REVIEW: ECS 965PLT-A Motherboard – Intel 946GZ Chipset Tested

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While at TweakTown we do try to look as close to each market segment as we can, we sometimes overlook the value market. We are sent quite a lot of high-end motherboards and it’s very rare that a budget board crosses our labs; however, we are always happy to test.

Value boards are what you would most likely get in a pre-built system from your local computer shop when you are not going for huge gaming performance or a massive OC. We have already looked at AMD’s new 690G chipset for the AM2 with onboard graphics, and today we are taking a look at the Core 2 side of things.

ECS (Elitegroup Computer Systems) has been good enough to supply us with its latest model called the 965PLT-A. While the board has “965” in its name, it does not actually feature a 965 chipset. In fact it is based on the new 946GZ chipset from Intel, designed with the new GMA 3000 graphics chip embedded in the northbridge.

REVIEW: ECS 965PLT-A Motherboard – Intel 946GZ Chipset Tested