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Asus M5A78L
8.7 out of 10

Asus M5A78L

Great Deal: $82.74

Reviews and Problems with Asus M5A78L

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Overall 4
4.0

No post after 24 hours

Newegg
3 weeks ago
  • Pros: Delivered within 24 hours of placing order. Installed fine, had the computer up and running. no problems.
  • Cons: After 24 hours started the computer normally and.... no post beep, no video to monitor. Consulted user guide and followed steps to clear rtc ram. No luck. I'll return ...
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Overall 8
8.0

Works Well

Me, Newegg
4 weeks ago
  • Pros: Easy replacement for failed Pegatron mobo in HP desktop. Didn't have to change any of the ASUS mobo's default settings. Saved me from having to buy a new computer.
  • Cons: Memory card reader on HP's front panel no longer functions but it's possible I didn't connect it correctly.
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Overall 6
6.0

Not made for big cards

Opie, Newegg
20 April 2013
  • Summary: My Nvidia GTX 560 Ti covers three of the SATA connectors, if you have the correct direction right angle SATA cables you'll be fine.
  • Pros: It's got nice shiny blue heatsinks, and it's very compact. I can't speak to any other pros. I couldn't use it for my purposes.
  • Cons: The Northbridge heatsink is aligned so that it prevents any decently sized (Creative Sound Blaster Z Series ZXR) sound card from being used in the PCI x1 slot with a v...
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Overall 10
10

Good Motherboard

Newegg
19 April 2013
  • Pros: Makes a very stable general purpose computer.
  • Cons: Not recommended for gaming with expectation of future expansion or updating. Get a good board instead to start with. Limited drivers for Win 8 - the supplied CD didn't...
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Overall 4
4.0

Might be DOA

Newegg
19 April 2013
  • Pros: $69.99
  • Cons: Might be DOA, but gonna wait for my AMD theme tower and hook up in that thing first. Took out my old motherboard hooked everything up and got nothing. Hooked the old M...
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Overall 8
8.0

Good Price

Uchiha, Newegg
18 April 2013
  • Pros: I got it for $69.99. looks nice and does what I need it to do. Great for budget build.
  • Cons: Hmmm....nothing yet I guess, but we will see
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Overall 10
10

Awesome Motherboard!

ZHU, Newegg
1 April 2013
  • Pros: - micro atx
  • Cons: - only came with 2 SATA cables (not something worth docking an egg for, just a forewarning)
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Overall 10
10

M5A78L-M USB3

Newegg
27 February 2013
  • Pros: Awesome ! Perfect for a small pc, with the possibility to upgrade for the am3+ processors. 4 ram slots and usb3 on the back panel.
  • Cons: Out of stock !
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Overall 10
10

GREAT board

Chip, Newegg
25 February 2013
  • Summary: Only comes with 2 SATA cables.
  • Pros: GREAT BOARD!! Has HDMI built into the unit. For basic purposes you don't need to buy a video card. I'm using it for a media center and light gaming. I have it hooked u...
  • Cons: Hard to think of any.
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Overall 2
2.0

bios compat

mike, Newegg
16 February 2013
  • Pros: Very nice looking, great features
  • Cons: Wont post any video....very frustrating. Looks like a bios compat problem... Cant figure it out
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