This is the ECS A780GM-A 780G Motherboard and although it’s not on the same level as GIGABYTE and ASUS, ECS are still producing some impressive boards. While it does run equal in performance to the 790FX, its feature set leaves a bit to be desired. Given the lack of digital features, this board best serves in the mid-range to value oriented market.
Tweak Town have given this board a review and covered the results over 16 pages, in their final thoughts they said “AMD’s Phenom platform in its current state is definitely not going to push Intel off any performance crown, not until AMD is able to increase its clock speeds from its current stand point of 2.5GHz. While it’s not a monster performer, it’s a definite choice for a power conscious gamer that just wants a good all round system without burning a hole in their wallet.
So far the boards for the Phenom range are starting to finally emerge, and ECS has done a fantastic job on its 780G installment. It is fast, supports all the Phenom processors and has a reasonable array of features.
However, there are a few issues we have. First off, the lack of BIOS overclocking rules it out for hardcore users, or even the average tweaker. There are no dividers to control the CPU FID or the Hyper Transport link speeds, making it virtually impossible to get any real speed out of the system. Next is the feature set; missing FireWire means that if you have any FireWire devices (I know I have at least three) you’re going to have to get a separate controller. This should be a standard feature on every digital home board these days.”
Read the 16 page hands-on review.
