ECS out fitted the ECS KN3 SLI2 motherboard with four RAM slots that support DDR2 400/533/667/800 MHz memory modules. ECS's KN3-SLI2 expansion arrangement from top to bottom is PCI Express x16 Slot, PCI Express x1 slot, PCI Express x1 slot, PCI Express x16 slot, PCI and finally PCI. There are 7 SATA ports on the board, with 5 controlled by the MCP55XE Southbridge, and two SATA ports controlled by a JMB363 controller. The external SATA port is controlled by the NVIDIA MCP55XE. MCP55XE controller supports RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD and NCQ. The JMB363 controller supports RAID 0, 1 and RAID 0+1.
Other ECS KN3 SLI2 motherboard features include Realtek ALC883 audio codec for 8-channel HD audio and 8 x USB 2.0, Dual Gb Ethernet, 2 x S/PDIF and 2 x 1394a. ECS also included the ECS Top-Hat Flash kit, allowing you to restore the BIOS in case your current BIOS chip becomes corrupted. The KN3 SLI2 sports an interesting auto overclocking feature termed IOC (Instant Overclocking Controller) that enables the system to automatically boost frequency, by detecting changes in CPU loads. The I/O back plate incorporates a fan to cool the MOSFETs and the CPU area.
The ECS KN3 SLI2 motherboard is a well rounded, good performing AM2 motherboard. The component color coding stands out in a crowd and will be liked by those looking for a little bling effect. The features are loaded with expansive storage, 8-channel integrated HD audio, and SLI graphics capabilities featuring full-bandwidth dual PCI-Express GPU support. If you are on a budget and contemplating a 590 SLI based motherboard to operate your dual graphics card system, you can try this ECS's motherboard.
Here is the technical specification of ECS KN3 SLI2 motherboard :
- Processor : AMD Socket AM2 processors
- Chipset : nVidia nForce 590 SLI
- FSB : 400 / 800 / 1200 / 1600 / 2000 MHz
- Memory : 4 x DDR2 (400/533/677/800 MHz)
- Audio : 8-channel High-Definition audio (Realtek ALC888)
- Form Factor : ATX (30.5cm x 24.4cm)
- AGP/PCI/PCIe x16/PCIe x4/PCIe x1 : 0/2/2/0/2
- USB/FireWire/Serial/Paralel : 4(6)/0(2)/1/0
- PATA/SATA/eSATA : 2/7/1
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