HotHardware reviews ASUS M3A78-EMH HDMI AMD 780G based motherboard
AMD made it very clear in our sneak peek at the 780G integrated chipset and Athlon X2 4850e processor that its platform aspirations were coming to pass. Not only did the company introduce a complementary hardware ecosystem, complete with processor, chipset, and graphics solution, but it succeeded in trumping the best effort of its principal rival. Intel's G35 simply couldn't keep up with the 780G's alacrity in gaming and video decoding.
The 780G chipset demonstrated somewhat playable frame rates-a boast most built-in GPUs cannot make. We heard grumblings that the built-in Radeon HD 3200 graphics weren't enough to give mainstream gamers the high resolutions and detailed textures today's titles offer. Why bother if you're not going to get that "elevated" experience? Isn't that like dinging Toyota's Avalon because it won't yield the guttural experience of a Ferrari when you blast up the Pacific Coast Highway? For the gaming enthusiast who can't afford to add a GeForce 8800 GT or Radeon HD 3850 to his system, AMD's 780G could mean the difference between playing Half Life 2: Episode 2 or a compelling night of Solitaire. This is the open door where before there was a wall...
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