ECS G31T-M Mainboard (G31/ICH7) review

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Before we dive into the photo-shoot, here are the specification as supplied by ECS.

  CPU
LGA775 socket for latest Intel Core 2 Quad/Core 2 Duo / Pentium Dual-core (E21xx series)/Celeron 4xx processors
FSB 1333/1066 MHz
* G31T-M is capable of supporting Core 2 Quad Q6700 G0
 
  CHIPSET
Intel® G31 & ICH7
North Bridge: Intel® G31
South Bridge: Intel® ICH7
 
  GRAPHICS
Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3100 (GMA3100)
Max Dynamic Video Memory up to 287MB
 
  MEMORY
Dual-channel DDR2 memory architecture
2 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM socket supports up to 4 GB
Supports DDR2 800/667 DDR SDRAM
 
  EXPANSION SLOT
1 x PCI Express x16 slot
1 x PCI Express x1 slot
 
  STORAGE
Supported by Intel®ICH7
   2 x Ultra DMA100/66 devices
   4 x Serial ATAII 3.0Gb/s devices
 
  AUDIO
Realtek ALC662 6-channel HD audio CODEC
 
  LAN
Realtek RTL8101E 10/100 LAN
 
  REAR PANEL I/O
1 x PS/2 keyboard & PS/2 mouse connectors
4 x USB ports
1 x VGA port
1 x Serial port (COM1)
1 x RJ45 LAN connector
1 x Audio port
 
  INTERNAL I/O CONNECTORS & HEADERS
1 x 24-pin ATX Power Supply connector
1 x 4-pin ATX 12V connector
1 x FDD connector supports two 360K~2.88MB FDDs
4 x Serial ATA connectors
2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB Ports
1 x Clear CMOS header
1 x Front panel header
1 x Front panel audio header
1 x LPT1 header
1 x Speaker header
1 x SPDIF out header
1 x CD in header
CPUFAN/SYSFAN connectors
 
  SYSTEM BIOS
AMI BIOS with 8Mb SPI ROM
Supports Plug and Play 1.0A, APM 1.2, Multi Boot, DMI
Supports ACPI revision 1.0 specification
 
  FORM FACTOR
Micro-ATX Size, 244mm*200mm

Enough details. Let's have a peek at the mainboard followed by some test-results, benchmarks and the ol' verdict.

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