ECS Elitegroup Computer P5TX-Apro

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These sell cheap

Written: Apr 26 '04
Pros:Very cheap, reliable, ATX form factor.
Cons:None.
The Bottom Line: If you want a very cheap, reliable motherboard without the need for a very fast setup, this is for you.

Specs:

Supports Pentium, Pentium with MMX, Cyrix/IBM 6x86, AMD K5/K6 processors up to 233MHz
Intel 430TX chipset
Three SD-RAM slots up to 256MB maximum memory total
Award BIOS
One EPP/ECP mode parallel port
Two 16550 high speed serial I/O ports
Dual PCI IDE ports up to 4 HDDs (PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2, or UltraDMA 33)
Support 360K~2.88M Bytes or 3 Mode FDDs
PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse connector
ATX power supply conenctor
5x2 Headers for two USB channels (USB ready)
IrDA TX/RX headers
Green indicator LED connector
CPU Fan Power headers
Soft power switch
ATX form factor

The specs aside, this motherboard is a great buy. I picked up one of these for $13 on eBay. I have seen these as cheap as $9 (second hand).
It is a great performer. I use the motherboard in a Linux gateway/Mail server running with a 166MMX, 3x 32MB RAM and a 4.3GB HDD. I haven't had a single problem with this board. It has been working for me for the last 3 years. I just plugged it in and forgot about it.

Having it in an ATX format was a bonus also. Not many Socket 7 boards are in ATX format. This allowed me to choose from a variety of cases instead of tracking down an AT case that might look a bit ugly I had more choice.

If you want a reliable motherboard that is great for Linux servers or for a simple wordprocessor machine, this board won't cost much.

Recommended: Yes


Amount Paid (US$): 13

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