- We are expecting the ECS KN1 SLI to go for about $120, which makes it one of the cheapest SLI boards on the market, and it still has features like Dual Ethernet and IEEE1394.
- Excellent performance
- Competitive price
- SLI is auto-switched
- Dual Ethernet
- Good on-board Audio (for an nForce4 board)
- BIOS Top Hat Flash
- Needs more overclocking options in BIOS
- BIOS issues when overclocking
- Loud
When I thought of ECS in the past, I thought of cheap motherboards with questionable performance. But the KN1 SLI Extreme proved me wrong. This board shows excellent performance, not matter if overclocked or not.
While there are some issues with overclocking, I expect those to be fixed with a new BIOS release.
Yes, the board does not have too many overclocking options which makes it unsuitable for the extreme enthusiasts that want every possible tweak. On the other hand, more casual users won't have to know how to tweak all those settings.
If you are an FPS-hungry gamer with a hang for SLI you can definitely get this board, it has the stability and features you need, and you can definitely overclock your CPU well with the given options. As one of those gamers don't need the extra BIOS options anyway, since you prefer to spend your time with fragging instead of tweaking.