ECS X58B-A $260

After reading the article, it still looks like a huge improvement for ECS.

I like the onboard power and reset buttons, I've gotten spoiled having those on my last few boards. Also, the onboard debug LED is a plus. The bit-tech article mentions this being a value board, but emphasizes at the end it's not an enthusiast board.

I hoping to get a review sample right around release.



I originally found this link at techpowerup so gotta give them credit too.

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/10/29/ecs-tips-hat-to-x58b-a-black-series/1

Looks nice for an ECS ... still I won't risk to buy it for overclock with that 6 phase power and it's cheap for X58 board but not cheap enough for ecs
It's hard to say anything more about X58 boards so I'm waiting for larger review

sno.lcn said:

After reading the article, it still looks like a huge improvement for ECS.

I like the onboard power and reset buttons, I've gotten spoiled having those on my last few boards. Also, the onboard debug LED is a plus. The bit-tech article mentions this being a value board, but emphasizes at the end it's not an enthusiast board.

I hoping to get a review sample right around release.



I originally found this link at techpowerup so gotta give them credit too.

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/10/29/ecs-tips-hat-to-x58b-a-black-series/1

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Not enthusiast? De-bug LED, power/reset buttons, dual-Gb-LAN, 2x PCIe2.0, Cu HS's w/ heatpipes...sure seems like enthusiast to me.

Way to go ECS!

I can't believe that's an ECS board I'm looking at.

Wow, is DFI making ECS boards now? Man have they come a long ways from being the Fry's special boards that I blew up on a regular basis.

jason4207 said:

Not enthusiast? De-bug LED, power/reset buttons, dual-Gb-LAN, 2x PCIe2.0, Cu HS's w/ heatpipes...sure seems like enthusiast to me.

Way to go ECS!

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Features do not equal an enthusist level board (unless they are bios features ) If the board does not perform well, its not an enthusist level board.

ip35 pro

p5q pro

VALUE boards that were enthuiast class.

They were the same as the deluxe versions.. but minus some pretty lights and buttons on the mobo. (Which I think is actually harder then stabbing a screwdriver blade in there. I would go without that if it saved me 5-10 bucks...) I have my board on a lianli mobo tray right now running caseless but vertically. I have to tilt the thing and reach in under psu wires and stuff and hope my ham hands dont knock something loose. A nice long flat blade on the otherhand...

Agree with NM and Jason, at least all enthusiast boards should have the debug LED and reset (both CMOS and regular), power buttons, in the front preferably where one can use it, after all benchers put their boards horizontally and not in a case, most of 'em in any case

Looks like a board with potential, hope sno gets one soon so we can see what it does

Am I looking at a board with NO IDE channel? About time!

I'm also hooked on the LED / CMOS switch from my IP35PRO. I hope these are things that are just going to be 'standard features' from now on.