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ASUS M4A78 Plus AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:20 am
by blitz121
I was just wondering if this would be a good motherboard. I have been looking around for a decent one and this seems ok but, I was wondering if anybody used one. Some say for over clocking is a big no no with it because you can't change the voltage much. here is my plan
1.ASUS M4A78 Plus AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
2. Phenom II x4 955 BE
3. OCZ Reaper 1066 DDR2 4 gig.
4.XFX GTX 260 BE 896 MB
5.Raidmax Aurora 700w power supply
6.Raidmax Tornado computer case.
Also If I got this would it be better to just get 2 gig and go 32-bit for now until windows 7 or get a 64-bit and run all the ram I want?
Re: ASUS M4A78 Plus AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:37 pm
by camaroguy1998
Decent setup but I would consider this PSU.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... _-17341018
After rebate it is similarly priced and you cant go wrong with OCZ!
You can use the 4G of RAM now on a 32bit OS and it should recognize 3.25G which is much better than 2G and when Win7 comes out and you wish to go 64bit you can!
Re: ASUS M4A78 Plus AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 7:51 pm
by DL13
Hi, I agree with comaroguy, Raidmax are not very good PSU, they don't have the stability like OCZ has.
Re: ASUS M4A78 Plus AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:12 pm
by blitz121
but the mobo seems ok?
Re: ASUS M4A78 Plus AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:29 pm
by DL13
blitz121 wrote:but the mobo seems ok?
To me no, I think you'll be better getting a Gigabyte board.
What budget do you have? Because it look like you could get a board that uses DDR3 ram.
Re: ASUS M4A78 Plus AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:51 pm
by DL13
Here's a list so you can see What I'm saying. Is it close to your budget?
RAIDMAX Tornado ATX-238WU Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$44.99 -$5.00 Instant $39.99
GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
84.99-$5.00 Instant $79.99 .
XFX GX260NADBF GeForce GTX 260 Black Edition Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
$199.99 -$10.00 Instant $189.99
OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ700MXSP 700W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC ... - Retail
$129.99 -$40.00 Instant $89.99
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HDZ955FBGIBOX
$255.00-$10.00 Instant $245.00
OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ3RPR13334GK
$73.99 -$5.00 Instant $68.99
Subtotal: $713.95
Re: ASUS M4A78 Plus AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 11:28 pm
by blitz121
DL13 wrote:Here's a list so you can see What I'm saying. Is it close to your budget?
RAIDMAX Tornado ATX-238WU Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$44.99 -$5.00 Instant $39.99
GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
84.99-$5.00 Instant $79.99 .
XFX GX260NADBF GeForce GTX 260 Black Edition Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
$199.99 -$10.00 Instant $189.99
OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ700MXSP 700W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC ... - Retail
$129.99 -$40.00 Instant $89.99
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HDZ955FBGIBOX
$255.00-$10.00 Instant $245.00
OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ3RPR13334GK
$73.99 -$5.00 Instant $68.99
Subtotal: $713.95
Its in budget but yeah just wanted to save some
Re: ASUS M4A78 Plus AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 10:27 am
by DL13
That's good, I stayed in your budget. What do you think?
Re: ASUS M4A78 Plus AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 11:46 am
by blitz121
DL13 wrote:That's good, I stayed in your budget. What do you think?
pretty good I need a OS but i dunno where to go there too just stay xp until win7? test my luck on ebay and get 64-bit?
Re: ASUS M4A78 Plus AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 2:14 pm
by DL13
blitz121 wrote:pretty good I need a OS but i dunno where to go there too just stay xp until win7? test my luck on ebay and get 64-bit?
Stay with XP until Win 7, you can preorder Win 7 Pro from Newegg for $99.99, it ends July 11 09 which you have until midnight. Win 7 is better than vista, I have bin testing Win 7 Bata and RC. I think it's worth the wait.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6832116714
Re: ASUS M4A78 Plus AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 11:33 pm
by camaroguy1998
I have 2 Gigabyte based comps and 2 ASUS based comps also!
I could go either way on the brand of board, they are both great quality brands!
I will say this...The oldest comp in my house is Gigabyte based!(7-8 yrs old)