[geeks] Interesting low-end MB found for current Intel CPUs

[Mark]

On 29 Jan 2008, at 23:52, Lionel Peterson wrote:

> It is based on a very recent Intel chipset, supports all current 775  
> CPUs, has
> lots of "old Skool" features, and some interesting suprises, all for  
> $65
> (after $20 rebate).
>
> The MB has 4 DDR2 DIMM sockets, and can accomodate 8 Gig of RAM, 4  
> ICH9 SATA
> II ports, Firewire 400 ports, and includes Intel's GMA 3100  
> integrated video,
> a very decent integrated video solution...
>
> What's odd - no IDE port - none. That means an optical drive would  
> take up a
> SATA port (or you could work with an external USB 2.0 drive). It  
> also includes
> a parallel and a SERIAL port.
>
> I just ordered one, along with a SATA optical drive from Tiger  
> Direct - I
> thought others here might be interested as well...
>
> I plan to transplant my Pentium D805 chip (2.66 GHz with 2x 1 Meg  
> cache)
> initially, but I'll probably update it to a new Core 2 Duo after the  
> next
> round of price cuts ;^)

Hold it there sir, look who makes it - ECS. Don't you remember the  
K7S5A? I'd never use another one of their motherboards if my life  
depended on it after that screw-up-on-silicon...

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