ECS C19-A SLI (NVIDIA nForce4 SLI XE) review

Stripping away all the fluff that is usually attributed to high-end boards, ECS delivers the very lean C19-A SLI that should appeal to all gamers who just want a stable platform to base their gaming rig on. While the ECS C19-A SLI cannot be considered as a feature-rich motherboard, the board will succeed the minimum standards for performance gaming with SLI capabilities, high-speed SATA 3.0Gbps support, Gigabit Ethernet and 8-channel HD Audio with S/PDIF.

Also remember that if you’re planning to go the Intel route, the regular nForce4 SLI Intel Edition will not support 65nm Presler core CPUs and users are more or less limited to building around the ultra high-end nForce4 SLI X16. The nForce4 SLI XE remedies this problem with full support for all LGA775 processor and comes in at a price point below the nForce4 SLI.

The US$90 price tag for the C19-A SLI is a steal for the high-end features and performance that you’ll be getting out of this budget board.

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