Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H

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Product Summary

The GigaByte GA-MA78GM-S2H is an AMD 780G-based, compact motherboard.Compared to other compact motherboards on the market, it is midpriced at around $100.

Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H

Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd.

Part Number: GA-MA78GM-S2H

Specs: Product type: Motherboard; Form factor: Micro ATX; Chipset Type: AMD 780G / ATI SB600 See full specs >>

Price range: $89.99 - $116.99

CNET product brief

Description: The GigaByte GA-MA78GM-S2H is an AMD 780G-based, compact motherboard.Compared to other compact motherboards on the market, it is midpriced at around $100.

Pros: Has an 8 x Hi-Speed USB and one IEEE 1394 (FireWire) optional connectors, which is considerably more favorable than some similarly priced motherboards.By way of comparison, the average cost of a product with a comparable set of additional optional connections is $155.Also, this motherboard is built around an AMD 780G-based chipset, which is somewhat more robust than some similarly priced motherboards.This product can be expanded to 16GB of RAM.This should be enough for complex tasks such as database and photo-editing.In addition you can take advantage of the onboard Firewire (IEEE 1394) to quickly transfer data to and from A/V devices such as MP3 players and camcorders.

Cons: None noted, given available product data.

Suitability: A compact motherboard, suited for small computers.

Value: Overall, this motherboard has great features for the money.

Suggestions: (1) If you want to take full advantage of the on-board SATA controller, you will want to consider a hard drive upgrade.Existing IDE hard drives will run on the ATA-133 bus.(2) For motherboard add-ons, check out the storage and components section of CNET's website.

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