Is the Asus M3N78-EM motherboard ok?

CordlezToaster · **15th July 2008, 11:52 PM**

Enjoy High Definition Video and Audio breezily!

* AMD AM2+/AM2 Platform
* Support latest AMD Phenom ™ Quad-Core Processor
* Dual-Channel DDR2 -1066/800/667
* 5 Secs from Bootup to Online with Express Gate
* NVIDIA Hybrid SLI™ and DX10 Support
* Multi-VGA Output: HDMI/DVI/RGB Support
* High Definition Experience of Vision and Audio

Im thinking of pairing this motherboard with an amd 6000+ it will be paired with 2 nova t 500's so it will have 4 tuners, will it be able to hande it? ill be connecting it via hdmi to my 46" series 6 samsung lcd tv.

logifuse · **16th July 2008, 09:18 AM**

I wouldn't be expecting it to be great from the start, but after 3 or so BIOS updates, it should be fine. I've got the M3N78-EMH HDMI & it's come good with the latest BIOS, but has been frustrating. The previous BIOS fixed a couple of things, but disabled one of the PCI slots!

The 8200 in my board is great for 720p & is supposed to be fine for 1080p. The 8300 is significantly more powerful, so it shouldn't have any problems in that regard.

Justin

CordlezToaster · **16th July 2008, 10:48 AM**

One thing i am concerned about is the 2 pci slots.
I dont want irq conflicts with my two tuner cards.

Also what would you recommend harddrive/speed wise am i better off with one sata2 32mb cache harddrive or a raid 0 consiting of the two.