ECS K7S5A PRO USB 2.0 SiS® 735 SOCKET A MOTHERBOARD - RETAIL Back Plate Included. $36 shipped @ Newegg!

[corinthos]

This is the lowest I've ever seen this board sell for... it's been a decent board and will probably make for a good budget system...

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[J1600B]

And the free t-shirt makes it even sweeter.

 

[Swanny]

Hmmm, ECS, Duron, and 128 Megs of DDR avaliable at Newegg for under $100

 

[corinthos]

i don't know if duron is such a good deal anymore... i'd probably spring for a xp 1700+ if I could find one for around $40 shipped...

 

[NasdaqTrader889]

Originally posted by: corinthos
i don't know if duron is such a good deal anymore... i'd probably spring for a xp 1700+ if I could find one for around $40 shipped...

I knew I should have bought more than one of them back in July when newegg had them at $42 each, and there were the T'Bred at that time too! Anyway, that is a good price for that mobo.

 

[NICKel]

Ok I am in on this as well ... Waht is the highest AMD XP chip I can put in here? 1800???

 

[Swanny]

Originally posted by: NICKel
Ok I am in on this as well ... Waht is the highest AMD XP chip I can put in here? 1800???

As long as it's 266Mhz FSB, it should work.

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: NICKel
Ok I am in on this as well ... Waht is the highest AMD XP chip I can put in here? 1800???

the 1800+ OEM got from newegg this past week isn't as good an oc'er (only got it up to 1.917..yeah..goofy number..)as my retail (ran steady @ 2.1 all day..everyday..)from back in Dec. 2k2.

 

[dragonlord2112]

Originally posted by: NICKel
Ok I am in on this as well ... Waht is the highest AMD XP chip I can put in here? 1800???

The highest? Pretty sure it's a 2400xp. That's the highest 266mhz fsb chip I think. Just make sure if you are going that fast, flash the bios to show the correct chip name.

 

[corinthos]

i have 2 questions from experienced neweggers:

1. i'm considering purchasing a motherboard w/ a rebate that expires 11/30... if i order it on newegg today,
will my invoice purchase date be printed as today or on the day they process the order?

2. anyone know if this board can handle a barton cpu and pc2700 memory?

 

[Ionizer86]

There's a 2600+ 266 bus, but it's so rare. I've only seen that chip in some eMachines PC before. In theory, 2600+ 266 works, but in practice, the 2400+ is the max.

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: corinthos
i have 2 questions from experienced neweggers:

1. i'm considering purchasing a motherboard w/ a rebate that expires 11/30... if i order it on newegg today,
will my invoice purchase date be printed as today or on the day they process the order?

the day you order and successfully charged

2. anyone know if this board can handle a barton cpu and pc2700 memory?

..uh..yes..been running my 2500+(as an XP3000+) with 3 sticks of Kingston pc2700 (1.5GBs) on the an35n ultra version 1.1 for three days now.. will be my last socketA mobo .. ..and to see the form pass on as well.

 

[corinthos]

scrapsilicon... my question #2 was referring to the k7s5a pro mobo

thanks for your answer to question #1 though!

 

[yodayoda]

dude, if you are looking for a budget system, wait for the fry's ad in the paper. invariable, they will have an ECS board + AMD chip for under $100. if you live in an area without a fry's, move. don't move to southern california though--already got enough damn people here.

 

[corinthos]

enough people in northern cali too... so where else is there a frys to move near?

 

[NICKel]

Originally posted by: corinthos
enough people in northern cali too... so where else is there a frys to move near?

Well you could move to Phoenix AZ.... but its too stinking hot here and we have enough people thanks ......

 

[PELarson]

Thanks.

 

[DavLucMac]

this is such a stable, cheap, sound board to build systems out of. I've been putting together stuff for friends around this board for about 2 years now. I know it's not the fastest out there... but they all have the same thing, so it's easy to keep tabs on the setup and stuff. Also, the thing is just plain CHEAP. Not in quality, but price. I hope they can replicate the success of this board with something for the x86-64 chipsets.
dav

 

[DavLucMac]

oh, one question about this board though... did they ever provide anything of decent use for that AMR slot?
dav

 

[Ness]

1. i'm considering purchasing a motherboard w/ a rebate that expires 11/30... if i order it on newegg today,
will my invoice purchase date be printed as today or on the day they process the order?

"All orders require 24-48 hours processing time before shipping. Newegg.com does not process orders during weekends."



The invoice you get from newegg will most LIKELY say when you placed the order, though, and you should be able to use that, provided (as previously stated) there is no hold up in charging your card. But if you are going to try it, I woulnd't wait until tomorrow.

 

[blueribb]

Wouldn't this be a better deal for $10 more --------> Biostar M7NCD-Pro (Socket-A / NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400)

Rebate good till tomorrow !

Review

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: corinthos
scrapsilicon... my question #2 was referring to the k7s5a pro mobo

thanks for your answer to question #1 though!

well your thread title says ECS but ..I originally was referring to a

Originally posted by: corinthos
i have 2 questions from experienced neweggers:

1. i'm considering purchasing a motherboard w/ a rebate that expires 11/30... if i order it on newegg today,
will my invoice purchase date be printed as today or on the day they process the order?

2. anyone know if this board can handle a barton cpu and pc2700 memory?

mobo with rebate doesn't apply to the ECS but..the Biostar ..M7NCD PRO Retail or the Shuttle..AN35N-Ultra Retail do..and are much much better deals..I prefer the Shuttle ..free T still applies..black with silver/gray writing on it

 

[weepul]

hey,

i was wondering ECS K7VTA3 v8.0 vs ECS K7S5A Pro v5.0 for the same price, which one would you get?

//krunk (^_^x)

 

[pxc]

I'd get the K7VTA3 v8.0. It's easier to overclock, and has a newer chipset (KT333/8235). The K7S5A Pro is fine, but unless you need to recycle PC100/PC133 memory, it doesn't have many appealing features.

The K7VTA3 v8.0c supports these things the K7S5A Pro doesn't:
PC2700 memory
333MHz FSB CPUs
ATA/133
overclocking in the stock bios

I recommend the K7VTA3 while I wish I had a K7S5A Pro right now. I'm in a situation where recycling some old PC100/PC133 memory would work out great for me right now.

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: weepul
hey,

i was wondering ECS K7VTA3 v8.0 vs ECS K7S5A Pro v5.0 for the same price, which one would you get?

//krunk (^_^x)

K7VTA3 v8.0 vs. K7S5A Pro
if you need SDram and slightly better 2ch audio..the sis735 ../me shakes head sadly..the 10 dollars more(after $15 MIR) for an NF2 mobo is really a much better option.