ECS PX1 Extreme

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Posted on 01-01-2007

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Price: 7935

Digit Rating: Good

3.5/5

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Summary

This board's performance is good, if not great. It returned decent scores in all our benchmarks: 149.7 fps in DOOM 3 with a 7800 GTX, and it encoded a 100 MB VOB file in 76 seconds with a Core 2 Duo X6800. The motherboard is certainly good for those who want to build an entertainment PC, but not for hard-core gamers or enthusiasts.

Not Really Extreme…

The ECS PX1 Extreme is one of the earlier Intel P965 chipset based motherboards that support ATI’s CrossFire by means of two PCI-E x16 slots. The board has a spacious layout: the area around the CPU socket allows for easy installation of a larger heat sink and all the slots and connectors are neatly laid-out.

Up to 8 GB of DDR2 RAM @ 800 MHz is supported. Its ICH8DH Southbridge is compatible with Intel Viiv, and there’s 8-channel HD audio.

This board’s performance is good, if not great. It returned decent scores in all our benchmarks: 149.7 fps in DOOM 3 with a 7800 GTX, and it encoded a 100 MB VOB file in 76 seconds with a Core 2 Duo X6800. The motherboard is certainly good for those who want to build an entertainment PC, but not for hard-core gamers or enthusiasts.

Specifications
Intel P965 chipset; support for a Core 2 Duo CPU; dual-Gigabit LAN; E-SATA port; 8-channel audio; upto 10 USB 2.0 and 2 IEEE 1394a; 7 SATA; ICH8DH Southbridge; 2 PCI-E x16 slots

Contact : Mediatech India Distribution Pvt Ltd,
Phone : 022-2636111
E-mail : ghanshyam@mediatechindia.com
Web site : www.ecs.com.tw
Price : Rs 7,935

RATINGS
Performance : 3.5
Features : 3.5
Build quality : 3
Value for money : 3.5
Overall : 3.5