ECS 671T-M

[Angerisagift]

ECS 671T-M

http://www.ecsusa.com/ECSWebSi...ature&MenuID=1&LanID=9

I'm getting this board for Xmas as part of a Q6600 proc & mobo combo,

going to be running it with

2GB OCZ DDR2 PC6400 800Mhz (will run at 667Mhz due to board)
Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4Ghz
XFX 8800GT 512MB GDDR3
Corsair 450VX PSU

will have to use this board for at least a little while, if you don't think it's up to snuff can you recommend a better board with good price to perfomance, don't really want to pay more than $50-$60 for a board, because I'll also be looking to pick up a new case and CPU heatsink

 

[o1die]

This board was in the black friday $199 combo special. Apparantly, it works, despite showing no support for this cpu.

 

[disastinator]

There may be better choices out there. I can confirm that this board supports the Q6600 but according to the ECS website the memory architecture is single channel.

 

[TestedAcorn]

My friends ECS board kinda sucks, it especially sucks for overclocking. We had to reset his CMOS because of a few Mhz OC on his cpu made it not post.

 

[o1die]

It's a free board, for non-overclockers. Really can't complain. I use ecs boards cause I don't overclock.

 

[Angerisagift]

how much of a difference will I notice running single channel,

my current 478 board supports dual channel DDR1, and I have 2 GB of mixed ram in their

but I used to have 1 GB of Corsair XMS2 DDR400, and I honestly never noticed a huge difference, the computer seems to run better with 2 GB of mixed ram at loose timings,

if there is a big difference does anyone know of a CHEAP board, that supports dual channel with moderate OC abilitiy, I'd like to clock up to at least 3.0Ghz so I don't have any bottlenecking with the 8800GT

 

[o1die]

Depends on whether you need micro atx or onboard video. Neither of those features sport much in the way of overclocking. The p35 is still the best value for overclocking.

 

[htne]

Does anyone know if this motherboard works correctly with the BSEL mod? I have a Fry's combo, this motherboard and a Celeron 430 (half of an E2140). I can overclock to 255 mhz FSB (8 x 255 == 2040), but if this board will support the BSEL mod, I should be good to go at 8 x 266.

Yes, I know this is a piece of junk, but at $59.99 for a motherboard, cpu, and HSF, I couldn't pass it up.

For that matter, has anyone tried the BSEL mod on a Celeron 430?

 

[htne]

Quick update here. The BSEL mod does work, but not the way I expected. The motherboard booted without complaints after the mod, but only at 200. But now I can go into the CMOS setup and choose 267, and it works. Before, if I chose 267 or even 260, the board would not POST, requiring a CMOS clear. Strange, but true.....

 

[jjz]

Heads up if you try to use the SPDIF connector- the pins are mislabeled in the manual- the digital out is actually pin 2 not 1! ( I think pin 1 is 5V and pin 4 is ground).
This caused me no end of grief- hopefully this post will help out some other poor soul looking for a reason why they cannot get digital out on this piece of #$%^ motherboard