jmorris
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what do you guys think of this for xp running sonar 5?I 've always had intel motherboard..but I'm NO expert
Brand ASUS
Model M3N78 PRO
Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type AM2+/AM2
CPU Type Phenom FX / Phenom / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2
FSB 2600MHz Hyper Transport (5200 MT/s)
Chipsets
North Bridge NVIDIA GeForce 8300
Memory
Number of Memory Slots 4×240pin
Memory Standard DDR2 1066
*Due to AMD CPU limitation, DDR2 1066 is supported by AM2+ CPU for one DIMM per channel only.
Maximum Memory Supported 8GB
Channel Supported Dual Channel
Expansion Slots
PCI Express 2.0 x16 1
PCI Express x1 2
PCI Slots 3
Storage Devices
PATA 1 x ATA100 2 Dev. Max
SATA 3Gb/s 6
SATA RAID 0/1/0+1/5/JBOD
Onboard Video
Onboard Video Chipset NVIDIA GeForce 8 series
Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset Realtek ALC1200
Audio Channels 8 Channels
Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset Realtek 8211CL
Max LAN Speed 10/100/1000Mbps
Rear Panel Ports
PS/2 1
HDMI 1 x HDMI
USB 6 x USB 2.0
IEEE 1394 1 x IEEE 1394a
S/PDIF Out 1 x Coaxial
Audio Ports 6 Ports
Onboard USB
Onboard USB 3 x USB connectors support additional 6 USB ports
Onboard 1394
Onboard 1394 1x 1394a
Physical Spec
Form Factor ATX
Dimensions 12.0" x 9.6"
Power Pin 24 Pin
Brand ASUS
Model M3N78 PRO
Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type AM2+/AM2
CPU Type Phenom FX / Phenom / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2
FSB 2600MHz Hyper Transport (5200 MT/s)
Chipsets
North Bridge NVIDIA GeForce 8300
Memory
Number of Memory Slots 4×240pin
Memory Standard DDR2 1066
*Due to AMD CPU limitation, DDR2 1066 is supported by AM2+ CPU for one DIMM per channel only.
Maximum Memory Supported 8GB
Channel Supported Dual Channel
Expansion Slots
PCI Express 2.0 x16 1
PCI Express x1 2
PCI Slots 3
Storage Devices
PATA 1 x ATA100 2 Dev. Max
SATA 3Gb/s 6
SATA RAID 0/1/0+1/5/JBOD
Onboard Video
Onboard Video Chipset NVIDIA GeForce 8 series
Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset Realtek ALC1200
Audio Channels 8 Channels
Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset Realtek 8211CL
Max LAN Speed 10/100/1000Mbps
Rear Panel Ports
PS/2 1
HDMI 1 x HDMI
USB 6 x USB 2.0
IEEE 1394 1 x IEEE 1394a
S/PDIF Out 1 x Coaxial
Audio Ports 6 Ports
Onboard USB
Onboard USB 3 x USB connectors support additional 6 USB ports
Onboard 1394
Onboard 1394 1x 1394a
Physical Spec
Form Factor ATX
Dimensions 12.0" x 9.6"
Power Pin 24 Pin