'With its 18 years of experience in designing and manufacturing motherboards, ECS is one of the top 3 motherboard manufacturers worldwide and is expected to remain as one of the major contributors in the IT industry. ECS manufacturers a sophisticated range of motherboards for a variety of different users, from mainstream and entry level users right through to hi-end gaming enthusiasts. The introduction of the ECS ‘Extreme’ range of motherboards earlier last year set new benchmarks in cost to performance ratio and proved to be a winner with enthusiasts. The latest award winning products within the ECS ‘Extreme’ range of cutting edge motherboards feature the very best in next generation, high-performance component technology – including the latest technologies from ATI, NVIDIA, AMD and Intel, such as Crossfire, SLI, AM2 and Intel Core 2 Duo solutions. All this adds up to being able to provide tech savvy enthusiasts and gaming extremists with a potent mix of performance and value.'

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KN3 SLI2 Socket AM2 Motherboard with Nvidia’s nForce 590 SLI Chipset

Only an hour after Elitegroup Computer Systems Inc. (ECS) has launched its latest ATI CrossFire Express 3200 Chipset enabled motherboard, the company announced that it will release another motherboard developed in collaboration with the famous manufacturer Nvidia.

ECS’s latest AM2 ATX motherboard supports the new AM2 CPUs and is based on Nvidia’s nForce 590 SLI chipset, offering all users, especially gamers, an advanced PCI-Express GPU support.

The KN3 SLI2 is also a component of Nvidia’s “Tritium” platform development, which promises the highest PC platform performance. As Tritium MCPs, Tritium GPUs and Tritium DIMMS are perfectly coordinated in order to offer enthusiasts the perfect overclocking ability required, the gamers, and not only, will benefit from an enhanced stability and an straightforward configuration.

As the previous motherboard, the KN3 SLI2 supports every version of the processors recently released by AMD, including Athlon FX, Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core, Athlon 64 and Sempron CPUs (every one of them are socket AM2), and the latest AM2 Energy Efficient microprocessors.

Also, this Nvidia based motherboard - the KN3 SLI2 – supports all AMD Live! digital media platform requirements, providing in this way a complete multimedia control to produce and bring digital media content to all family members.

KN3 SLI2 has an 8-channel audio codec for great HD audio, and several I/O and storage features.
The manufacturer stated that KN3 SLI2 has the capability to become the ultimate gaming platform, an advanced computing platform, or a digital media center because of its powerful video and graphics support and scalable processors’ choices.

As it was developed especially for gamers, KN3 SLI2 features a superior overclocking ability that is made easier by ECS’ I.O.C. (Instant Overclocking Controller) with the aim of enabling the system to automatically boost frequency in order to enhance overall performance by sharply detecting changes in CPU loads. In this way, the gamers can adjust the system’s performance in order to match their needs, making overclocking easier and more secure.

Other KN3 SLI2 features include a Realtek ALC883 audio codec for 8-channel HD audio and a host of I/Os including 6 x SATAII 3.0 Gb/s, 8 x USB 2.0, Dual Gb Ethernet, RAID 5 support, 2 x S/PDIF (Optical and Coaxial), and 2 x 1394a.

 

ECS 945 GTY-M

ECS launches a motherboard which is micro ATX and certified ViiV. Based on chipset INTEL 945GT Express and equipped with socket mPGA479 M, it is designed to accomodate the Core Duo processors and processors based on Merom. Its characteristics are traditional: 2 ports handle DDR2 667 (maximum 2 Go) 1 port NCV Express 16x, 1 port NCV Express, 1x 1 parallel port VGA, 1 port 2 ports NCV, 2 ports SATA II (RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 and INTEL possible Matrix Storage), 8 ports USB 2.0, 1 port network audio Gigabit left 8 channels (chipset ALC883). The integrated graphic solution is the INTEL GMA950.

 

GEFORCE 6100 SM-M

Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS), a leading computer hardware and notebook manufacturer, released the GeForce6100SM-M motherboard with integrated NVIDIA GeForce® 6100 GPU and NVIDIA nForce® 405 MCP supporting AMD AM2 CPUs and delivering high quality 3D graphics and onboard VGA. The GeForce® 6100 GPU and NVIDIA nForce® 405 MCP is an innovative mix of north and south bridge chipsets on a single chip that represent a major achievement in integrated solutions. To consumers, this Micro ATX, RoHS compliant solution is a compact, highly expandable, best cost-per-performance Microsoft Vista® Premium motherboard ready to handle media PC computing needs right out of the box.

Compact and Powerful Digital Home Solution

The GeForce6100SM-M supports AMD Athlon™ 64FX, Athlon™ 64 X2, Athlon™ 64, Sempron™ Socket AM2 processors as well as AMD’s new AM2 Energy efficient microprocessors. The nForce® 405 MCP features DirectX® 9 and Shader Model 3.0. Shader Model 3.0 enables users to experience fast graphics rendering, smooth video processing and clearer displays. State-of-the-art 2000 MT/s HyperTransport™ technology allows high-bandwidth communication among the GPU, processor, and controller. With HyperTransport™, data and information are relayed faster for swifter system response and flawless multitasking performance.

Scalable Performance and High Capacity Storage

Along with the choice of CPUs, a PCI-Express® x16 slot (x8 mode) is available for higher performance graphics cards, as well as a PCI-Express® x1 slot and two PCI. The south bridge offers two SATAII 3 Gbps storage with RAID 0, 1, two Ultra DMA133/100/66 devices, built-in 10/100 Ethernet and eight USB 2.0 interfaces. The integrated High Definition Audio delivers high-quality surround sound vital to entertainment applications. The board can support dual channel DDR2-800/667/533 SDRAM memory up to 16 GB, which adds to its scalable performance.

For Today’s and Tomorrow’s Sleek Media PC Designs

Laid out in an ergonomic Micro ATX form factor, the ECS GeForce6100SM-M motherboard fits a wide variety of compact and fashionable chassis that complement any home or office environment. The GeForce6100SM-M also meets stringent RoHS directives for “green” computer components. ECS motherboards use environmentally friendly materials while delivering excellent performance and innovation.