Lack of Info regarding SiS 755 motherboards

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nemisis3000

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Jan 15, 2004
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Hi Everyone,

It's coming up on 2 months since Anandtech and some of the other websites did their review of the SiS reference board and gave it glowing reviews. However, since that time ECS has released their 755-A motherboard and FoxConn has also released a motherboard (755A01).

Unfortunately, no one (Anadtech, et. al.) has saw it fit to review these motherboards. You would think after giving a chipset an Editor's Choice, some actual motherboard reviews would follow.

Since it seems it's going to be a long wait for any reviews to come forth, and I don't want to wait another few months for some info, I'm hopeful that you can provide some info on the ECS mb. I know a number of you have bought the board. What are your impressions? If you've done any benchmarks, does it live up the performance of the reference board? I know ECS probably doesn't provide much in terms of OC functionality, but do you think it's a good buy, or do you recommend going with a VIA or nVidia solution even though they don't seem to implement the HT properly.

Thanks!
 
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Peter

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We've had a pile of review requests for the ECS mainboard in the ... erm ... mainboard review requests thread. That's what it's for, I guess ;)
 
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Wesley Fink

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We received the 755A several weeks ago and there is a problem with the memory controller running DDR400 at DDR333. The board is also very limited on tweak adjustments. We have been working with ECS to fix these issues and they have just released the 755-A2 which they say corrects these problems. We supposedly have an A2 on the way. We also mentioned the A2 revision in our CES coverage.

As soon as A2 is received we will be reviewing a gaming system based on that board, and we will talk a bit more about the differences compared to the A revision. Asus will also be releasing a 755-based motherboard shortly according to information given to us at CES.

Our advice for now would be to avoid the ECS A version if you are buying a SiS755 board for performance, though it is a fine board if you are buying it for a value system. Wait for the A2 revision.
 
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nemisis3000

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Thank you everyone for your input. I'll be anxiously awaiting reviews for some of the SiS 755 based motherboards.
 
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WebDude

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Originally posted by: NFS4
If I don't receive a BIOS fixing this problem before my RMA return period runs out with NewEgg, I'm sending it back to NewEgg.
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Same here. I've got about a week left on my RMA, so if there's no fix by then the board goes back. IMO, ECS should never have released the 755A, since it can't even reach DDR400 speeds (as is advertised) with some outstanding RAM (Mushkin Performance Level II).

 
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Wesley Fink

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I will have a Revision A2 board later this week and report what we find. If the issues we found with Revision A are resolved, we will quickly get a full review posted. ECS tells us the A2 has been tweaked for improved performance, and that there are added OC options. We also expect the DDR400 issue to be fixed, since this was not an issue at all with the SiS Reference Board.
 
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WebDude

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Any idea or speculation on what might have been changed hardwarewise in Rev. A2? I've got to assume it's more than just a bios revision. (As far as I know mb makers don't use the new Revision label for just a bios reworking).
 
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NFS4

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Originally posted by: Wesley Fink
I will have a Revision A2 board later this week and report what we find. If the issues we found with Revision A are resolved, we will quickly get a full review posted. ECS tells us the A2 has been tweaked for improved performance, and that there are added OC options. We also expect the DDR400 issue to be fixed, since this was not an issue at all with the SiS Reference Board.
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But consumers SHOULD have a BIOS fix for the 755-A boards. It's false advertising to claim that you support DDR400 then not be able to run it even with Kingston HyperX PC3500 CAS2 memory :(

Rushing out an A2 board to fix something that should have been enabled in the first revision boards and leaving those customers in the wringer is pretty funked up IMHO
 
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KnightPalatine

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Originally posted by: NFS4

But consumers SHOULD have a BIOS fix for the 755-A boards. It's false advertising to claim that you support DDR400 then not be able to run it even with Kingston HyperX PC3500 CAS2 memory :(

Rushing out an A2 board to fix something that should have been enabled in the first revision boards and leaving those customers in the wringer is pretty funked up IMHO
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I agree.

Even if the 755-A2 works as it should, ECS are off my list until they make good to those who purchased the 755-A.
 
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NFS4

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They are sending me a new BIOS...who's the man?? :p

We apologize for the length of time in receiving a reply regarding your issue. This comming week is Chinese new year in Asia, and it is very big holiday similar to Christmas here. There will be some delay in receiving a response from our Headquarters in Taiwan.

We are currently testing a new BIOS from our RD deptartment. We need sometime time to verify the functionality of the new BIOS before we can release it to customers. So far we have tested the new bios with the memory module listed below running Windows XP. Sandra 2004 detects and identifies the DDR400 module without any problems.

Size Vendor Module Name Part Number 200 Remark

512M Samsung M368L6423DTM-CC4 K4H560838D-TCC4 YES 3200+FSB400

I will email you the new BIOS as soon as it passes our qualifying tests. Thank you for your patience in this matter.

Would you mind let me know as detail as your hardware configuration and detail memory brand and chipset number ??
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nemisis3000

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Jan 15, 2004
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Hi Wesley,

I wanted to find out if you had received the ECS 755-A2 board, and when you expect to pos the review?

Also, does anyone know if/when the A2 will be available. I haven't been able to find it anywhere.

Thanks!
 
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