EPoX

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EPoX

Type
Founded	1995
Headquarters	Taipei, Taiwan
Industry	Computer
Products	Motherboards, Multimedia, Bluetooth equipments
Operating income	[USD$ 35.5 Million (end of Year 2004)]
Employees	200
Website	www.epox.com.tw

EPoX are a manufacturer of motherboards, video cards and communication products. They manufacture mainboards for AMD and Intel processors, which are renowned for being overclocker-friendly yet affordable.

Many of their products use the same StudlyCaps naming convention as the company itself.

[edit] History

EPoX Computer Company was established in February 1995 with over ten years of specialized experience in the computer field. Besides computing, EPoX has also been expanding into the communications field since 1998. EPoX has been listed since November 1999 on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. (TAIEX: 5414) Epox got a volume of USD$ 35.5 Million (end of Year 2004)

EPoX has established subsidiaries in USA, the Netherlands, China and Germany. The consumer support "elito EPoX Gmbh Germany" for Germany, Switzerland and Austria was closed in 2005. Epox manufactures mainboards in Jong Ho City, Taipei, Taiwan and Ning-Bo Science Based Industrial Park, China. Boards which are sold after 03.11.2003 got 3 years warranty and support.

EPoX was the first mainboard producer in the industry to announce the user-friendly technology KBPO (Keyboard Power On) in 1997. Typical for EPoX motherboards are diagnose LED, excellent overclocking features, a green or black PCB and colored expansions slots.