ECS KA3 MVP [KA3 MVP (V1.0A)]

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ECS KA3 MVP [KA3 MVP (V1.0A)]

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General
Brand	ECS
Product name	KA3 MVP
Product code	KA3 MVP (V1.0A)
Tested by HWI
Release date	07/19/2006
Price (min. / avg.)	-

Specifications
Form factor: ATX , CPU socket: Socket AM2 , Chipset: ATI Crossfire Xpress 3200
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Reviews
ECS KA3MVP Extreme Motherboard - ECS Tries Enthusiast	Legit Reviews
ECS KA3 MVP Extreme	[H]ardOCP
ECS KA3 MVP	Bit-tech.net
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General
Brand	ECS
Product name	KA3 MVP
Product code	KA3 MVP (V1.0A)
Tested by	Zahied Bholai
Processor / Chipset / Memory
Form factor	ATX
Supported processor(s)	AMD Athlon 64 (X2) / Sempron
CPU socket	Socket AM2
Processor bus	1000 MHz HyperTransport
Supported memory	DDR2-800
Dual channel memory
Chipset	ATI Crossfire Xpress 3200
Chipset - North bridge	ATI RD580
Chipset - South bridge	ATI SB600
nVidia SLI compatible
ATI Crossfire compatible
SLI Memory / EPP compatible
Expansion slosts
PCI Express x16 slots	2
PCI-Express x8 slots	0
PCI Express x4 slots	0
PCI Express x1 slots	1
Available PCI-Express lanes for video cards	16
AGP slots	0
PCI slots	2
DDR DIMM slots	0
DDR2 DIMM slots	4
Connectivity
USB 2.0 - Total	10
USB 2.0 - On board connectors	3
IEEE 1394 controller	VIA VT6308
Bluetooth
Audio
Onboard audio - Channels	7.1 channels
Onboard audio - Codec chip	Realtek ALC883
Onboard audio - Codec type	HDA
S/PDIF input
S/PDIF output
Dolby Digital Live
Network
LAN - Chip	Agere ET1310
LAN - Speed	1000 Mbit/s
LAN 2 - Chip	Realtek RTL8100C
LAN 2 - Speed	100 Mbit/s
WLAN - Chip
Storage
Parallel ATA connectors	1
Serial ATA connectors	6
Extra PATA (RAID) controller
Extra SATA (RAID) controller	JMicron JMB363
SCSI controller
RAID 0 support
RAID 1 support
RAID 5 support
Cooling / Overclocking
FAN connectors	4
AMD Cool'n'Quiet
Temperature controlled fan speed
Chipset cooler	Passive
Maximum FSB frequency	500 MHz
CPU voltage tweaking (maximum)	1.600 V
Memory voltage tweaking (maximum)	2.15 V
North bridge voltage tweaking (maximum)	1.504 V
South bridge voltage tweaking (maximum)	0
HyperTransport voltage tweaking (maximum)	1.600 V
PCI Express voltage tweaking (maximum)	0
Software overclocking
Dynamic overclocking
Alarm in case of fan fail
Alarm in case of CPU overheat
Shutdown in case of fan fail
Shutdown in case of CPU overheat
Multiplier changeable
PCI clock frequency changeable
PCI Express clock frequency changeable
Heatsinks on voltage regulators
Video card overclocking through BIOS
nVidia LinkBoost technology
Other
Power supply connector	24 pins
Onboard speaker
BIOS type	Phoenix Award 6.00
Dual BIOS
Boot menu in BIOS
Flash software in BIOS
BIOS profiles
Problem diagnosis
Automatic BIOS-update software (Windows)
Power recovery
iRDA support
Extra's	Hotflash extra bios, LED's on mainboard, Active cooling on voltage regulators
Audio test
Frequency response [+]	0.16 dB
Frequency response [-]	0.31 dB
Noise level	77.6 dB(A)
Dynamic range	77.1 dB(A)
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)	0.012 %
Intermodulation Distortion (IMD) + Noise	0.054 %
Stereo crosstalk	73.6 dB
IMD+N (Swept frequency)	0.115 %
Benchmarks (Windows XP)
PCMark05 - System	6283
PCMark05 - CPU	5310
PCMark05 - Memory	4834
PCMark05 - Graphics	6750
PCMark06 - HDD	6037