K7-S5A Motherboard Socket A Reviews

K7s5a Motherboard - Advantages: Very Cheap, Stable motherboard, Used as a server switched on 24/7 - Disadvantages: usb 1.1 not 2

It's never long in my house before the words "replace" or "upgrade" get a quick mention, usually by me, and most frequently on the subject of computing. The sensible "deep pockets and short arms" part of me holds back from keeping my PC's at state-of-the-art levels, although I like to try to keep up. ...  Read the complete review

The K7S5A Motherboard has been the most popular purchase for those individuals willing to upgrade to a socket A (AMD) system affordably in the last 2 years. I myself upgraded from an infinitely inferior Chaintech 7CTKJD to a faster K7S5A but would like to add that when it comes to motherboard upgrades speed will be one of the features you will ...  Read the complete review

OK, so maybe there ARE faster motherboards out there, there ARE nicer looking ones, there ARE ones with more features but so what? no board i've EVER owned has been this much (dare i say it?) FUN!! This board does exactly what it says on the tin, fully featured with onboard souns, supports both sdr/ddr ram (useful if you want to ...  Read the complete review

It?s not very often that you hear detailed reviews about motherboards, and yet they?re one of the most important components of the computer system. However, I will change all this and write my own review about the ECS K7-S5A motherboard, manufactured by Elite. I have heard many bad comments about the last few models of motherboards ...  Read the complete review

K7S5A MOTHERBOARD After a long break from writing, I have returned to write a op on my latest purchase, a new motherboard, its been a long time since I Last wrote an op, so bare with me, I may need oiling, as I am a little rusty. Manufactured by ECS (the Elite Group), the board is based on the SiS 735 chipset (nice and fast, ...  Read the complete review

I bought the ECS K7S5A because it was the cheapest motherboard I could find. There were a few cheaper ones but they were all Micro-ATX pr PC CHIPS ones with everything built on, which I didn't want. So I sent off for the K7S5A. I'd heard mixed reviews about the board, but I can confirm now that it's a seriously good piece of ...  Read the complete review

Elite's K7S5A Socket A motherboard makes upgrading to a lean, mean Athlon machine more than just an anorak-wearing technohead's wet dream. The board should fit any ATX case and takes all Athlon, Athlon XP and Duron Socket A Chips, right up to the XP 2000, giving you some serious future proofing. I've built an Athlon ...  Read the complete review