Preview ECS A770M-A AMD 770 Phenom mainboard
With the release of the Phenom series of processors, we have seen more interest in compatible boards that will support this processor.
To take full advantage of the speed, a board support the new HT3 is recommended. ECS sees this an opportunity to revive the glory of old K7S5A with its latest board the ECS A770M-A (formerly known as RX780M-A) based on the new chipset AMD 770 + SB600.
This board supports the AM2+ socket processor and current processors. It can deliver up to HT 5200MT/s. It has 4 DIMM slots supporting up to 32GB of Dual Channel DDR2-1066. On board is GbE, 8 Channel HDA, 4 SATA II (RAID0, 1,0+1), 1 PATA, 6 USB 2.0, 1 eSATA and supports an additional of 4 more USB ports via bracket connectors.
We will take a look at the board and its layout in the next few pages.
Specs
Socket AM2+
HT 5200MT/s
AMD RX780 + SB600
4 X DIMMs supporting dual channel DDR2 1066 memory up to 32GB
Gigabit LAN
1 X PCI Express X16 slots (Gen 2.0)
4 SATAII ports supporting RAID 0, 1, 0+1
1 X PATA port
8-channel HDA
6 X USB 2.0 ports & 1 X eSATA on the rear panel (2 X USB 2.0 pin headers on board supporting 4 X USB 2.0 ports)
Vista Premium Ready, RoHS Compliant
Preview ECS A770M-A AMD 770 Phenom mainboard
