EPoX was a manufacturer of
motherboard
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s,
video card
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s and communication products. They manufactured mainboards for
AMD
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and
Intel
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processors, which were renowned for being
overclock
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er-friendly yet affordable. Many of their products used the same
StudlyCaps naming convention as the company itself.
History

EPoX Computer Company was established in February 1995. In 1998 the company entered the communications field. EPoX has been listed since November 1999 on the
Taiwan Stock Exchange
The Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (TWSE; ) is a financial institution, located in Taipei 101, in Taipei, Taiwan. The TWSE was established in 1961 and began operating as a stock exchange on 9 February 1962. It is regulated by the Financial S ...
. (
TAIEX
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: 5414)
EPoX was the first mainboard producer in the industry to announce the user-friendly technology KBPO (Keyboard Power On) in 1997. Their mainboards were manufactured in Jong Ho City, Taipei, and Ning-Bo Science Based Industrial Park,
China.
All branches (Taiwan, German, United States and Dutch) of EPoX closed in 2007.
EPoX's old employees started a new company in 2009 called SUPoX which is only active in China.
SUPoX supports all EPoX boards beginning from Slot 1 on their site.
See also
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List of companies of Taiwan
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External links
SUPoX support page for EPoX boardsAn archived version of the EPoX.com website
Taiwanese companies established in 1995
Electronics companies established in 1995
Motherboard companies
Defunct computer hardware companies
Companies based in Taipei
Electronics companies of Taiwan
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