This Month's Review ::

ECS K7S5A Motherboard
Review Date: August 6, 2001
Reviewer: Robert Richmond

EliteGroup Computer Systems recently announced the availability of its latest Socket A AMD Athlon motherboard, the K7S5A. The K7S5A is the first commercially available motherboard for both the OEM and retail market segments based on Silicon Integrated Systems new SIS735 chipset.

This single-chip solution integrates a variety of performance options, such as high-speed DDR memory support, multi-threaded concurrent transactions, a dedicated ATA/100 IDE controller, and AGP v2.0 4x transfers. Additional support is extended for integrated AC97 audio, an audio/modem riser (AMR), and an optional 10/100 Mbps network controller. ECS has brought us great designs for even better prices in the past; hopefully the K7S5A will continue in this long-term tradition. more...