ECS KT600-A sux0rz!!!

Andrevas · 13-June-04, 07:18 PM

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I'm pissed because my CPU voltage is sitting at ~1.59v, and is not adjustable in BIOS. That's probably why my setup becomes unstable at 172 fsb x13 (a f$!#in 5 MHz boost)

rawr.

Lunamods · 13-June-04, 07:21 PM

DUH!! its an ECS board with a VIA chipset. Should have cut back on that 1GB of Geil RAM for a better board.

Andrevas · 13-June-04, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Lunamods


	DUH!! its an ECS board with a VIA chipset. Should have cut back on that 1GB of Geil RAM for a better board.

I got the RAM for 150, really unbelieveable deal.

And I picked the mobo because it was cheap at the time I got it and had SATA.

Now I'm going to wait for some nice KT880 based boards to come out and that will be my next change. I'm a fan of the underdog so its Athlons and VIA chipsets for me =P

Iateronmly · 13-June-04, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrevas


	I got the RAM for 150, really unbelieveable deal. And I picked the mobo because it was cheap at the time I got it and had SATA. Now I'm going to wait for some nice KT880 based boards to come out and that will be my next change. I'm a fan of the underdog so its Athlons and VIA chipsets for me =P

Uhhh.... KT880 (properly K*8*T880) is for 64 bit processors and you have a socket A yes? So are you going to a sledgehammer core CPU?

Andrevas · 13-June-04, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Iateronmly


	Uhhh.... KT880 (properly K8T880) is for socket 940s and you have a socket A yes? So are you going to a sledgehammer core CPU?

KT880 is the new VIA chipset for Athlon XPs with dual-channel RAM support and whatnot.

K8T880 is the Athlon 64 chipset.

Andrevas · 13-June-04, 07:33 PM

http://www.via.com.tw/en/k7-series/kt880.jsp

Sparky · 13-June-04, 07:33 PM

ECS really isnt an underdog, its more like Microsoft. They have the ability and cash, from penny pinchers such as yourself, to make a great board but simply dont because they know that they can continue to sell sh!t and the consumer will continue to eat sh!t. A good mobo would seriously boost the longevity of your components and your temper.

Iateronmly · 13-June-04, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrevas


	KT880 is the new VIA chipset for Athlon XPs with dual-channel RAM support and whatnot. K8T880 is the Athlon 64 chipset.

I stand corrected - but now after reading it's data sheet it's the same basic chipset but it bypasses the fundmental flaw of 32 bit by allowing a 32 bit processor to address 8 gigs and 2 more SATA controllers.

Andrevas · 13-June-04, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Sparky


	ECS really isnt an underdog, its more like Microsoft. They have the ability and cash, from penny pinchers such as yourself, to make a great board but simply dont because they know that they can continue to sell sh!t and the consumer will continue to eat sh!t. A good mobo would seriously boost the longevity of your components and your temper.

I don't see ECS as the underdog, rather just the chipset seeing as looking around most of you guys use the nForce 400 w/ K7s

And I doubt I'll ever buy an ECS again, I like my brother's Soyo Dragon KT400 Ultra PE so I might get a Soyo with a KT880 chipset in the coming months...

Andrevas · 13-June-04, 07:46 PM

http://www.soyousa.com/products/proddesc.php?id=296

mmmmm looks good to me. My experience with Soyos has shown they have excellent features, but my brother just happened to get a lemon (since his idle is around 56C in his room at stock speeds X_X)

j-dogg · 13-June-04, 07:49 PM

Duh. I had an ECS K7S5A Pro Ver. 5.0, was a really neat board until I gouged it with a screwdriver trying to clip on my Volcano 6 and had to send it back for RMA, which is non-existant if you don't buy from their 'authorized dealers'

Now it's my project for a motherboard clock, which I may put up for sale in the coming weeks.

nev_payne · 14-June-04, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Andrevas


	vauvbaiuvblrejvbhaiuvbreuvbnb;lhbobwaub ajlavoujlabob I'm pissed because my CPU voltage is sitting at ~1.59v, and is not adjustable in BIOS. That's probably why my setup becomes unstable at 172 fsb x13 (a f$!#in 5 MHz boost) rawr.

ahh another satified ECS customer.

i dunno about all that stuff on the first line but i guess it reads " wow what an amazing board for the cost but i do have some thoughts...."

Try a good ol' bios flash if ECS has them - i used to but ecs for all cutomer rigs but after their reputation slacks last year i moved to MSI and havent looked back since

Digital-World · 14-June-04, 08:47 AM

Ahhhhh.. We all know what Digi the BUTTHOLE is going to say here......
STOP WASTING YOUR CASH.....ONLY BUY MOTHERBOARDS THAT START WITH THE LETTER "A.. ABIT---ASUS---
Everything else is junk....hahahaha
Look at the box and check it...if its got more then 4 letters and doesn't start with an A then you grabbed the wrong box...

KayinStorm · 14-June-04, 09:51 AM

found a stable flasg for my DFI, not a problem since. I still say infiniity, or even a shuttle an35n for cheapies...

Spectrum · 14-June-04, 09:56 AM

My MSI K7N2 Dela-L r0x0rs. $69 retail, great features and a nice overclocking board. But then again, what do I know, I have a Duron 1.8...

stereomod · 14-June-04, 09:57 AM

heh i just found this thread but along with the other pimps here i have this to say ECS SUXS!!!!

Lunamods · 14-June-04, 11:43 AM

The only ECS boards that I have found to be "OK" for building budget machines for the computer illiterate are the K7S5A and the K7SEM. Personnally I would rather use PC Chips boards in LOW budget machines,you get the same junk and unreliability for half the price.

nev_payne · 14-June-04, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Lunamods


	The only ECS boards that I have found to be "OK" for building budget machines for the computer illiterate are the K7S5A and the K7SEM. Personnally I would rather use PC Chips boards in LOW budget machines,you get the same junk and unreliability for half the price.

did i just hear you say id rather use PCChips? do you want a group of mafia thugs at your doorstep at 2am tommorow morning with baseball bats?

Digital-World · 14-June-04, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by KayinStorm


	found a stable flasg for my DFI, not a problem since. I still say infiniity, or even a shuttle an35n for cheapies...

Dood... Stop lying to the man...you had more problems with that junky ass DFI then anyone I know...That boards requires someone with half a sense to fix it....If it was owned by anyone else they would have rma'd it by now

Or maybe it was the zombie squirrels that keep fuxoring your board huh>?

Joose · 14-June-04, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Digital-World


	Dood... Stop lying to the man...you had more problems with that junky ass DFI then anyone I know...That boards requires someone with half a sense to fix it....If it was owned by anyone else they would have rma'd it by now Or maybe it was the zombie squirrels that keep fuxoring your board huh>?

He's got ya there KS...your DFI board is the sh!t - literally.

ECS - only extremely crappy systems are based on those boards. If you're really a cheap-ass get an MSI - at least they're reasonably stable. If you want to OC, then it's the a-brand group - Abit or Asus.

13-June-04, 07:18 PM		#1 (permalink)
Andrevas Apex Elite Tech	ECS KT600-A sux0rz!!! vauvbaiuvblrejvbhaiuvbreuvbnb;lhbobwaub ajlavoujlabob I'm pissed because my CPU voltage is sitting at ~1.59v, and is not adjustable in BIOS. That's probably why my setup becomes unstable at 172 fsb x13 (a f$!#in 5 MHz boost) rawr.

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13-June-04, 07:21 PM		#2 (permalink)
Lunamods Apex Tech Maniac Supreme	DUH!! its an ECS board with a VIA chipset. Should have cut back on that 1GB of Geil RAM for a better board.

13-June-04, 07:33 PM		#6 (permalink)
Andrevas Apex Elite Tech	http://www.via.com.tw/en/k7-series/kt880.jsp

13-June-04, 07:33 PM		#7 (permalink)
Sparky Apex Tech God	ECS really isnt an underdog, its more like Microsoft. They have the ability and cash, from penny pinchers such as yourself, to make a great board but simply dont because they know that they can continue to sell sh!t and the consumer will continue to eat sh!t. A good mobo would seriously boost the longevity of your components and your temper.

13-June-04, 07:46 PM		#10 (permalink)
Andrevas Apex Elite Tech	http://www.soyousa.com/products/proddesc.php?id=296 mmmmm looks good to me. My experience with Soyos has shown they have excellent features, but my brother just happened to get a lemon (since his idle is around 56C in his room at stock speeds X_X)

13-June-04, 07:49 PM		#11 (permalink)
j-dogg Mystical Schwinn Guru	Duh. I had an ECS K7S5A Pro Ver. 5.0, was a really neat board until I gouged it with a screwdriver trying to clip on my Volcano 6 and had to send it back for RMA, which is non-existant if you don't buy from their 'authorized dealers' Now it's my project for a motherboard clock, which I may put up for sale in the coming weeks.

14-June-04, 08:47 AM		#13 (permalink)
Digital-World Old Skool Pimp	Ahhhhh.. We all know what Digi the BUTTHOLE is going to say here...... STOP WASTING YOUR CASH.....ONLY BUY MOTHERBOARDS THAT START WITH THE LETTER "A.. ABIT---ASUS--- Everything else is junk....hahahaha Look at the box and check it...if its got more then 4 letters and doesn't start with an A then you grabbed the wrong box...

14-June-04, 09:51 AM		#14 (permalink)
KayinStorm Apex Tech God	found a stable flasg for my DFI, not a problem since. I still say infiniity, or even a shuttle an35n for cheapies...

14-June-04, 09:56 AM		#15 (permalink)
Spectrum Former GameApex Editor	My MSI K7N2 Dela-L r0x0rs. $69 retail, great features and a nice overclocking board. But then again, what do I know, I have a Duron 1.8...

14-June-04, 09:57 AM		#16 (permalink)
stereomod Locked Account	heh i just found this thread but along with the other pimps here i have this to say ECS SUXS!!!!

14-June-04, 11:43 AM		#17 (permalink)
Lunamods Apex Tech Maniac Supreme	The only ECS boards that I have found to be "OK" for building budget machines for the computer illiterate are the K7S5A and the K7SEM. Personnally I would rather use PC Chips boards in LOW budget machines,you get the same junk and unreliability for half the price.