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ECS motherboards are stupid and shitty

                

If you’re planning on buying a computer, I have two suggestions which will benefit you in the long run. My first suggestion is for you to invest a little more on a good motherboard. I would highly recommend ASUS or AsRock motherboards. Why? Because the money you spend on them is worth your while in quality and durability (provided your power supply doesn’t get struck by lightning, in which case, not even the most high quality motherboard can survive).

             

Now here’s my second suggestion:

          

That’s right! Screw ECS motherboards!

         

Observe that picture for a moment. You see those words printed at the top of the box? The line which goes: "Supports Intel Core 2 Duo/ Pentium D Processor"? Well, I have a suggestion for you people who print the boxes at ECS. You people can save yourselves hell of a lot of money on ink by scrapping that entire line, and just simply replacing it with the word "BULLSHIT"! ECS motherboards do not support Core 2 Duo processors.

            

I know, I know. You people out there with ECS motherboards installed to your computers are probably cursing me by now, asking me the usual question which goes: "Who the hell do you think you are to bitch about *insert topic/stereotype/subject here*?". Well, for starts, I work as a computer technician, so quit whining.

                   

ES motherboards have caused me and my collegues nothing but trouble. It becomes especially annoying when a customer requests for an ECS motherboard to be fitted with a Core 2 Duo (C2D) processor. The thing is that after fitting in a C2D processor into an ECS motherboard, all you’ll be seeing is a black screen.

             

Now comes the good bit. Try calling their technical support line. According to the technicians at ECS, this is the first time they have encountered a problem with a C2D processor and ECS motherboard. Once again, bullshit being pelted straight into my ear. Why? Because I tested MULTIPLE C2D processors with MULTIPLE ECS motherboards. How the hell is it possible that none of them shows any display?! ANSWER ME, DAMMIT!

                  

In an attempt to make themselves look less of a bunch of idiots, they told us to flash the BIOS of the motherboard. Either way, it turned out unsuccessful. And then, I receive calls, asking me to read out all the tiny serial numbers on the processors, because they claim that the suppliers needed reference. In other words, they think it’s the processor’s problem. WRONG! The processor works smoothly on an ASUS board. Man, I hate people!

             

Eventually, they switched those ECS boards with a different set of ECS boards of a better model. Finally, the C2D processors worked on those motherboards. But the motherboards still sucked, because the boards made the Core Two Duos run like they were Core Half Duos.

                     

In another incident, the computer had a problem of automatically restarting itself when heavy processes were run. Upon closer inspection of the insides of the computer, BAM! It was fitted with the same ECS motherboard as those which I mentioned earlier. Simple. I switched all the components onto an ASUS motherboard, and the problem was never encountered again.

          

I happen to know a little about computer viruses. and I can safely diagnose that ECS is not a product. It’s a virus. It’s the same thing. Humans get HIV, computers get ECS. Scary, isn’t it?

               

I hope my related incidents will help you decide what motherboards to choose for your computers in the future. ECS motherboards are stupid and shitty. Take a look at the picture of the box of the ECS motherboard I posted earlier. Notice the line below the yellow words? Well, enriching your PC experience, my ass! ECS products are stupid and shitty! Boycott ECS products!

                     

~ ECS staff members are threatening to flash my BIOS for writing this article ~