"What most of you probably do not know is that ECS Elitegroup is one of the largest players in the OEM industry for mainboards. Since a year or two they are trying to slip into the retail market though. They have a keen focus on the budget minded as for good performance you really don't need to spend 200 bucks on a mainboard. Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) recently announced the release of two G31 chipset series motherboards – the G31T-M and P33T-A, along with the 945GCT-M2/1333.

Our review today will focus on the ECS G31T-M, a mainboard that is ready for all the latest Intel Core 2 duo and Quad processors; including the new 1333 MHz FSB CPU's. "