1066 issupported by AM3/AM2+ CPUs for one DIMM per channel only. Refer to ww.asus.com or this user manual for theMemory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists). *Dueto OS limitation, when installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. Hence, a totalinstalled memory of less than 3GB is recommended.
VGA	Integrated ATI Radeon™ HD 3200 GPU - Supports HDMI™ Technology with max.resolution up to 1920 x 1200 (1080P) - Supports Dual-link DVI with max. resolutionup to 2560 x 1600 @60Hz - Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2560x 1440 @ 75Hz tor 16:9 format - Hybrid CrossFireX™ support HDMI / DVI / D-Sub support (Dual independentdisplays support with HDMI / DVI and D-Sub) - Supports Microsoft DirectX 10, OpenGL 2.0,Pixel Shader 4.0 - Hardware Decode Acceleration for H.264,VC-1, and MPEG-2 - Maximum shared memory of 256MB
Expansion Slots	1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot 2 x PCIe x1 slots 1 xPCI2.2 slot|
Storage	1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 for up to 2 PATAdevices 5 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports with RAID 0,1 and 10 support 1 xExternal SATA 3.0 Gb/s port *Dueto Window XP/Vista™ limitation, the RAID array with the total capacity over 2TBcannot be set as a boot disk. A RAID array over 2TB can only beset as a data disk only
LAN	Atheros L1E Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET 2
High Definition Audio	10-channel High Definition Audio CODEC - Supports Jack-Detection and Multi-Streaming - Optical/Coaxial S/PDIF Out ports at back I/O - 2-channel gold-plated RCA output at back IAD - DTS Surround Sensation UltraPC - ASUS Noise fitter
USB	10 x USB 2.0 /1.1 ports (6 ports atmid-board; 4 ports at back panel)
AI Lifestyle Unique Features	ASUS Power Solution - ASUS 4+1 Phase Power Design ASUS Absolute Pitch Hi-Fi ASUS Quiet ThermalSolution - ASUS Tranquil Mode (AM3/AM2+ CPUs only) - ASUS Fanless Design: heatsink solution ASUS Express Gate ASUSHome Theater Gate ASUS Crystal Sound - ASUS Noise Filter ASUS EZDIY - ASUS Q-Connector - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash 2
Other Features	ASUS MyLogo 2™