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ECS 945P-A Motherboard - v1.1 Product Details

ECS 945P-A Motherboard - v1.1
One of the best motherboard deals in the house! This ECS 945-A (v1.1) Socket 775 ATX platform offers superb performance for systems running on Intel Pentium 4/Pentium D processors with FSB up to 1066 and Hyper-Threading Technology. Based on the Intel 945P & ICH7 chipset, this economical board supports dual-channel DDR2 667/533/400 memory up to 4GB, PCI-E x16/x1, SATA2, 8-channel audio, USB 2.0, and Gigabit LAN. Ideal for solid, all-around systems for home, school, or the office. With budgets tight, the reliable ECS 945-A (v1.1) motherboard will start you on a customized system build that won’t break the bank. Order now while supplies last!


A Closer Look

Socket
This motherboard features a Socket 775
design.

Chipset
The 945P-A v1.1 motherboard is based on the Intel 945P Northbridge chipset and the Intel ICH7 Southbridge chipset. It supports Intel Pentium LGA775 and Pentium D Processors, with Hyper-Threading Technology and 533/800/1066MHz Front Side Bus support.

Memory Expansion
The 945P-A v1.1 provides 4 DIMM sockets using Dual Channel 240-pin DDR2 with a total capacity of up to 4GB. You can install DDR2 400/533/667/800MHz Memory.

PCI Express Support
The 945P-A v1.1 fully supports PCI Express, the latest I/O interconnect technology that speeds up the PCI bus. PCI Express features point-to-point serial interconnections between devices and allows higher clockspeeds by carrying data in packets. This high-speed interface is software compatible with existing PCI specifications.

IDE
The 945P-A v1.1 includes built in IDE facilities that support Ultra DMA 66/100.
Audio
The 945P-A v1.1 comes with a Realtek ALC880 audio codec which supports high quality 8-channel audio.

Serial ATA Support
The 945P-A v1.1 supports the Serial ATA technology through the Serial ATA interfaces. Doubles bus bandwidth which provides blazingly high disk performance, up to 3.0Gb/s.


What's Included


  • ECS 945P-A Motherboard - v1.1
  • User Manual
  • Installation Disk
  • SATA Cable
  • SATA Power Connector
  • IDE Cable
  • FDD Cable
  • I/O Back Panel Shield

Specifications

Motherboard Specifications
Processor Interface Socket 775
Form Factor ATX
Processors Supported Intel Pentium 4 LGA775
  Intel Pentium D
Additional Technologies 64-bit
  HyperThreading Technology
  CrossFire Ready
  Dual Core
Front Side Bus 533MHz
  800MHz
  1066MHz
Chipset
Northbridge Intel 945P
Southbridge Intel ICH7
Memory
Memory Supported 400MHz DDR2
  533MHz DDR2
  Dual Channel Supported
  667MHz DDR2
Number of Pins 240-Pin
Maximum Memory Supported 4GB
Number of Slots 4
Audio
Channels 8 Channels
Audio Chipset Realtek ALC880
LAN
LAN Type 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit
I/O Ports
PS/2 Keyboard Connectors 1
PS/2 Mouse Connectors 1
Serial Communication Ports 1
Parallel Ports 1
USB Ports (Total) 8
USB Rear Panel Ports 4
USB Onboard Headers 2 - (expandable to 4 USB ports)
LAN Ports 1
Audio Out Jacks 1
IDE Headers 1
FDD Headers 1
Serial ATA Headers 4
ATX Power Connectors 1 24-Pin Connector
PC Power Connectors 1 - 4 Pin
Fan Connectors 1 x CPU
  1 x Chassis
  1 x Optional
S/PDIF Connectors 1 - Optical
Expansion Slots
PCI Slots 3
PCI Express X1 Slots 2
PCI Express X16 Slots 1
  1 - Operates at 8x mode
Dimensions
Length 12.000 in. (30.48 cm)
Width 9.606 in. (24.4 cm)

Customer Reviews

3.7 (5 customer reviews)

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Value
 4.8
Features
 3.8
Quality
 3.0
Performance
 3.0
Newest Customer Reviews
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Overall
4.3
Value
 5.0
Features
 4.0
Quality
 4.0
Performance
 4.0
Reviewer:
Anonymous
Date:
Jul 22, 2008

Smooth setup, runs really well for the price. Plenty of space for expansion, worth more than what I paid for it.

Overall
4.3
Value
 5.0
Features
 4.0
Quality
 4.0
Performance
 4.0
Reviewer:
technut
Date:
Jul 12, 2008

bought around christmas, ran good all this time, flashed it the day i got it, never had any issues

Overall
3.0
Value
 4.0
Features
 4.0
Quality
 2.0
Performance
 2.0
Reviewer:
Anonymous
Date:
Jul 11, 2008

My first one went haywire, so I have ended up spending double on these things. It has a lot of slots. It's hard to find so many slots anywhwere near this price range. There's no graphics, so depending on what you want you have to consider that. I run dual monitors off of a cheap graphics card and it does well. The audio went out in the first month, so now I'll end up spending another $30 or $40 on that. If you need all the slots and you have a definite budget, it would be alright, but if you don't need the slots, I would spend a little more on something different.

Overall
4.3
Value
 5.0
Features
 4.0
Quality
 4.0
Performance
 4.0
Reviewer:
flyawai
Date:
Jul 03, 2008

What ever the first person says its not true, may he doesn't know how to set up, but its a great motherboard if your going to make your first computer, also I'm running windows vista home premium 32bit with a Pentium 4 3.2GHz and 2 gigs of ram speed DDR2 667 and, also I'm using dual boot with Linux 64 bit and they both work amazing fast and stable, so if you want to make your first computer try this motherboard also your going to like the 8 channel surround sound.

Overall
2.5
Value
 5.0
Features
 3.0
Quality
 1.0
Performance
 1.0
Reviewer:
Anonymous
Date:
Jun 16, 2008

I purchased two of these boards. The first worked great for about 3 days then would boot anymore. The second was DOA out of the box. ECS was great help after you actually got someone on the phone and jumped through all their hoops determining if it was there board or not. For the price it does have nice features but after spending the money and time to return both, it would be to yours and my advantage to just spend more money on a quality board and not a budjet board like this one.

Newest Customer Reviews
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  • Manufactured by: ECS Elitegroup Computer
    Warranty provided by: ECS Elitegroup Computer
    Limited Warranty: 36 months parts; 24 months labor
    Mfg Part No: 945P-A
    UPC No: 881038002811
    Box Size: ( Length: 13, Width: 3, Depth: 10 )
    Shipping Weight: 2.5500 pound(s)
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