Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H [GA-MA78GM-S2H]

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Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H [GA-MA78GM-S2H]

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General
Brand	Gigabyte
Product name	GA-MA78GM-S2H
Product code	GA-MA78GM-S2H
Tested by HWI
Release date	04/16/2008
Price (min. / avg.)	$ 79,99 / $ 85,15

Specifications
Form factor: Micro ATX , CPU socket: Socket AM2+ , Type geheugen: DDR2 , Chipset: AMD 780G
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Reviews
GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H 780G Motherboard	TweakTown
Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H Motherboard on AMD 780G Chipset (Socket AM2+)	iXBT
AMD 780G Chipset - Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H Motherboard	Legit Reviews
AMD 780G Chipset Preview - Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H Evaluated	PC Perspective
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General
Brand	Gigabyte
Product name	GA-MA78GM-S2H
Product code	GA-MA78GM-S2H
Tested by	Koen Crijns
Processor / Chipset / Memory
Form factor	Micro ATX
Supported processor(s)	AMD Phenom / Athlon 64 (X2)
CPU socket	Socket AM2+
Processor bus	HyperTransport 3.0
Type geheugen	DDR2
Supported memory	DDR2-1066
Dual channel memory
Chipset	AMD 780G
Chipset - North bridge	AMD 780G
Chipset - South bridge	ATI SB700
nVidia SLI compatible
ATI Crossfire compatible
SLI Memory / EPP compatible
Intel XMP compatible
Integrated video card
Integrated video card (type)	ATI Radeon HD 3200
D-Sub (VGA) output
DVI output
HDMI output
S-Video output
TV output
Component output
DisplayPort uitgang
Expansion slosts
PCI Express x16 slots	1
PCI-Express x8 slots	0
PCI Express x4 slots	0
PCI Express x1 slots	1
Available PCI-Express lanes for video cards	16
AGP slots	0
PCI slots	2
DDR DIMM slots	0
DDR2 DIMM slots	4
DDR3 DIMM slots	0
Connectivity
USB 2.0 - Total	12
USB 2.0 - On board connectors	2
IEEE 1394 controller	TI TSB43AB23
Bluetooth
Audio
Onboard audio - Channels	7.1 channels
Onboard audio - Codec chip	Realtek ALC889
Onboard audio - Codec type	HDA
S/PDIF input
S/PDIF output
Dolby Digital Live
DTS Connect
Network
LAN - Chip	Realtek RTL8111C
LAN - Speed	1000 Mbit/s
LAN 2 - Chip
WLAN - Chip
Storage
Parallel ATA connectors	1
Serial ATA connectors	5
External Serial ATA (eSATA) connectors	1
Extra PATA (RAID) controller
Extra SATA (RAID) controller
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) controller
RAID 0 support
RAID 1 support
RAID 5 support
Onboard flash memory (for ReadyBoost)	0
Cooling / Overclocking
FAN connectors	2
Temperature controlled fan speed
Chipset cooler	Passive
CPU power phases	4
Maximum FSB frequency	500 MHz
CPU voltage tweaking (maximum)	1.85 V
Memory voltage tweaking (maximum)	2.1 V
North bridge voltage tweaking (maximum)	1.55 V
South bridge voltage tweaking (maximum)	0
HyperTransport voltage tweaking (maximum)	0
PCI Express voltage tweaking (maximum)	0
Dynamic overclocking
Multiplier changeable
PCI clock frequency changeable
PCI Express clock frequency changeable
Heatsinks on voltage regulators
Other
Power supply connector	24 pins
Onboard speaker
100% Solid Capacitors
BIOS type	Phoenix Award 6.00
Dual BIOS
Boot menu in BIOS
Flash software in BIOS
BIOS profiles
Problem diagnosis
Power recovery
Extra's	Audio via HDMI
Audio test
Frequency response [+]	0.1 dB
Frequency response [-]	0.11 dB
Noise level	91.6 dB(A)
Dynamic range	89.0 dB(A)
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)	0.131 %
Intermodulation Distortion (IMD) + Noise	0.256 %
Stereo crosstalk	86.3 dB
IMD+N (Swept frequency)	0.309 %
Benchmarks (Windows XP)
3DMark06	1527
Passmark 6.1 - Overall	737.7
Passmark 6.1 - CPU Mark	2016.1
Passmark 6.1 - 2D Graphics Mark	260.8
Passmark 6.1 - Memory Mark	318.9
Passmark 6.1 - Disk Mark	491
Passmark 6.1 - 3D Graphics Mark	114.7
Power usage - Idle	73 W
Power usage - 3DMark06 (max)	119 W

PC Advice configurations
Media Center PC - September 2008
Media Center PC - August 2008

External news
GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H 780G Motherboard	Madshrimps
GIGABYTE Announces MA78GM-S2H Motherboard	techPowerUp!
Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H - RS780 and SB700 pixelated (2008-02-04)	NordicHardware

External reviews
GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H 780G Motherboard	TweakTown
Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H Motherboard on AMD 780G Chipset (Socket AM2+)	iXBT
AMD 780G Chipset - Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H Motherboard	Legit Reviews
AMD 780G Chipset Preview - Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H Evaluated	PC Perspective

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User systems with this product
	3D-CAD/Game Lite [Hajo360]	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ G2, Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H, Club 3D GeForce 8800 GT Heatpipe 512MB
	AMD HTPC [CoolBlizzard]	AMD Phenom X4 9550, Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H, Integrated ATI Radeon HD3200 graphics (DirectX10)
	Bokkow's HTPC [Jeroen van Diesen]	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ G2, Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H
	Charon [mkoonstra]	AMD Athlon X2 BE-2350, Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H
	Danny's PC [PCtuner]	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+, Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H, PNY GeForce 8500 GT 512MB
	djinni mce [djinni]	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4050e, Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H
	Home Server [Stillpro]	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4850e, Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H
	HTPC [Sjakie81]	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4850e, Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H
	HTPC [Wilibrord]	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4850e, Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H, Onboard ATI Radeon HD3200-based graphics
	HTPC Callisto [bsje]	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4850e, Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H, IGP ATI HD3200
	HTPC configuratie [Gent32m]	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4850e, Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H
	HTPC MythUbuntu [UbuntuPC]	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4850e, Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H, inbegrepen op mobo
	Internet PC [psychosammie]	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4850e, Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H, ATI Radeon HD 3200
	mATX game/media PC [Ghill]	AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Black Edition, Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H, ASUS EN9600GT/HTDI/512M
	Media Center Antec Fusion 430 [bjornblomen]	AMD Athlon X2 3800+ 35W, Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H, ATI HD3200
	Media Center PC [jamesbont007]	AMD Phenom X4 9550, Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H, onboard HD 3200
	Media center Rob [wa007]	AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+, Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H
	media systeem du jour [pipotje]	AMD Athlon X2 BE-2350, Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H, on board hd 3200
	Mediacenter [oli4-j]	AMD Phenom X4 9950, Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H
	Mediacenter [ThaDune]	AMD Phenom X3 8450, Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H, Onboard ATI HD3200
	Mediacenter [sjoerrrd]	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4850e, Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H, MSI R4850-T2D512
	Mediacenter [Fua]	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4850e, Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H
	MediaCenter-PC [mathman]	AMD Athlon X2 BE-2350, Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H
	Nieuwe HTPC [Rafler]	AMD Phenom X4 9550, Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H, ATI Radeon HD3200
	PC1 [jinschoelink]	AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+, Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H, Sapphire Radeon HD 3450 512MB DDR2
	pro-forma's HTPC [pro-forma]	AMD Athlon X2 BE-2350, Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H, onboard ATI Radeon HD 3200
	Redice Server [coolplay]	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4050e, Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H, onboard 780G
	Redneck [uncleJ]	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4850e, Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H
	SERVER//HTPC [Mordor]	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4850e, Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H, Onboard
	WHS Triton [bsje]	AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400, Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H
	Workstation [AE86]	AMD Phenom X4 9750, Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H, Sapphire Radeon HD 3450 512MB Passive

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		GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H AMD 780G AMD Phenom Socket AM2+ 5200 MHz PC2-8500 (DDR2-1066) mATX Motherbo		$ 79,99
		GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H Micro ATX AMD Motherboard		$ 79,99
		GIGA-BYTE S-series GA-MA78GM-S2H Desktop Board - AMD 780G - Socket AM2+ - 5200MHz, 2000MHz HT - 16GB - DDR2 SDRAM - ATX		$ 86,99
		Gigabyte S-series GA-MA78GM-S2H Desktop Board		$ 93,62

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