this board is THE top end board from ECS on AMD lineup..so expect see many features.
But first…the specifications
| CPU | Support AM3+ 32nm FX-Series processors Support AM3 socket for AMD Phenom™ II processors Support 140W Phenom™ II X8 processors AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet™ Technology High-performance HyperTransport 3.0 CPU Interface |
| CHIPSET | AMD® 990FX & AMD® SB950 North Bridge: AMD® 990FX South Bridge: AMD® SB950 |
| MEMORY | Dual-channel DDR3 memory architecture Supports DDR3 2133(OC)/1866/1600/1333/1066 Un-buffered Memory 4 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM socket support up to 32 GB |
| EXPANSION SLOT | 3 x PCI Express Gen 2.0 x16 slots 1 x PCI slot 2 x PCI Express x1 slots |
| STORAGE | Support by Marvell 9128 • 6 x Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s devices • 2 x eSATA 6.0Gb/s ports supporting external SATA 6.0Gb/s devices • 1 x IDE channel support 2 Ultra DMA133/100/66 devices |
| AUDIO | Realtek ALC892 8-Ch High Definition audio CODEC Compliant with HD audio specification |
| LAN | Dual RealTek RTL8111E Gigabit Fast Ethernet Controllers with Teaming Realtek 8105E 10/100 Lan(Optional) |
| REAR PANEL I/O | 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port 1 x Clear_CMOS button 1 x Bluetooth 8 x USB 2.0 ports 2 x RJ45 LAN connectors 2 x eSATA 6.0Gb/s ports 2 x USB 3.0 ports compatible to both USB 3.0/2.0 devices (blue) 1 x Audio port (Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in) 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector |
| INTERNAL I/O CONNECTORS & HEADERS | 1 x 24-pin ATX Power Supply connector 1 x USB 3.0 header supports additional 2 USB 3.0 Ports 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power Connector 1 x 4-pin CPU_FAN connector 1 x 3-pin SYS_FAN connector 1 x 3-pin PWR_FAN connector 1 x Front panel audio header 1 x Front panel switch/LED header 1 x Buzzer 1 x SPDIF out header 1 x 7S-LED Display 6 x Serial ATA 6Gb/s connectors 1 x Clear CMOS header 1 x PWR button/ 1 x RST button 1 x IDE connector |
| SYSTEM BIOS | AMI BIOS with 32Mb SPI ROM Supports Plug and Play, STR (S3) / STD (S4) , Hardware monitor, Multi Boot Audio, LAN, can be disabled in BIOS F7 hot key for boot up devices option |
| FORM FACTOR | ATX Size, 305mm*244mm |
As i have said before,i lost a lot of pictures,so am posting all i could salvage from my HDD.
The Box is full of information as usual.
ECS does a good job of advertising almost all the features on the box; the glossy finish is a turn off for me.
A few more pictures and i will close this up and jump to out of the box performance.
we have out of the box SLI capabilities but i am disappointed to see lack of crossfire bridges and sata cables.
The IO panel is wisely populated but i wouldn’t mind seeing the PS/2 go and inclusion of two more usb ports there. The Clear CMOS button is a nice touch(although expected).
So there goes the showcase part…now its time to close it with out of the box performance and a few thoughts.
