ECS Intros Socket FM2+ Motherboard Based on AMD A58 Chipset

[btarunr]

ECS unveiled its first socket FM2+ motherboard based on AMD's new A58 FCH entry-level chipset, the A58F2P-M4. This narrow micro-ATX motherboard draws power from a combination of 24-pin ATX and 4-pin CPU connectors, and uses a 3+1 phase VRM to condition power for the APU, which is wired to two DDR3 DIMM slots, and a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 slot. The only other expansion slot is a PCIe 3.0 x1. Connectivity is fairly basic, with four SATA 3 Gb/s ports, D-Sub and HDMI display outputs, 6-channel HD audio, and gigabit Ethernet. Expect this to go under $50.



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[Marty 1480]

The A58 chipset really does not make a lot of sense when one can get a A78 or even a A88X for a small premium and then getting goodies such as USB 3 and SATA 3 included.