Gigabyte GA-M78SM-S2H

miramarboy · **16th July 2008, 07:35 PM**

Hi All, anyone thinking of using this board might want to read this review helpful,,,,,,I Like. Cheers Dave

http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/gam78sms2h/

Sven Nijs · **16th July 2008, 10:28 PM**

Thanks.

You may find this thread useful: Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H

and these too: http://www.xpmediacentre.com.au/comm...a78gm-s2h.html

I'm bypassing this board and waiting for the 780G or 790G versions with sideport

ruud · **16th July 2008, 11:07 PM**

So which would be better for the HTPC?
GA-M78SM or GM ?
What is the difference between the two?

miramarboy · **17th July 2008, 08:48 AM**

So which would be better for the HTPC?
GA-M78SM or GM ?
What is the difference between the two?

In my opinion the choice will have a lot to do with the operating system in use, in my case this will be " Mythbuntu " and the nVidia chipset is more linux friendly.
This board looks ideal for me given my choice of operating system. Cheers Dave

Sven Nijs · **17th July 2008, 05:51 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by ruud

So which would be better for the HTPC?
GA-M78SM or GM ?
What is the difference between the two?

The GM is ATI 780G and the SM is nVidia 8200.

The 780G chipset has the upper hand overall from what I've read.