ECS KA3-MVP Extreme

[Big B]

While ECS may not be on everyone's short list, you might check out [H]ard|OCP's review of the AM2/Crossfire board, the KA3-MVP:

The ECS KA3 MVP Extreme is an extremely solid CrossFire platform that delivers great performance numbers. Its only shortcoming is in the overclocking department; hardcore enthusiasts need to look elsewhere. Maybe we will see a PCIe bus lock in the future that would open up this motherboard’s abilities. ECS has done another very good job when it comes to layout and motherboard quality. It is hard to argue with ECS as being a solid platform for an ATI Xpress 3200 CrossFire system. It just works, and works well.

Given ECS pricing, this should also be a fairly inexpensive motherboard, which combined with excellent performance leaves a nice little board.

 

[StimpE]

Watch the capacitors burst in a month.

 

[Big B]

Actually, ECS has come a long way from where they used to be. They're not the crappy OEM they used to be. The exploding capacitors affected just about every company. Some capcitor formula design in testing was stolen, but the crooks didn't know this. Well, these already defective caps got out and into various motherboard manufacturers plants, which included Abit and MSI, among others.

As for ECS quality, the ones that I've seen in use have run flawlessly.