May 24, 201115 yr hi guys looking for hopefully a difinitive answer on weather this board im looking at is going to be a problem. i'm looking at the Asus M4A78LT-M-LE 760G http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_AM3/M4A78LTM_LE/#specifications which apparently has an atheros NIC which i can't seem to clarify with google searches but apparently people are saying this could be an issue? i'm just curious because the hardware compatibility page says atheros is supported http://lime-technology.com/wiki/index.php?title=Hardware_Compatibility#Network_Controllers i can get this board for $55 AU and i really like it because of the fact it has 6 sata ports. there is another board in the same price but it only has 4 sata ports but has a realtek nic. my only other option is another board with 6 ports and a realtek RTL8111E Gigabit lan but it is $78. if anyone can give me a difinitive answer on weather this board will cause me a problem it would be greatly appreciated.
May 24, 201115 yr Look on the same Wiki Page in the Motherboard Overview, there it says about the MoBo you want to use: *Issues with NIC onboard LAN. Works well for some users if using cheap PCI LAN Card. So you have the choice, buy this board and a cheap ethernet card or use the M4A78LT-M (without the LE), that is working in my system without problems.
May 24, 201115 yr Author the problem is the board you talk about doesn't seem to exist for sale over here in australia that i can find. can you link the its specs page and does it have 6 sata ports? the only boards i can find here with m4a78lt-m have LE in there name. i guess i'll just go with the Asus M4A88T-M which has the realtek nic and 6 sata ports for the $78. will cost me about $30 for a cheap pci lan card anyway so this will be the better option as it wont take up a pci slot that i can later use for expansion slots. thanks.
May 24, 201115 yr Of course it has 6 Sata Ports Here is the specs page http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_AM3/M4A78LTM/ main difference is the ethernet Nic they have used.
May 24, 201115 yr Hey Ragnar, I'm in Aus, am using the M4A88TD-M, no dramas. http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?sort=2a&products_id=45409 Cheers
May 25, 201115 yr Author Hey Ragnar, I'm in Aus, am using the M4A88TD-M, no dramas. http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?sort=2a&products_id=45409 Cheers thanks compass i'll go with that then
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