Testseek.com have collected 11 expert reviews of the ECS Elitegroup KN1 Extreme and the average rating is 87%. Scroll down and see all reviews for ECS Elitegroup KN1 Extreme.
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11 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Impressive price, Good layout, Fantastic feature set, Bundled wireless adapter
Lacking in the BIOS department for overclockers
Overclocking Working within the constraints of the BIOS options available on the KN1 Extreme produced some pretty decent results. Without the ability to manually alter the multiplier for the CPU available, CPU frequency could still be pushed to the ma...
After the benchmarks were run and laid to rest, I found myself with a mixed bag of feelings for this board. There was definitely a great deal of thought to try and make the KN1 Extreme more than just your average, run of the mill board. The purple PCB ...
The KN1 Extreme brings together the dominance of AMD's processors and NVIDIA's nForce 4 chipset in an extremely affordable package. Coupled with a top notch bundle, the KN1 Extreme definitely makes the list of top budget boards. ...
High bang for the buck, Very affordable, Nice manual, Good bundle, Good layout, Good overclocking potential (your results will vary)
I/O shield not designed for fan exhaust, Why include one gigabit and one 10/100 ethernet port?, Big nForce4 Ultra heatsink could cause headaches
Overclocking Im happy to say that I actually had a fairly good overclocking experience with the KN1 Extreme. At a 1:1 CPU clock to memory clock ratio, I was able to hit 223MHz on the CPU frequency. Thats all the higher I could go, though, even after...
Seeing that this is ECS first big push into the enthusiast PC market, they have done a good job at executing the product. While its not really a board suited for the hardcore overclocker, it is a great board for those consumers looking for somethin...
Abstract: Hardware features on the socket 939 AMD Athlon64 ECS KN1 Extreme include an additional Serial ATA/IDE RAID controller, IEEE 1394a, a 5.1 audio codec and two network cards.
Abstract: Its the season for upgrades, and youre not sure what to get? Heck, its always time to upgrade in the land of computers. Well, today were checkin out ECSs Extreme KN1! Quite possibly the best value in an nForce4 Ultra board on the planet!
Rarely do we get a motherboard in that almost completely dominates the charts while having the same chipset as its competitors, but ECS KN1 Extreme is such a board. That fact alone makes it a prime candidate for an award, but lets not stop there. Fo...
Abstract: To the EXTREME, I rock the mic like a vandal What happens when a company that is known for mostly making OEM and budget products gets a major infusion of cash, and wants to show big growth? They try to refresh their look, and go crazy with marketing! I...
Abstract: We have extreme sports, extreme cars, even extreme deodorant. With the KN1, now we have an extreme motherboard. Does it live up to its name? Read on to find out!
