Computex 2010: ECS Wins Computex Best Choice Award
Jayesh Limaye, Jun 01, 2010 1105 hrs IST
The award is for best combination of features, performance and price
It was announced that the Computex Best Choice Award for motherboard would go to Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) A890GXM-AU Black Series motherboard. This motherboard is powered by the ATI Radeon HD 4290 IGP with ECS 4most Display Design providing HDMI, DisplayPort, DVI and D-Sub connectors on the rear panel, allowing you to connect almost any display to this motherboard. With full HD 1080p video decoding possible, this motherboard makes for an awesome home entertainment rig.
Gamers are not left behind either with support for Microsoft DirectX 10.1. Another great feature of this motherboard is the onboard SidePort DDR3 1333 memory, which enhances the gaming experience by ATI Hybrid Graphics technology. The motherboard supports ATI CrossFireX.
Some of the other features of the A890GXM-AU are as follows: * ECS eBLU: ECS easy BIOS Live Update Utility which benefits users with easy on-line link the latest BIOS for right model. * SATA 6.0Gbps: provides 2 times faster than previous data transfer rate. * SuperSpeed USB 3.0: breakthrough the bottle neck of system performance up to 5Gbps data-transfer rate. * ECS Qooltech III: comes with twin-heat-pipe cooling solution, which provides a stable working environment when system is on. * ECS 15 Gold Contact: offers 3 times extra protection to secure the motherboard stabilities and durability * ECS Easy Button, Easy Clear and Easy Debug: designs offer an easy way to enjoy boosting system performance without pain. * All solid capacitors and lower RDS(on) MOSFET: improves up to 50% efficiency and lower temperatures by 16%.