Worldwide First DisplayPort MB – ASRock A780FullDisplayPort with Full HD, HDMI, DVI and DisplayPort is proudly released!

Based on AMD 780G + SB700 Chipsets, A780FullDisplayPort is an embedded chipset MB featuring integrated AMD RV610 graphics, DX10 VGA, Pixel Shader 4.0, Max. shared memory 512MB. It is the Worldwide First DisplayPort MB with four VGA outputs, such as D-Sub, DVI, HDMI and Display port. It is also a practical MB with Gigabit LAN, IEEE1394 and 6 x SATAII connectors….

A780FullDisplayPort

           

Mar 25th, 2008, Taipei

FullDisplayPort = D-Sub, DVI, HDMI, and Display port

To keep up with the modern appliances with multi-ports, such as D-Sub, DVI, HDMI port and the latest Display port, motherboard makers got to be ready for that. ASRock is fully aware of the trend and released the Worldwide First Display port motherboard today! ASRock A780FullDisplayPort is a full-function embedded motherboard with four display output provided for all kinds of consumer appliances. Through the back panel I/O, you may find many output ports options, such as D-Sub, DVI, HDMI, and Display port, and the MB also supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray/HD-DVD playback and PCI-E Gen2 slot.

Based on AMD 780G + SB700 Chipsets, ASRock A780FullDisplayPort supports FSB 2600 MHz (5.2 GT/s), Dual DDR2 800, PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot, integrated AMD RV610 graphics, providing excellent DX10 class iGPU, Pixel Shader 4.0, Max. shared memory 512MB, and ATI™ Hybrid CrossFireX™ function. For users craving for high definition display requirement, this motherboard is specially designed to smoothly playback Full HD 1080p High Definition movies.

For storage and network transfer specifications, A780FullDisplayPort supports up to 6 SATA2 ports, RAID and PCIE Gigabit LAN, IEEE1394 and 6 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports.

DisplayPort is a digital display interface standard put forth by the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA). It defines a new license-free, royalty-free, state-of-the-art digital audio/video interconnect, intended to be used primarily between a computer and its display monitor, or a computer and a home-theater system.

Items DisplayPort HDMI
Bandwidth 10.8Gb/s, will develop to 21.6Gb/s in the near future 10.2Gb/s
Lane Multi lanes Single lane
Monitor resolution Applicable to 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1600 or higher Applicable to 1920×1080, 1920×1200 or 1680×1050, 1600×1200 or lower
2560×1536 pixel image Perfectly displayed on 30 inch TV, no need for scaling

 When displayed on 24 inch TV, image will be cropped
Upgradability High (Higher monitor resolution) Medium (Limited to current monitor resolution)
Transmission MPA (Micro-Packet Architecture) Instant、specific line transfer
Fees Vendors no need to pay license fees Vendors have to pay license fees

We also tested the graphics performance of A780FullDisplayPort with “GA” brand 780G motherboard for different settings, and the test results of A780FullDisplayPort is much more impressive.

AMD RV610 graphics & GPU OC Tests

Model A780FullDisplayPort GA-MA78XX-SXX rev.1.0
Chipset AMD 780G + SB700
CPU AMD Phenom 9500
RAM DDR2 800 1G * 2
VGA Onboard VGA (AMD RV610 graphics)
HDD SATAII 160G
A780FullDisplayPort GA-MA78XX-SXX rev.1.0
3DMark 06 Onboard VGA Overclocking Onboard VGA Overclocking
1572 1850 1534 1722

Single card & Hybrid CrossFireX (OC) Tests

Model A780FullDisplayPort GA-MA78XX-SXX rev.1.0
Chipset AMD 780G + SB700
CPU AMD Phenom 9500
RAM DDR2 800 1G * 2
VGA PowerColor HD3450 SCS
HDD SATAII 160G
A780FullDisplayPort GA-MA78XX-SXX rev.1.0
3DMark 06 PowerColor HD3450 (disable onboard VGA) Hybrid CrossFireX (Overclocking) PowerColor HD3450 (disable onboard VGA) Hybrid CrossFireX (Overclocking)
1616 2881 1609 2870

Here are A780FullDisplayPort brief specifications:

  • Support for Socket AM2+ / AM2 processors: AMD Phenom™ FX / Phenom / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core / Athlon X2 Dual-Core / Athlon 64 / Sempron processor
  • AMD 780G + SB700 Chipsets
  • FSB 2600 MHz (5.2 GT/s)
  • Supports Dual Channel DDR2 800/667, with 4 DIMM slots, maximum capacity up to 8GB
  • Integrated AMD RV610 graphics, DX10 class iGPU, Pixel Shader 4.0, Max. shared memory 512MB
  • Supports ATI™ Hybrid CrossFireX™
  • 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (green @ x16 mode)
  • 6 x Serial ATAII 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and JBOD), NCQ, AHCI and “Hot Plug” functions
  • Supports Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
  • Supports 2 x IEEE 1394 headers (one port on back panel, one header on board)
  • Four VGA Output options: D-Sub, DVI-D, HDMI and Displayport
  • Supports HDCP function to enjoy better quality with High Definition HDCP Encryption contents
  • Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback
  • 1 x WiFi/E header
  • Supports ASRock OC Tuner
  • Windows® Vista™ Premium 2007 Logo Ready
  • Free Bundle: 1 x ASRock DisplayPort Card, 1 x DVI-to-HDMI converter
  • ASRock 1394_DVI I/O Plus: 1 x VGA/D-Sub Port, 1 x VGA/DVI-D Port, 1 x IEEE 1394 port, 6 ready-to-use USB ports