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ECS KN1 SLI Extreme Motherboard Review
Author: Gabriel Torres and Daniel Barros
Type: Reviews Last Updated: April 10, 2006
Page: 3 of 13
Real-time pricing for EVGA 132-BL-E758-A1.
EVGA 132-BL-E758-A1 X58 3-Way SLI Core i7 Motherboard with Tri-Channel DDR3 and Tuning Utility Electronics EVGA 132-BL-E758-A1 X58 3-Way SLI Core i7 Motherboard with Tri-Channel DDR3 and Tuning Utility 132-BL-E758-A1 132-BL-E758-A1
Amazon: $279.99 CompUSA: $299.99
CircuitCity: $279.99 PC Connection: $325.45

Main Features
Hardware Secrets Golden Award

ECS KN1 SLI Extreme main features are:

  • Socket: 939.
  • Chipset: nVidia nForce 4 SLI.
  • Super I/O: ITE IT8712F.
  • Parallel IDE: Two ATA-133 ports.Serial IDE: Four SATA-300 ports controlled by nForce 4 SLI chipset (RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 and JBOD) and two SATA-300 ports controlled by Silicon Image SiI3132 chip (RAID 0 and 1).
  • USB: 10 USB 2.0 ports (four soldered on the motherboard and two available on one I/O bracket that comes with the motherboard; four ports are left over).
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394a): Two ports controlled by Texas Instruments TSB43AB22A chip, available thru an I/O bracket that comes with the motherboard (one regular sized and one miniature).
  • On-board audio: Produced by the chipset together with Realtek ALC850 codec (eight channels, 16-bit resolution, 100 dB signal-to-noise ratio) with optical and coaxial outputs soldered on the motherboard.
  • On-board video: No.
  • On-board LAN: Yes, two, one Gigabit Ethernet port (1,000 Mbps), controlled by nForce 4 SLI chipset together with Marvell 88E1111 PHY chip and one Fast Ethernet port (100 Mbps) controlled by Realtek RTL8100C chip.
  • Buzzer: No.
  • Power supply: ATX12V v2.x (24-pin).
  • Slots: Two x16 PCI Express slots, one x1 PCI Express slot and three PCI slots.
  • Memory: Four DDR-DIMM sockets (up to 4 GB up to DDR400/PC3200).
  • Number of CDs that come with this motherboard: 2 CDs.
  • Programs that come with this motherboard: Drivers and utilities.
  • Extra features: Backup BIOS module.
  • More Information: www.ecsusa.com.
  • Average price in the US*: US$ 127,00.

*Researched on Pricewatch.com on the day we published this review.

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