Affiliate Review: ECS PF88: Intel or AMD? The answer is...yes!

FunkyFresh · 29-July-05, 10:29 AM

The ECS PF88: The Schizophrenic PC Motherboard

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Originally Posted by Futurelooks.com


	In the spring of 2005, EliteGroup Computer Systems Ltd. (ECS) released a motherboard concept that allows users to change from an INTEL platform to an AMD platform with a simple hardware change. Will it last, or will be a passing fad? Find out here! Full Story at Futurelooks.com

ECS PF88 Extreme Intel/AMD Hybrid Motherboard Review

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Originally Posted by CoolTechZone.com


	ECS is really starting to get attention in the enthusiast segment with its latest line of Extreme motherboards. Though they are not exactly "extreme" in terms of overclocking, the affordability factor and stock performance of the board makes it a desirable option for the non-overclockers. Not only is ECS entering the enthusiast market with Intel and AMD platforms, but the company has actually come up with a very intuitive concept of combining both platforms onto a single motherboard. Full Story at CoolTechZone.com

Innovative? Yes. Interesting? Yes. Ugly? Heck yes.

(By the way, no, you can't run both processors at the same time.)

droeblek9 · 29-July-05, 11:13 AM

That's a pretty cool idea. I'm curious to see how they're going to handle cooling issues.

j-dogg · 29-July-05, 03:18 PM

It's nice seeing DFI and ASUS catching some heat on that KN1. We need more competition in this market.

ECS and PC Chips has always been reputable in my books for developing interesting ideas. One of them is the M755? LMR I have, while most companies were done with AT for factor by the days of the Coppermine 1ghz, PC Chips released a motherboard so that people who had older AT cases wouldn't have to buy a new case for their new computer.

They are starting to come back full force and at this rate DFI and ASUS will be catching some serious heat in the computing race in the near future. This motherboard reminds me of the many motherboards they designed that ran both Slot 1 and Socket 370.

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29-July-05, 11:13 AM		#2 (permalink)
droeblek9 Warcraft Warrior	That's a pretty cool idea. I'm curious to see how they're going to handle cooling issues.

29-July-05, 03:18 PM		#3 (permalink)
j-dogg Mystical Schwinn Guru	It's nice seeing DFI and ASUS catching some heat on that KN1. We need more competition in this market. ECS and PC Chips has always been reputable in my books for developing interesting ideas. One of them is the M755? LMR I have, while most companies were done with AT for factor by the days of the Coppermine 1ghz, PC Chips released a motherboard so that people who had older AT cases wouldn't have to buy a new case for their new computer. They are starting to come back full force and at this rate DFI and ASUS will be catching some serious heat in the computing race in the near future. This motherboard reminds me of the many motherboards they designed that ran both Slot 1 and Socket 370.