Product Details
Description:
The Black Series A780GM-A Desktop Board based on the best combination of the new AMD 780G and SB700 chipset plus support for the latest Phenom quad core processors. The Black Series A780GM-A Desktop Board is the best reliable choice for AMD AM2+ platform.
Quick Glance
Supported Processor: Phenom, Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, Sempron, Athlon X2
Interface Connection: Audio Line In Yes, Audio Line Out Yes, Microphone Port Yes, VGA Yes, HDMI Yes, Network (RJ-45) Yes
System Board Style: ATX
# of Memory Slots: 4
Processor Socket: Socket AM2+ PGA-940
System Chipset: AMD 780G
Memory Technology: DDR2 SDRAM
Multi GPU Support: CrossFireX
# of PCI-e x16 Slots: 1
Summary
Product Title: ECS (Elitegroup Computers) Black A780GM-A Desktop Motherboard - AMD 780G Chipset - Socket AM2+ PGA-940
Manufacturer: ECS (Elitegroup Computers)
Power Score: 4.0 | 10 Reviews
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Product Reviews (10)
Great Solution
Strengths: Strong on-board video, full-ATX size, many USB ports, intuitive layout, great for a HTPC.
Weakness: Northbridge should have a fan on it, clear CMOS would be more convenient as a button, uses the same audio codec as Dell, doesn't "officially" support 95W+ processors
I chose this board because I wanted a board that was inexpensive, full-ATX size, and had on-board video strong enough that I didn't have to buy a video card. Upon researching the 780G chipset on the internet, the HD3200 video it has integrated into the Northbridge chipset far outclasses the integrated VGA offerings from Intel and nVidia. You also have the option of using "hybrd crossfire" that...
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By radnads02 - Aug 12, 2008
ECS A780GM-A Motherboard
Strengths: Solid construction, well-written manual included, good customer support, ability for expansion/upgrades
Weakness: Only one IDE header, flimsy I/O panel, no firewire inputs
I began installing this motherboard with an AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ this weekend. I couldn't get it to boot up at first, but the actual physical installation seemed a lot easier than my last board -- these directions are very thorough. The last board I installed had very, very poor, insufficient instructions, so this is quite a nice change. I finally got it to boot up once I did so without...
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By rspresser - Apr 14, 2008
Very Nice 780G MB
Strengths: 1. Full ATX size. 2. Extensive connectivity support, even better than other more expensive ones.
Weakness: 1. Overclock options scatter among different menus. 2. Two output sound devices with the same name, but only one works. 3. Microphone port dies quickly?
The reason to choose this board is simple: full ATX vs mATX, lower price vs higher price. More specifically, even though this board is less expensive than many other mATX ones, it provides 1 more PCI slot, 1 more ePCI 1x slot, 2 more USB ports, 1 more eSATA port (not a single one on mATX ones), and 4 RAM slots. The overclock options are basic, but good enough for non-serious overclockers like me....
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By liusand - Aug 10, 2008
A780GM-A - Good Price for fairly reliable board
Strengths: good price, many USB ports, works well with Phenom II X4
Weakness: PCI configuration horrible
This was a major upgrade from a previous system (Gigabyte GA-K8NS Pro socket 754 w/ AMD Athlon 64 3000+, 2GB DDR RAM, 256MB ATI Radeon 9550) The previously installed OS (Vista Ultimate) booted right up without needing to re-install the OS, and it used to take 3 or more minutes to boot, now it takes 30 seconds from a cold start. The only problem I have noticed is that whenever I placed a PCI card...
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By anonymous; - Oct 7, 2009
Great Solution
Strengths: Strong on-board video, Full-ATX size, layout is intuitive, many USB ports
Weakness: No DVI port, clear CMOS would be more cnvenient as a button, Northbridge should have a fan, audio codec the same as Dell's, doesn't "officially" support 95W+ processors.
I chose this board because I wanted a board that was inexpensive, full-ATX size, and had on-board video strong enough that I didn't have to buy a video card. Upon researching the 780G chipset on the internet, the HD3200 video it has integrated into the Northbridge chipset far outclasses the integrated VGA offerings from Intel and nVidia. You also have the option of using "hybrd crossfire" that...
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By anonymous; - Aug 12, 2008