ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO AMD 785G Motherboard Review

The ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO motherboard is an AMD 785G platform built with Home Theatre
PC and High Definition media applications in mind. Key to its allure are a trifecta of video outputs - HDMI, VGA and DVI - powered by the integrated graphics AMD Radeon HD 4200 graphics card and 128MB of onboard SidePort memory.

Specifications

CPU: AMD Socket AM3: Phenom™II /Athlon™II /Sempron™ 100 Series Processors
-Supports AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet™ Technology
-Supports 45nm CPU

Chipset: AMD 785G/SB710

System Bus: Up to 5200 MT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0

Memory: 4 x DIMM, Max. 16 GB, DDR3 1800(O.C.)*/1600(O.C.)/1333/1066/800 ECC,Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
-Dual Channel memory architecture

PCI Expansion:
-2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (blue @ x16 mode,gray @ x4 mode)
-1 x PCIe x1
- 3 x PCI
Multi-GPU Support: ATI® CrossFireX™ Technology

Graphics: Integrated ATI Radeon™ HD 4200 GPU
-SidePort Memory – onboard 128MB DDR3 1333 memory
-Supports HDMI™ Technology with max. resolution up to 1920 x 1200 (1080P)
-Supports Dual-link DVI with max. resolution up to 2560×1600 @60Hz
-Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048×1536 @85Hz
-Hybrid CrossFireX™ Support
-Dual independent displays support with HDMI / DVI and D-Sub
-Supports Microsoft® DirectX 10.1, OpenGL 2.0, Shader Model 4.1
-Hardware Decode Acceleration for H.264,VC-1, and MPEG-2
-Maximum shared memory of 512MB

Storage: SB710 Chipset
-1 xUltraDMA 133/100/66 for up to 2 PATA devices
-5 xSATA 3 Gb/s ports Support RAID 0,1,10,JBOD
-1 x eSATA 3Gb/s port

LAN: RTL8112L Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET 2

Audio: VIA VT1708S 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- Supports Jack-Detection, Multi-Streaming, and Front Panel Jack-Retasking
- Optical S/PDIF Out ports at back I/O

IEEE 1394: VIA VT6308P controller supports 2 x 1394a ports (1 at mid-board; 1 at back panel)

USB: 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 6 ports at back panel)

Asus Unique Features:
ASUS Power Solutions:
- 8+2 Phase Power Design
ASUS Green Design:
- EPU
Express Gate
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution:
- ASUS Fanless Design: Stylish heat sink solution
- ASUS Q-Fan
ASUS EZ DIY:
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUS MyLogo 2
- ASUS EZ Flash 2

Overclocking Features:
Intelligent overclocking tools
- Turbo V
- GPU NOS (*GPU NOS does not take effect under Hybrid CrossFireX mode.)
- Turbo Key
SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection)
- FSB tuning from 200MHz up to 550MHz at 1MHz increment
- PCI Express frequency tuning from 100MHz up to 150MHz at 1MHz increment
Overclocking Protection
- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)

Special Features:
-100% All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors
-Stack Cool 3 – 2oz copper layer in PCB
-AMD OverDrive Support

I/O Panel:
1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Combo port
1 x DVI
1 x D-Sub
1 x HDMI
1 x External SATA
1 x S/PDIF Out (Optical)
1 x IEEE 1394a
1 x LAN(RJ45) port
6 x USB 2.0/1.1
8 -Channel Audio I/O

Internal Connectors:
3 x USB connectors (6 ports)
1 x COM connector
1 x IDE connector
5 x SATA connectors
1 x CPU Fan connector
1 x Chassis Fan connectors
1 x Power Fan connector
Front panel audio connector
1 x IEEE 1394a connector
1 x S/PDIF Out Header
1x LPT connector
24-pin ATX Power connector
4-pin ATX 12V Power connector
System Panel

BIOS: 8 Mb Flash ROM AMI BIOS
PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 2.0a
-ASUS EZ Flash 2
-ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

Accessories:
-User’s manual
-1 x I/O Shield
-1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable
-4 x SATA cables
-1 x Q-Connector

Driver Disk:
Drivers
ASUS PC Probe II
Express Gate
Anti-virus software (OEM version)
ASUS Update
AMD OverDrive Utility (AOD)

Form Factor: ATX

Dimensions: 12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )

Pros:
- Looks sharp
- Easy setup
- Simple to use BIOS
- Great price

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