Zaključak

Baš kao i kod odlične P55H-AK i kod ove je ploče ECS malo zabrljao po pitanju BIOS-a. On definitivno koči overclocking potencijal a nove verzije nema već mjesecima. Postignutih 260MHz FSB-a nije na razini niti boljih 880G ploča, a kamo li 890GX. Ukoliko ne gledamo na taj dio, u svemu ostalom ova je ploča vrlo dobar proizvod. Kvaliteta izrade i layout su na visini, a količina opreme koju donosi će zadovoljiti i najprobirljivije. Počevši od dva USB3.0 porta, pet SATA 6Gbps portova sa pripadajućim eSATA bracketom, podrška za CFX i Hybrid CFX, dvije mrežne kartice i čak četiri video izlaza koji uključuju i najnoviji Display port. Sve to upakirano u ovi ipak solidnu ploču košta oko 110 USD (bez poreza). Na našem je tržištu još nema no vjerujemo kako će cijena (kada jednom bude dostupna) biti vrlo konkurentna. ECS još mora poraditi na BIOS-u i tada će ovo biti kompletan i best buy proizvod u svojoj klasi.

 

Conclusion

Just like with P55H-AK we tested earlier, ECS messed up the BIOS support on this board. This revision is obviously blocking the board`s overclocking potential, and the new revision is nowhere to be seen. We managed to push FSB to the slim 260MHz which is not in the level with some 880G boards, let alone 890GX. If we don’t look at that part for a moment, we see a very well built board with a lot of equipment. It has two USB 3.0 ports, five SATA 6Gbps ports (with additional eSATA bracket), CFX and Hybrid CFX support, two Gbit LAN ports and four video outputs (DisplayPort being the newest one). All this is packed into this good motherboard with decent layout costs around 110 USD (without tax). If and when it arrives on our market, we believe the price will be very competitive. All ECS has to do is fix BIOS issues and this will be a best buy in its class.