ECS KN3 SLI2 Extreme

Introduction:

   Being an old school technician who use to play with some of the oldest 286s and before, I've seen many a revisions and new names in computer parts manufacturers come and go. When ECS EliteGroup first arrived on the market scene in 1987, their products were up and coming just as every other major manufacturer, but with a few bumps along the way. My first experience with ECS was their Socket 7 series motherboards and many were used in many budget oriented machines.

   It was only a matter of time and demand before ECS came to the table with some serious cards to play, so to speak. Their recent motherboards were among the first to change public perception with some good reviews of stability as well as some peripheral upgrades. Naturally, adding some upgraded features to motherboards is pointless if the platform isn't stable, so ECS stepped up to the plate. In this review, we have the KN3-SLI2 Extreme under the microscope which boasts many more features than the average motherboard as well as ECS's 999-DIMM which helps the "DDR2 eliminate data quality issues and support increased overclocking".

   This is quite some list of features. The one of which that stands out foremost to me is the FSB 1.2GHz+ support. This suggests that ECS has been able to control and add better overclocking features. We'll see in a bit, but first let's check out the motherboard's specifications and layout.