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Return Policies
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- Return for refund within: 30 days
- Return for replacement within: 30 days
- Restocking Fee: Yes
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The ECS KA3 MVP is an upscale, full-featured motherboard with plenty of power, designed specifically with the gamer in mind. Equipped with an AMD socket AM2 suitable for Athlon 64 processors, including the X2 and FX series, it's more than capable of handling anything you throw at it. Using the AMD 580X CrossFire chipset, it supports CrossFire, letting, you use 2 graphics cards together for even more processing power.
It also includes support for up to an astounding 32GB's of DDR2 memory, gigabit and 10/100 Ethernet ports, 7.1 channel onboard sound, and 6 SATA ports. Go ahead, add more hard drives to the system -- it supports RAID 0, 1, 0+1, and JBOD. The KA3 MVP has two x16 and an x1 PCIe slots, plus an additional two PCI slots. For any gamer that wants to build a killer system, the KA3 MVP is an excellent motherboard to build on.
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Be Careful With Crossfire
- Pros: Overall a very good motherboard, particularly when you factor in the price. very full featured and plenty of connectivity.
- Cons: BEWARE of the crossfire set up!! I bought 2 double height X1650 video cards and installed them. They barely fit and the top card overheated. New egg was awesome on the replacement and I boght an MSI mobo with more room between the PCI 16 slots and am running fine now.
- Other Thoughts: You'd think a motherboard engineered for crossfire would be better laid out. Too bad as this is a much nicer board features-wise than the MSI I had to buy to replace it. Good news for the wife though. I built her a machine (non-crossfire)using it and she's WAY happy.
Easy build for even a rookie like me!
- Pros: I plugged in a 64 X2 3800+ Windsor, 2 gig PC5400 in dual channel, Asus Gamer GPU, Rosewill 500W PS, hit the start button and away it went! All runs very quiet... the only thing I can hear is my cheesy side case fan. Bios update was very easy using the program on the supplied CD.
- Cons: Well, my knowledge of the technical stuff is slight but I think a little more space between the memory sticks would be a good thing. The heat spreaders on my PNY 667's are touching.
- Other Thoughts: This is my first build. Kelly Bundy would seem a rocket scientist compared to my knowledge of computers but all this stuff just kinda fell into place. One click in the bios and CPU speed went right to 2.4GHz. Hey, working great for me!
| Model | KA3 MVP (V1.0A) |
| CPU Socket Type | AM2 |
| CPU Type | Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 / Sempron |
| FSB | 1000MHz Hyper Transport (2000 MT/s) |
| North Bridge | AMD 580X CrossFire |
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Stay away from any ECS board
- Pros: Lots of features
- Cons: Doesn't work.....
Technical Support is very very bad.
- Other Thoughts: Specifications look really good if it worked.
POST takes forever, I have constant freezes and reboots.
Technical Support blames it on everything else but the motherboard.
I'm throwing it away and buying an ASUS. Unfortunately I'm stuck with Crossfire now.
KA3 MVP MVP
- Pros: Newegg delivered the package well packed and on time.
The layout on the board is accomodatable, nice looking aggressive appeal. MVP is right.
- Cons: none, any problem that I encountered were solved through experience.
Two screws were found in the anti-static bag that wrapped the mother board, which is a little suspicious.
- Other Thoughts: Won't install itself.
I like it!
- Pros: The motherboard worked on initial set-up. The led lights helped me to diagnose an incorrect video card hook up. Plenty of options for upgrading. Newegg fast shipping.
- Cons: Was unable to download the drivers that came with the motherboard. An "I/O Error 21" would display and disrupt set-up. This limits my ability to set-up crossfire, because the ATI Catalyst software is on the disk. Downloaded software from site and will try and download tonight.
- Other Thoughts: Thanks for all the wonderful feedback from prior buyers. This helped me to purchase the correct upgrades, ie. G.Skill memory with lower voltage. If anyone can help me with the error message, it would be appreciated.
| Model |
| Brand |
ECS |
| Model |
KA3 MVP (V1.0A) |
| Supported CPU |
| CPU Socket Type |
AM2 |
| CPU Type |
Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 / Sempron |
| FSB |
1000MHz Hyper Transport (2000 MT/s) |
| Chipsets |
| North Bridge |
AMD 580X CrossFire |
| South Bridge |
AMD SB600 |
| Memory |
| Number of Memory Slots |
4×240pin |
| Memory Standard |
DDR2 800 |
| Maximum Memory Supported |
32GB |
| Channel Supported |
Dual Channel |
| Expansion Slots |
| PCI Express x16 |
2 |
| PCI Express x1 |
1 |
| PCI Slots |
2 |
| Storage Devices |
| PATA |
2 x ATA100 4 Dev. Max |
| SATA 3Gb/s |
6 |
| SATA RAID |
0/1/10 |
| Additional RAID Controller |
JMB 363
Support SATA 0/1/0+1 RAID |
| Onboard Video |
| Onboard Video Chipset |
None |
| Onboard Audio |
| Audio Chipset |
Realtek ALC883 |
| Audio Channels |
8 Channels |
| Onboard LAN |
| LAN Chipset |
Agere E1310I |
| Second LAN Chipset |
Realtek 8100C |
| Max LAN Speed |
10/100/1000Mbps + 10/100Mbps |
| Rear Panel Ports |
| PS/2 |
2 |
| COM |
1 |
| USB 1.1/2.0 |
4 x USB 2.0 |
| S/PDIF Out |
1 x Optical, 1 x Coaxial |
| Audio Ports |
6 Ports |
| Onboard USB |
| Onboard USB |
6 x USB 2.0 |
| Onboard 1394 |
| Onboard 1394 |
2x 1394a |
| Physical Spec |
| Form Factor |
ATX |
| Dimensions |
12.0" x 9.6" |
| Windows Vista |
Certified for Windows Vista |
| Power Pin |
24 Pin |
| Packaging |
| Package Contents |
KA3 MVP (V1.0A)
User Manual
Driver Disk
Rear I/O Panel Shield
2 x IDE/PATA Cable
FDD Cable
4 x SATA Cable
Power Cable
Parallel/LPT Bracket
IEEE 1394 and USB Bracket
USB Bracket Housing
Top-Hat Flash
Screws
SATA Extension Module
Ethernet Crossover Cable |
Introduction
The ECS KA3 MVP is an upscale, full-featured motherboard with plenty of power, designed specifically with the gamer in mind. Equipped with an AMD socket AM2 suitable for Athlon 64 processors, including the X2 and FX series, it's more than capable of handling anything you throw at it. Using the AMD 580X CrossFire chipset, it supports CrossFire, letting, you use 2 graphics cards together for even more processing power.
It also includes support for up to an astounding 32GB's of DDR2 memory, gigabit and 10/100 Ethernet ports, 7.1 channel onboard sound, and 6 SATA ports. Go ahead, add more hard drives to the system -- it supports RAID 0, 1, 0+1, and JBOD. The KA3 MVP has two x16 and an x1 PCIe slots, plus an additional two PCI slots. For any gamer that wants to build a killer system, the KA3 MVP is an excellent motherboard to build on.
Highlights
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AMD Socket AM2
This motherboard supports AMD’s Socket AM2-based CPUs, including the Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64 FX and Athlon 64 series. With a 2000MHz system bus using Hyper Transport Technology and support for dual-channel DDR2 RAM, AM2 motherboards form the basis for phenomenal system performance.
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AMD 580X CrossFire Chipset
The AMD 580X CrossFire Chipset Northbridge supports simultaneous operation of two external PCI Express x16 graphics cards and delivers the best performance for overclocking. It's simply the fastest graphics platform solution to date.
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Gigabit Ethernet Connectivity
The ECS KA3 MVP (V1.0A) features a fast Gigabit network interface for high-speed LAN connections at up to 1000Mb/s data transfer rates. Gigabit LAN is ideal for supercharged seamless streaming of Internet audio and video content.
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SATA II with RAID Support
The second generation SATA interface delivers up to 300MB/sec transfer speed, doubling that of the first generation Serial ATA. Six SATA II ports support RAID 0, 1 and 0+1 for better performance and enhanced data security.
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S/PDIF Out Interface
S/PDIF allows connections to today's hottest digital audio devices without signal loss. Connect S/PDIF out to an AC-3 decoder for full-on theater quality digital sound.
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IEEE 1394a Support
IEEE 1394 is a widely used standard of interface between personal computers and digital AV equipment. With IEEE 1394a you can easily connect digital devices such as a digital camcorder to the IEEE 1394a port provided on this motherboard for up to 400Mbps data transfer speeds.
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Quick Specs
| CPU Socket Type | AM2 |
| CPU Type | Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 / Sempron |
| FSB | 1000MHz Hyper Transport (2000 MT/s) |
| North Bridge | AMD 580X CrossFire |
| Memory Standard | DDR2 800 |
| PCI Express x16 | 2 |
| SATA 3Gb/s | 6 |
| PATA | 2 x ATA100 4 Dev. Max |
| Max LAN Speed | 10/100/1000Mbps + 10/100Mbps |
| USB 1.1/2.0 | 4 x USB 2.0 |
| Form Factor | ATX |
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Reviewed By: sleepyzzz2000 on 2/26/2007
Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
