Really Stuck Between These Two Boards Please Help :/

[j0hnsm1th]

Ok, so there are 2, IMO, great bundle deals on ebay here, and I really can't decide between them,

ASUS M4A78 PRO

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....61898&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_5593wt_1065

ASUS M3N78-VM

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AMD-ATHLON-X2...boards_CPUs?hash=item1c0d5b50dd#ht_6837wt_966

they are really similar boards, but the M4A78 PRO supports up to 16GB of ram, and it supports the newer 45nm chips BUT its max thermal take is 95W apparently, so it can't support some chips such as the decent phenom's :/ does anybody know what the M3N78-VM's thermal is? and if I went for the PRO, would that make it harder to overclock the 7850 because of the thermal?


Thanks Everyone

 

[rainless]

Ok, so there are 2, IMO, great bundle deals on ebay here, and I really can't decide between them,

ASUS M4A78 PRO

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....61898&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_5593wt_1065

ASUS M3N78-VM

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AMD-ATHLON-X2...boards_CPUs?hash=item1c0d5b50dd#ht_6837wt_966

they are really similar boards, but the M4A78 PRO supports up to 16GB of ram, and it supports the newer 45nm chips BUT its max thermal take is 95W apparently, so it can't support some chips such as the decent phenom's :/ does anybody know what the M3N78-VM's thermal is? and if I went for the PRO, would that make it harder to overclock the 7850 because of the thermal?


Thanks Everyone

The VM is a "mini" board. It's thermal take would HAVE to be lower than the A78 PRO.

Go with the A78 Pro.

It's a full sized board and supports 45nm.

The VM is a bust.

 

[j0hnsm1th]

The VM is a "mini" board. It's thermal take would HAVE to be lower than the A78 PRO.

Go with the A78 Pro.

It's a full sized board and supports 45nm.

The VM is a bust.

Ah very true I forgot about that point thanks (Y) I guess I will go for the A78 then, do you think that the bundle is a good deal? of course I wont be sticking with the 7850 for too long, but I will be using it until I can find another chip that wont overwork this board.

What about the onboard graphics? as I wont be buying a graphics card atm, do they both have support for DX10 and aero glass?

thanks

 

[vgta88]

Ah very true I forgot about that point thanks (Y) I guess I will go for the A78 then, do you think that the bundle is a good deal? of course I wont be sticking with the 7850 for too long, but I will be using it until I can find another chip that wont overwork this board.

What about the onboard graphics? as I wont be buying a graphics card atm, do they both have support for DX10 and aero glass?

thanks

is aero glass the transparent stuff? i'm still kind of new to vista, it should, only thing is i heard it supports hd video decoding but lags. nvidia 8200 integrated right?

if its the 3200 vs the 8200 I think 3200 has better video speed and less frame drop. vista aero performance is another thing though since comparing the 2 igps, 3200 (exactly comparable to discreet 2400 pro) should come out on top according to reviews but when i check out laptops at a store with the two igps, it says the nvidia has better performance in aero and business/gaming for windows experience index. oh yeah I think they both support 16 gb, its just that 4 gb dimms just came out so the info is not updated.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/ATI-Radeon-HD-3200.9591.0.html for the igp comparison (right column they are ranked.)
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/graphics-blu-ray-video,2030-7.html blu ray decoding comparison.

i'm not sure how much ram and a cheap cpu costs but the ram is oem i think and the deal can be had at newegg except for maybe the processor. i meant I already see £90 getting you the boards and ram. nvm don't listen to me about the deal thing, you are in uk so shipping from usa might be expensive.