Introduction

With the launch of Intel's Generation 2 Core family well underway, ECS has answered the call for high-end enthusiast boards, at mainstream pricing. ECS itself has only recently entered the enthusiast market with their "Black Series" of products, which strive to meet the needs of any advanced user. The ECS P67H2-A2 is one of those products, but it's no normal "Black Series"; it's a "Black Deluxe". The Black Series of products from ECS centers around a tale of two defeated dragons who turned themselves into black holes in order to torment humanity, and have now returned looking to meet the heroes destined to slay them. An epic tale for what may very well prove to be a legendary board. Let's take a look to see what it brings to the table.

Specifications

Packaging

The ECS P67H2-A2 comes in one of the most flashy boxes we have ever had in our hands. The pictures do not do it justice...even stacked among the other samples we have here, the eye is always drawn to its highly reflective, holographic surface. Both the front and the back are covered in logos depicting the technology the board supports, and the back of the box gives a short description of the features specific to this product. With 39 logos on the back alone, there's alot to cover, and ECS makes it all easy to decipher.

Opening the lid reveals a layer of black internal packaging, with "Black Series" staring back at you, reminding that this isn't just another standard board.