Intel sells their X48 chipset as the high-end model of their chipset line at the moment and the ECS X48T-A motherboard is a typical example of an X48 chipset motherboard. ECS boards are generally less expensive than other Tier-1 motherboard manufacturers but their boards tend not to have all the bells and whistles of those boards either.
For those wanting an inexpensive X48 based motherboard this is a good choice, as the features are the same across the board and ECS uses high quality components like Solid Capacitors in their design and the board is $20 less expensive on Newegg at the moment than the next least expensive motherboard. From a performance point of view the ECS board behaves exactly like the other X48 based motherboards, which is a good thing. Where ECS has a problem with this board is in the single fan header which is obvious right out of the box. Digging into the BIOS, the overclocker will likely want to stay away from this board as it doesn’t give as many overclocking options compared to some other X48 boards on the market.
