Bundled Applications
Included Applications
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ECS Intelligent EZ Utility
- eBLU
- eDLU
- eOC
- eSF
- Norton Internet Security
- CyberLink PowerDVD
- CyberLink PowerDirector 9
- Live Update
- Muzee with trial version
- Creative Sound Blaster Cinema software
ECS includes a streamlined set of windows applets for configuring and monitoring the board, collectively called the ECS Intelligent EZ Utility. This collection is made up of four applets – eSF, eDLU, eBLU, and eOC. eSF is a smart fan utility from which you can configure the operation of fans connected to any of the on board fan headers. eDLU is a driver update utility and eBLU is a BIOS update utility. eOC can be used for configuration and monitoring of board voltage and bus speed settings for windows-based overclocking.
eOC
The e0C applet provides rudimentary controls for temperature and voltage monitoring as well as in-Windows voltage manipulation.
Easy Tuning page
Advanced Tuning page
Options page
eSF
The eSF applet allows for setup of BIOS control or user control of system and CPU fans attached to the system using voltage based on configured temperature thresholds.
Sounds like a pile of gank to
Sounds like a pile of gank to me.
Great review Morry. I just
Great review Morry. I just wanted to point out an error in your article: GIGABYTE includes only the bare minimum needed to get the board functional. Shouldn’t “Gigabyte” say “ECS”? LOL
Thanks for pointing that
Thanks for pointing that out…
You just got *puts on
You just got *puts on sunglasses* ganked. YEEEOOOWWWW!
I was really thinking this
I was really thinking this would be a good motherboard, until the picture showing the gfx card next to the cooler. This made me realise that the pcie slot is placed right at the top of the board.
Not only does this mean you can install some gfx cards with large backplates (think msi lightening with the addon board) but also it means on many cases you cant plug cables intot the gfx card as the space between the top of the cases surround of the expansion slots gets in the way (mainly due to thickness of cable connectors).
This will definately stop me from buying this, everything else seemed so great too. Oh dear.
Whats with companies in
Whats with companies in putting nameplates on heatsinks designed for passive cooling. My old m4a78 plus got a 15c drop in temperature on the northbridge when I pried the name plate off.
The side panel fan then did a better job at cooling the motherboard.
Covering the top of a heatsinks only increases cooling performance when you have active airflow in the direction of the fins (eg taping some cardboard to the top of the xbox 360 heatsinks lowers the temperature)
But if airflow is coming from the top then it significantly reduces performance.
Are you Ganking my chain…I
Are you Ganking my chain…I thought they were out of business…my first build 13 yrs ago was an ECS.
AMD Athlon ! LOL
AMD Athlon ! LOL
What a terrible name for a
What a terrible name for a motherboard, it should be a big hit with 12 year old pant saggers.
Indeed; the name puts this in
Indeed; the name puts this in the “will not buy I don’t care how good it is” category.
Good piece, but the
Good piece, but the watermarks in the photos are incredibly distracting. I know you want to protect your property, but they’re too much.