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ECS KA3 MVP Extreme Motherboard Review
Author: Gabriel Torres
Type: Reviews Last Updated: June 6, 2006
Page: 4 of 10
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Main Features
Hardware Secrets Golden Award

ECS KA3 MVP Extreme main features are:

  • Socket: AM2.
  • Chipset: ATI Radeon Xpress 3200 (RD580/SB600).
  • Super I/O: ITE IT8712F.
  • Parallel IDE: One ATA-133 port controlled by the chipset and one ATA-133 port controlled by Jmicron JMB363 chip.
  • Serial IDE: Four SATA-300 ports controlled by the chipset (RAID 0, 1 and 10) and two SATA-300 ports controlled by Jmicron JMB363 chip (Hot swap, port multiplier, RAID 0, 1 and 0+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 VIA VT6308 chip. This motherboard comes with an I/O bracket for just one port, the other is left over.
  • On-board audio: Produced by the chipset together with Realtek ALC883 codec (eight channels, 24-bit resolution, 95 dB output signal-to-noise ratio, 85 dB output 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 the chipset together with Agere ET1310I 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 two PCI slots.
  • Memory: Four DDR-DIMM sockets (up to 32 GB up to DDR2-800/PC2-6400).
  • Number of CDs that come with this motherboard: 2 CDs.
  • Programs that come with this motherboard: Drivers and utilities.
  • Extra features: Backup BIOS module, active cooling duct, LED’s indicating whether the busses are operational or not (Doctor LED) and PCI slot with better filtering (PCI Extreme).
  • More Information: http://www.ecsusa.com.
  • Average price in the US*: We received this motherboard for reviewing before it was officially released and thus we couldn’t find it for sale on the day we published this review.
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