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ECS A785GM-M Socket AM3 Motherboard

As of late, hardware has become less expensive and more efficient and so it should with more competition than ever, more brands want to be top of the food chain as it were. There are some users including the gamers and enthusiasts with cash burning a hole in their pockets that will lead them to a high-end board such as the ASUS Crosshair collection or Gigabyte UD7 motherboards but the majority of users won’t believe in paying these top prices for features they will most likely not use.

Thankfully motherboard manufacturer’s don’t just focus on the high-end market, but also on the mainstream market as well. This doesn’t mean that the components are of any lesser quality, but instead it supplies the user with everything they need, and nothing that they don’t.

Well the folks over at Elite Computer Systems have decided to ship us one of their motherboards. The ECS A785GM-M Socket AM3 motherboard. While most of you may remark that this board is kind of old and outdated by the newest AMD 8xx series boards, it still has something to give for the budget user.

Specifications
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CPU	Socket AM3 socket for AMD Phenom II processors Support 125W Phenom II X6 processors High-performance HyperTransport 3.0 CPU Interface Support transfer rate up to 5200 mega-transfers per second Note: This board supports CPU up to 140W TDP only; you can refer to AMD website to check your CPU.
CHIPSET	AMD® 785G & AMD® SB710 North Bridge: AMD® 785G South Bridge: AMD® SB710
MEMORY	Dual-channel DDR3 memory architecture 4 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM socket support up to 32GB per one DIMM support 8GB Support DDR3 1333/1066/800 SDRAM (Due to the DRAM maximum size is 4GB at present, the memory maximum size we have tested is 16GB) (Due to AMD CPU spec limitation, please refer to Memory QVL for more information) Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® 32-bit OS. For Windows® 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation
EXPANSION SLOT	1 x PCI Express x16 slot 2 x PCI Express x1 slots 1 x PCI slot
GRAPHICS	On Chip (AMD 785G-based with ATI Radeon HD4200 graphics ) Integrated DirectX10.1 graphics processor Share Memory: Maximum up to 512MB
AUDIO	Realtek ALC 888S supports 8-channel HD audio Compliant with HD audio specification
LAN	RealTek 8111DL Gigabit Fast Ethernet
REAR PANEL I/O	6 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x Gigabit Ethernet Port 1 x 1394a port 2 x eSATA 6.0Gb/s ports 1 x Audio port (1x Line in, 4x Line out, 1x Optical SPDIF Out) 1 x VGA port 1 x DVI connector 1 x HDMI Port
INTERNAL I/O CONNECTORS & HEADERS	1 x 24-pin ATX Power Supply Connector & 8-pin 12V Connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power Connector 1 x CPU_FAN connector 1 x PWR_FAN connector 1 x SYS Fan header 1 x IDE connector 6 x Serial ATA 3Gb/s connectors 1 x 7S-LED Display 1 x Buzzer 1 x Front panel switch/LED header 1 x Front panel audio header 1X Power on LED (Green light) 1X Stand by LED (Red Light) 1 x SPDIF out header 1 x 1394a header 3 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 6 USB ports 1 x Power button/1 x Reset button 1 x Clear CMOS button
STORAGE	Support by AMD® SB710 2 x Ultra DMA 100/66/33 devices 6 x Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s devices RAID0, RAID1, RAID10 configuration Support by JMicron® JMB362 2 x eSATAII 3.0Gb/s devices
SYSTEM BIOS	AMI BIOS with 8Mb SPI ROM Supports Plug and Play, STR/STD, Hardware monitor, Multi Boot, DMI,HDCP Supports ACPI 3.0 revision Support ECS M.I.B II Utility CPU voltage adjustable Memory voltage adjustable NB Chipset Voltage Adjustable SB Chipset Voltage Adjustable HT Voltage Adjustable External Clock Adjustable Multiple Frequency Adjustable ECS eJIFFY utility Instant access to the internet Leaves away from virus attacks under Windows An alternative interface when Windows crashes FREE and UPGRADABLE tool Just download the application & BIOS from ECS
FORM FACTOR	Micro-ATX Size, 244mm*244mm