Re: Replacing the motherboard

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From: Nathan McNulty (nospam_at_msn.com)
Date: 08/22/04 

Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 22:04:50 -0700

ECS has generally been junk. Stay away from those Processor/Motherboard
combos involving ECS. I admit they have a couple good boards (their
more expensive ones), but there is no point in paying for those when you
can have an ASUS for just a little more.

I am curious if this was a Fry's Electronics deal. I went through 4 of
their bundles (CPU was more expensive than the bundle cost). Ended up
tossing all 4 of the motherboards and keeping the processors. They
wouldn't support sleep states, they had issues with video cards (Fast
Writes and Side Band Addressing). That is why it is best to look at the
most popular motherboards. They are popular for a reason. It may cost
a few extra dollars, but it is money well spent. 

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Nathan McNulty
Bruce Chambers wrote:
> Greetings --
> 
>     News to me.  My experience with ECS motherboards has been 
> trouble-free.
> 
> Bruce Chambers

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