Product Comparison: ASUS M5A78L-M LX PLUS vs MSI 970 GAMING

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ASUS M5A78L-M LX PLUS ATX Motherboard

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General Specifications

Brand

ASUS

MSI

Model

M5A78L-M LX PLUS

970 GAMING

Origin

China

About the Product

M5A78L-M LX PLUS features AMD 760G/SB710 chipset and supports the latest AMD AM3+ FX//Phenom II/Athlon II/Sempron 100 Series Processors. The latest 32nm AM3+ CPU features 8 cores, with dual-channel DDR3 up to 1866 Mhz memory support on a uATX form factor.

With Audio Boost, powered by Nahimic Sound Technology, we're delivering the highest sound quality through the use of premium quality audio components. That way, you can enjoy breathtaking, crystal clear sound and music through 8-channel HD Audio or high impendence headphones and truly dominate the game.

Key Specs

Form Factor

Micro ATX

ATX

Socket

AM3+

Chipset

AMD 760G (780L) / SB710

AMD 970 / SB950

Supported Processors

FX / Phenom II / Athlon II / Sempron 100 Series

Memory Slot Type

240 pin

What customers say about "Key Specs"

ASUS M5A78L-M LX PLUS ATX Motherboard

My AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core moved right in and worked perfectly.
The board is easy to work with and fits in the case very nicely.
I used it along with an FX-6100 processor and have had no problems.
Good for AMD FX 6300. Amazing socket.
It is equipped with an AM3+ socket for your processor, which means that it is ready for new technologies to come.

MSI 970 GAMING ATX Motherboard

High quality board with great utilities. Will buy again for AM3 socket.
CPU socket has lots of room around it for various coolers.
All in all a brilliant mobo. Great investment for any AM3+ socket.
Used this for a pc build this was a great choice for a AM3+ socket and the value for money was great. It's an ATX sized gaming motherboard.

Size & Weight

Height

9.6 in.

12 in.

Width

8 in.

9.6 in.

Depth

1 in.

Weight

2.07 lbs.

2.2 lbs.

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MSI 970 GAMING

Memory

Memory Type

DDR3

Maximum Speed

1866 MHz

2133 MHz

Number Of Memory Slots

Max. Memory Supported

16 GB

32 GB

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MSI 970 GAMING

What customers say about "Memory"

ASUS M5A78L-M LX PLUS ATX Motherboard

It has a good size, excellent performance, with two ram memory slot.
All the memory was recognized. Great board.
The memory is excellently recognized and immediately allows use at a good speed.
Excellent board that has good socket and good memory support.
It only has 2 dimm slots for memory.

MSI 970 GAMING ATX Motherboard

32GB is plenty and very future proof. I have my 2400mhz Memory running at the 2133mhz.
Very nicely made board, easy to set up, I have used the best processor and 32gb of memory and it flies.
Doesn’t support DDR3 2400MHz memory.

Connectivity

PCI

PCI-E

PCIe 2.0 x16, 2x PCIe 2.0 x1

2x PCIe 2.0 x16, 2x PCIe 2.0 x1

HDMI

USB

10x USB 2.0

14x USB 2.0, 4x USB 3.0

SATA

Other Interfaces

2x PS/2, VGA, RJ-45, 3x audio jacks

PS/2, Optical S/PDIF out, RJ-45, 6x audio jacks

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What customers say about "Connectivity"

ASUS M5A78L-M LX PLUS ATX Motherboard

There's plenty of SATA connections, and USB headers on this board.
Everything fits, all the USB ports worked for me.
Great number of ports in such a small board.
This motherboard is lacking a DVI connection.
It only supports 1 cpu fan and 1 case fan.

MSI 970 GAMING ATX Motherboard

Plenty of connections and hasn't failed me yet in my two years of using it.
Easy installation and plenty of fan connections.
It was very easy to connect everything.
The internet LAN controller is Killer E2205 Gigabit LAN. Amazing connectivity options.
There are plenty of slots for various types of expansion boards: 2 PCIe x 16, 2 PCIe, and 2 PCI.

Features

Native Audio

Realtek ALC887

Realtek ALC1150

Additional Accessories Included

I/O Shield, 2x SATA cables, Driver disk

2x SATA cables, I/O Shield, Driver disk

Extras

ASUS EPU-4 Engine, Turbo Key, Core Unlocker, Ai Charger, Anti-Surge, ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution, ASUS EZ DIY, Cool and Quiet Technology

CrossFire, Audio Boost 2, Military Class 4, Dual headphone amplifier, Golden audio connectors, Smart Fan Control

What customers say about "Features"

ASUS M5A78L-M LX PLUS ATX Motherboard

The system sound very good.
Awesome budget board for budget builds. Cheap price with some awesome features like the core unlocker and support for the FX series.
Lots of neat features and very easy to set up.
It has all the features that I wanted.
An excellent board that has a great built-in audio codec.

MSI 970 GAMING ATX Motherboard

The shear amount of features that come on this motherboard that most 970 atx moba's come with.
The Bios is easy to use, and the software it comes with makes it easy to keep all the drivers and everything up to date.
The board is visually beautiful. It is dark black with red trimmings.
The parts are Military Class 4 grade.
It supports AMD CrossFire and NVidia SLI.

Power

Power Connectors

24-pin EATX, 4-pin ATX 12V

24-pin ATX, 8-pin ATX 12V

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

1 year(s)

Certifications

CE, FCC

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Manufacturer

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