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ECS A770M-A Motherboard Review |
| Written by Administrator, on 02-08-2008 12:22 |
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The ECS A770M-A motherboard is based on the AMD 770 chipset and supports the latest AM2+ processors available (up to 95W TDP). It provides four DDR2-1066 capable sockets, one PCIe 2.0 x16 slot, eight channel HD audio and eSATA. This affordable board provides the basics you would need to build a budget AMD system and allows you to save your cash or spend it on other components. If you happen to be in the market for a reasonably priced, no frills motherboard you will want to check out this review. Read on to find out if the A770M-A has what it takes to be the foundation of your next build.
ECS A770M-A motherboard Specifications and Features :
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| CPU SUPPORT |
Socket AM2 / AM2+
- AMD AM2+ Phenom Quad Core / Phenom Dual Core / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core / Athlon 64 / Sempron
- HyperTransport (HT) 3.0 interface speeds
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| CHIPSET |
- AMD 770 Northbridge
- SB600 Southbridge
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| MEMORY |
- Four DDR2 dual channel memory sockets
- DDR2 1066 / 800 / 667 / 533 / 400 MHz, non-ECC un-buffered memory
- 32GB maximum
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| EXPANSION SLOTS |
- One PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot
- Two PCI Express x1 slots
- Three PCI slots
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| STORAGE |
AMD SB600 Southbridge
- Two Ultra DMA 133/100/66 devices
- Four SATA 3.0Gb/s ports
- RAID0, RAID1, RAID10 configuration
JMicron JMB361
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| AUDIO |
- Realtek ALC883 8-channel audio CODEC
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| LAN |
- Realtek RTL8101E/8111B Gigabit Fast Ethernet NIC
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| REAR I/O PANEL |
- One PS/2 keyboard connector
- One PS/2 mouse connector
- Six USB ports
- One Ethernet port
- One eSATA port
- One Serial port (COM1)
- One Audio port (Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in)
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| INTERNAL I/O HEADERS |
- One 25-pin ATX Power Supply connector
- One 4-pin ATX 12V connector
- Three Fan headers
- One IDE connector
- Four SATA connectors
- One Speaker header
- One Front panel switch / LED header
- One Front panel audio header
- One SPDIF out header
- One CD in header
- Two USB headers
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| SYSTEM BIOS |
- AMI BIOS
- 8Mb SPI ROM
- Plug and Play, STR/STD, Hardware monitor, Multi Boot, DMI
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| FORM FACTOR |
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| WARRANTY |
- 3 year warranty for parts (2 year parts and labor) with a valid invoice
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| CURRENT PRICING |
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