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ASUS M2A-VM Motherboard Review
Author: Gabriel Torres
Type: Reviews Last Updated: March 26, 2007
Page: 2 of 12
Real-time pricing for Cybertron TPCESS2APH8450.
CybertronPC Essential Desktop PC - AMD Phenom X3 8450 2.10GHz Triple Core Asus Motherboard 4GB DDR2-800 PC6400 SATA2 DVDRW Flash Reader Gigabit LAN Small MT 300W NO OS PH8450 M2A-VM 250GB
TigerDirect: $519.99 CompUSA: $519.99
CircuitCity: $519.99

Main Features

ASUS M2A-VM main features are:

  • Socket: AM2.
  • Chipset: AMD 690G.
  • Super I/O: ITE IT8716F.
  • Clock Generator: ICS 951462
  • Parallel IDE: One ATA-133 port.
  • Serial IDE: Four SATA-300 ports controlled by the chipset supporting RAID0, RAID1 and RAID10.
  • USB: Ten USB 2.0 ports (four soldered on the motherboard and six available thru I/O brackets).
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394a): Two ports, controlled by VIA VT6308 chip.
  • On-board audio: Controlled by the chipset together with Realtek ALC883 codec (eight channels, 24-bit resolution, up to 96 KHz sampling rate for the inputs and up to 192 KHz sampling rate for the outputs, 85 dB signal-to-noise ratio for the inputs and 95 dB signal-to-noise ratio for the outputs).
  • On-board video: Yes, produced by AMD 690G.
  • On-board LAN: Yes, Gigabit Ethernet (1,000 Mbps) controlled by the chipset together with a Realtek RTL8111B chip for making the physical layer interface.
  • Buzzer: No.
  • Power supply: ATX12V v2.x (24-pin).
  • Slots: One x16 PCI Express, one x1 PCI Express and two PCI slots.
  • Memory: Four DDR-DIMM sockets (up to 8 GB up to DDR2-800/PC2-6400).
  • Number of CDs that come with this motherboard: 1 CD.
  • Programs that come with this motherboard: Motherboard drivers and utilities.
  • Extra features: None.
  • More Information: http://www.asus.com.tw
  • Average price in the US*: USD 78.00.
* Researched at Shopping.com on the day we published this review.
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