Asus M4A78-EM User Manual - Page 9

M4A78-EM specifications summary CPU Chipset Front side bus Memory Graphics Expansion slots AMD® Socket AM2+ / AM2 for AMD® Phenom™ x4 / Phenom™ x3 / Athlon™ x2 / Athlon™ / Sempron™ processors Compatible with Phenom™ II / Athlon™ x4 / Athlon™ x3 / Athlon™ x2 processors (AM3 CPU) Supports 45nm CPU AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ 2.0 Technology (depends on CPU type) Supports CPU up to 125W Refer to www.asus.com for the AMD CPU support list AMD 780G / SB700 Up to 5200MT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0 interface for AM3 / AM2+ CPU 2000 / 1600MT/s for AM2 CPU Dual-channel memory architecture 4 x 240-pin DIMM slots support maximum 16GB unbuffered ECC and non-ECC DDR2 1200(O.C.)/1066/800/667MHz memory modules * DDR2 1066 is supported by AM3 / AM2+ CPU only. ** We recommend that you install the DDR2 1200 memory modules on the yellow slots for better performance. *** Refer to www.asus.com for the latest Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors List). **** When you install a total memory of 4GB or more, Windows® 32-bit operating system may only recognize less than 3GB. We recommend a maximum of 3GB system memory if you are using a Windows® 32-bit operating system. Integrated ATI Radeon™ HD 3200 GPU Supports HDMI™ with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 (1080P) Supports DVI-D (HDCP compliant) with max. resolution up to 2560x1600@60Hz dual-link Supports RGB with max. resolution up to 2048x1536@85Hz Supports Hybrid CrossFireX™ (for Windows® Vista only) Dual VGA output supports: RGB & DVI RGB & HDMI Maximum shared memory up to 256MB * Refer to www.amd.com for the discrete GPUs which support Hybrid CrossFireX™. ** The minimum system requirements of playing HD-DVD and Blu-ray disc: Graphics shared memory of 256MB / Dual-Core CPU / 1GB dual-channel DDR2 667 or single-channel DDR2 800 1 x PCIe x16 slot 1 x PCIe x1 slot 2 x PCI slots (continued on the next page) ix