Bosco Posted February 13, 2013 Posted February 13, 2013 Tonight Red takes a look at the ECS A85F2-A Golden Motherboard. Read his review here: http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/ecs_a85f2a_golden/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renigade Posted February 13, 2013 Posted February 13, 2013 (edited) Great review Red! Makes me wish i had the $$ to upgrade my aging GA-MA 790X-DS4 MoBo, processor, and memory. What stands out to me as a novice is the fact that this board will support 64 GB of memory? WOW is that the new Norm/Standard for Max on AMD enthusiast boards? How much of a difference if any in testing would that have made for the bench marks as far as over all performance? Edited February 13, 2013 by Renigade Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red1776 Posted February 13, 2013 Posted February 13, 2013 Thanks J Having ^$GB of RAM during testing would have not made any difference in benchamark results in any shape. While the ability to host 64GB is a good thing, keeping 64GB of RAM @ say 1866 or up is going to be quite a challenge for any memory controller. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjloki Posted February 13, 2013 Posted February 13, 2013 yep, another fantastic review job red ! ,...one thing i never read mention of is UEFI,...so not available in current bios i gather...not to be conflicting but i see that as a con...UEFI seems to be a top of the line inclusive feature these days, and as i have gotten very used to having it on my asus, i would truly miss it... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted February 13, 2013 Posted February 13, 2013 Looks like a decent mid-range board...but those colors? My eyes. Oh God my eyes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red1776 Posted February 13, 2013 Posted February 13, 2013 Looks like a decent mid-range board...but those colors? My eyes. Oh God my eyes. Oh cmon Dave, your a bling guy and we all know it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted February 14, 2013 Posted February 14, 2013 Chrome and gold are my two least favorite things. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red1776 Posted February 14, 2013 Posted February 14, 2013 Chrome and gold are my two least favorite things. I know, I remember you saying that you would basically 'Black out" a mustang' wheels and all Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renigade Posted February 14, 2013 Posted February 14, 2013 I think if done in moderation a black case with gold accents amber or white lights and gold accents would look nice. Espesialy on a themed case like a clasic Trans-Am or Harley theme. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d6bmg Posted February 15, 2013 Posted February 15, 2013 A descent lower-mid range board. The design of those heat-sinks... oh stop, there is no design at all. IMO, they should have chosen any other more 'suitable color for eyes' for those heat-sinks. @red1776: great review, man! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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