GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H - help needed

[ajnaskhan]

GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H
please anybody help me with the current prices of this mobo and its availability....
comments on this board are also welcomed.....

is anyone out there from kerala then pls specify whether the board is available at ur place and at what price.............

[desiibond]

you can order online at theitwares.com. i think it costs around 5k

[Pathik]

I would say that you rather get the GA-M78SM-S2H. (with Nvidia 8200 IGP) It should be below 4k. The Zotac 8200 is about 3.4k.

[jith]

GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H has radeon chipset
GIGABYTE GA-M78SM-S2H geforce chipset

can anyone suggest which is good and the price

[desiibond]

I would go with 780G Radeon chipset, buy ATI HD4850 later and use it in hybrid crossfire mode and get most out of the box.

[topgear]

It should be Rs. 5450

http://www.theitwares.com/motherboards/motherboards.htm

[Ponmayilal]

^^ @ desibond ,the Gigabyte website clearly says " * Please use ATI Hybrid CrossFireX certified VGA card (i.e., ATI Radeon HD 2400, 3400 series)."

So the board will not work in crossfire mode with the higher series of ATI cards.Many reviews confirm this.

[jith]

thanks mate,
how is the performance of this board, is it worth buying this board, and hows the graphics performance

[navis]

I bought it for Rs4850/ a month back.

[jith]

Originally Posted by navis

I bought it for Rs4850/ a month back.

how is the performance?

[uday9484]

I too intersted towords its performance

[ajnaskhan]

GA-MA78GM-S2H

AMD 780G Chipset

1. Supports AMD Athlon/ Sempron processors
2. Solid capacitors design in CPU VRM
3. Dual Channel DDR2 1066 for remarkable system performance
4. Integrated ATI Radeon HD3200-based graphics (DX10)
5. Ultimate graphics performance with PCI-E 2.0 x16 interface with ATI Hybrid CrossFireX support
6. Integrated SATA 3Gb/s with RAID function
7. Features high speed Gigabit Ethernet and IEEE1394
8. High quality 106dB SNR ALC889A HD audio
9. Integrated HDMI/ DVI interface with HDCP

Supports almost all high end AMD Processors available in the market

The onboard Graphics(ATI Radeon HD3200) fetched 2000+ in 3DMARK 2006 benchmarking......
This is ideal for an average gamer...... A dedicated graphics could be plugged in and crossfired with the IGP for better performance, but lacks since support is only for Low-end ATi HD Cards

The onboard Sound is excellent (106dB SNR ALC889A HD audio) with

1. Support for DTS (dts NEOC)
2. Support for S/PDIF In/Out

More than that an eSATA port is available on this board....

Supports 16GBs of Memory to the maximum....

Solid Capacitors used on the board ensures better life for the board....

All these for a price tag under 5000/-

BUT SEVERAL REVIEWS OF THIS MOTHER BOARD SHOWS CONCERN OVER HEATING PROBLEMS ON THE INTEGRATED GRAPHICS SOLUTION...... Also it has been heard that gigabyte has rectified this in the newer version of this board rev1.1 to be right...adding additional cooling solution would be another option for that heating woes.......



OVERALL A Good FUTURE AND FEATURE rich board........
A GOOD BUY FOR THE PRICE


Comments and corrections are all welcome...... ahoy....

[navis]

ith
Re: GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H - help needed
Quote:
Originally Posted by navis View Post
I bought it for Rs4850/ a month back.
how is the performance?

Just great,onboard graphics can run many recent games with decent FPS.

very good mobo run all game like crysis at 800*x600 with athlon x2 5600+
i got this mobo with amd 5600+ for Rs9500

northbridge run normaly @ 84-85c and 106-106c at full load

[ajnaskhan]

Originally Posted by ankitsagwekar

very good mobo run all game like crysis at 800*x600 with athlon x2 5600+
i got this mobo with amd 5600+ for Rs9500

northbridge run normaly @ 84-85c and 106-106c at full load

Hey dude,.........how much is U satisfied with this board's performance

[cool_techie_tvm]

Had gone with a friend of mine to enquire about this board. But the dealer was keen on pointing out another board from MSI. MSI-K9A2VM-FD / FIH to be precise. So which one is better among these two? MSI-K9A2VM-FD / FIH or GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H !!

Replies appreciated

i run crysis at midiam setting
if u gi fo msi u don't get esata in some model u also dont get hdmi
i rate this mobo 5/5
it has pci-e 2.0
amd quad core ready ht 3.0
i upgrade amd x4 when price drop

[mAYHEM]

Originally Posted by cool_techie_tvm

Had gone with a friend of mine to enquire about this board. But the dealer was keen on pointing out another board from MSI. MSI-K9A2VM-FD / FIH to be precise. So which one is better among these two? MSI-K9A2VM-FD / FIH or GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H !!

Replies appreciated

Using GA-MA78GM-S2H (rev 1.0),pretty feature rich board when compared to K9A2VM-FD /FIH-S.Get rev 1.1 of the Gigabyte board.

[cool_techie_tvm]

Hmm thanks. I will surely recommend the 1.1 version of that Gigabyte MB.

[ajnaskhan]

Originally Posted by ankitsagwekar

i run crysis at midiam setting
if u gi fo msi u don't get esata in some model u also dont get hdmi
i rate this mobo 5/5
it has pci-e 2.0
amd quad core ready ht 3.0
i upgrade amd x4 when price drop

thanx 4 ur rating ankit........
i happy that u r very much satisfied with ur mobo, as i am in for buying one.....
nd how is heat problem dude...........

[jith]

Originally Posted by ajnaskhan

thanx 4 ur rating ankit........
how is heat problem dude...........

there is a new version 1.1. i think heat problem is less in 1.1 version. not sure about it

waiting for experts opinion. Will there be any price diff btw 2 version?

[mAYHEM]

Originally Posted by jith

there is a new version 1.1. i think heat problem is less in 1.1 version. not sure about it

waiting for experts opinion. Will there be any price diff btw 2 version?

Heatsink Difference
Rev 1.0 http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/...ProductID=2758
Rev 1.1 http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/...ProductID=2814

[topgear]

^^ thanks for those links

[ajnaskhan]

guys finally i got ma hands on the gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H.......

Feature rich...............
got 33fps at low settings in CRYSIS DEMO.... without overclocking.....
16 fps at mid settings without overclocking....
mind it this (ATI Radeon 3200) is an onboard chipset............

Sound Quality is Excellent on Realtek HD ALC889A.....
Super Cool with Athlon 4800+ n 2GB ram.........(even though i added two extra fans in the Cabinet)....
not encountered any problems...... almost one week.......

[a_k_s_h_a_y]

^^^^^^ how much did you pay ??

[topgear]

@ ajnaskhan
What temps you're getting on idle and at load.
( also post the idle & load durations )

[gcbeldar]

How about going for 2.2k motherboard + having a GPU(PCI-E) in the range 2.5K ?

[ajnaskhan]

@ akshay
cost me 4450/- with 4 connectors and 1dvd in the bundle........ sealed

[tmbsundar]

Originally Posted by ajnaskhan

@ akshay
cost me 4450/- with 4 connectors and 1dvd in the bundle........ sealed

Dude..Did you buy a rev 1.1 or rev 1.0..How'z the NB heat levels?

[sajudi]

Originally Posted by ajnaskhan

@ akshay
cost me 4450/- with 4 connectors and 1dvd in the bundle........ sealed

Congratulations mate on ur new purchase.I am from Kerala too,Alwaye,to be specific.May I know where ya from?.I wanna upgrade my PC.As the budget is a bit tight,have to rely on onboard graphics.My budget for a new Procy & Mobo is 11K,can't stretch beyond that.

I have got 2 options.1 being and AMD Athlon X2 6000+ with a Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H or an Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 with a pretty decent intel mobo below 5.5 k or thereabout.

When it comes procy i had take E7200 over X2 6000 anyday.But then won't get feature rich mobo like the GA-MA78GM-S2H at such a price.So i am in a dilemma which option do I choose?.

Help me out guys.I would really appreciate.And thanks in Advance