ECS X58B-A - Budget board

Published by Jean-Luc Hadey on 15.07.09
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Specifications


CPUIntel LGA 1336 Core i7, 45nm CPUs
ChipsetIntel X58 + Intel ICH10R
QPI4.8GT/s - 6.4 GT/s
MemoryTriple Channel DDR3, 6 x DIMM, Max. 24 GB DDR3 1600(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066 Non-ECC, unbuffered
Multi-GPUNVIDIA SLI & ATI  CrossFireX
Slots2 x PCI-Express (gen 2) x16 slots
2 x PCI
1 x PCI-Express x4
SoundRealtek ALC 888S-VC supports 8-channel HD audio
Storage6 x SATA 3 Gb/s (RAID 0, 1, 5, 0+1)
1 x ATA 100/66/33
 
LANDual Gigabit Ethernet
Firewire2 x 1394a ports (1 via Backpanel, 1 via Mainboard Header)
USB12 x USB 2.0/1.1 Connectors (6 via Backpanel, 6 via Mainboard Header)
Fan connectors 4
DimensionsATX (24.5cm x 30.5cm)
BIOSAMI BIOS with 16 MByte SPI ROM


Cables, various, tool's & software
1 x SLI Bridge, 1 x Triple SLI Bridge
1 x CrossFire Bridge
1 x ATX I/O bezel
6 x SATA cables
1 x eSATA cable

1 x FireWire & USB [de]Blende[/de]bezel
1 x Driver CD, 1 x User's Manual
Software: ECS M.I.B (Motherboard Intelligent BIOS) Overclocking Tool


Looking at the delivery of an SLI/Crossfire capable motherboard it really lacks a SLI as well as a Crossfire bridge. M.I.B. which stands for Motherboard Intelligent BIOS is a very practical tool to adjust CPU and memory frequencies.



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