Introduction
Introduction
SiS caused quite a big splash in the industry when they released their 735 chipset, with it besting better-known solutions from VIA and AMD in several benchmarks. A departure from the classic northbridge / southbridge design, the SiS controls all functions from a single chipset. This doesn’t mean features have been sacrificed however, since SiS735 is fully compliant to PC2001, provides an excellent communication solution in the form of integrated 10/100Mb Fast Ethernet, as well as a fast IDE controller that supports Ultra-DMA100. It provides a separate data path for the two IDE channels which eminently improves the performance under a multi-tasking environment.
Today we are looking at one of the few boards based on this chipset, the ECS EliteGroup K7S5A. Firmly aimed at the budget market, this motherboard still features all the mod-cons you could possibly need, including on-board audio, on-board LAN, DDR support and overclocking options. As you can see from the picture below, the box is an attractive one, and contains only the stuff you need to get up and running.
Included in the box is:
- The K7S5A motherboard
- Instruction Manual
- 2 IDE cables and one floppy cable
- Driver and Utilities CD-ROM
Price
As I mentioned before, the EliteGroup (ECS) K7S5A is firmly aimed at the budget market, and is pretty much the cheapest AMD motherboard you can buy right now from just $55 in the US (prices from Pricewatch), and £56.40 inc VAT in the UK (from href="http://www.tekheads.co.uk">Tekheads). Serious value for money!
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