ECS GF9300T-A Black Series Motherboard Review

Main Specifications

ECS GF9300T-A main features are:

• Socket: 775.
• Chipset: GeForce 9300.
• Super I/O: Winbond W83627DHG
• Parallel IDE: One ATA-133 port controlled by a JMicron JMB361 chip.
• Serial IDE: Six SATA-300 ports controlled by the chipset and one eSATA-300 port controlled by a JMicron JMB361 chip.
• USB: 12 USB 2.0 ports (six soldered on the motherboard rear panel and six available through I/O brackets; this board doesn’t comes with I/O brackets for using these extra ports).
• FireWire (IEEE 1394a): No.
• On-board audio: Produced by the chipset together with a Realtek ALC883 codec (eight channels, 24-bit resolution, up to 96 kHz sampling rate for the inputs and up to 192 kHz sampling rate for the outputs, 85 dB signal-to-noise ratio for the inputs and 95 dB signal-to-noise ratio for the outputs).
• On-board video: Yes, GeForce 9300 engine with two independent outputs, one VGA and one HDMI (supporting digital audio).
• On-board LAN: One Gigabit Ethernet port controlled by the chipset using an Atheros AR8021 chip to make interface with the physical layer.
• Buzzer: No.
• Power supply required: ATX12V 2.x (24-pin).
• Slots: One PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot, two PCI Express x1 slots and three PCI slots.
• Memory: Four DDR2-DIMM sockets (up to 8 GB up to DDR2-800/PC2-6400).
• Number of CDs that come with this motherboard: One.
• Programs included: Motherboard drivers and utilities.
• More Information: https://www.ecsusa.com
• Average price in the US: We reviewed this product before it arrived on the market. According to ECS it will come with a suggested price of USD 100.00.