Thread: ECS Boards, Quality?

I've built several systems with ECS boards in the past and the failure rate seems to be the same as Gigabyte, MSI, etc. I'm just curious, what are your perceptions of the quality of ECS motherboards? Fry's ALWAYS includes them in their CPU/MOBO combo deals, is it just because ECS skimps on the features of the boards to cut costs or is the quality substandard?

I have had great results from ECS boards. They work great for budget systems. Everyone I have had overclocks decently (no vCore control though) and have all lasted. I have one that is going on 7 months and one that is going on 2 years, both overclocked.

I have had to RMA one of them through newegg due to a power surge, but that went smoothly and wasn't really the board's fault. I have not actually had to deal with ECS directly, but their website is easy to navigate.

I have noticed the lack of vCore control on the ECS boards I have used as well. I was thinking about Q6600/ECS combo at Fry's but I might just spend the extra cash for an ASUS or GA-P35-DS3L.

If you want serious overclocking, obviously, they are not the way to go. They weren't built for that. ECS boards are great in the right applications which are why it is important to research and pick the right board.