KT400 Shootout

Diverse d.  07. november. 2002, skrevet af Quickmcj 0 Kommentarer.  Vist: 337 gange.

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As another season comes upon us and another new chipset from VIA technologies is released into the market. It seems like only yesterday (OK, January) that we were building our latest powerhouses based on the KT266A chipset. Then along came the KT333, but it brought only a minor performance improvement. Originally touted as having DDR400 as well as AGP 8x support, the KT400 was much anticipated as the next best thing since sliced bread, for the Athlon. Early on, however, VIA dropped the DDR400 support, due to compatibility and performance issues. Also, from what we have seen, AGP 8X is not bringing the great performance boost we had hoped for.

Due to increased competition however, motherboard companies were quick to incorporate KT400 chipsets into their new releases, but are they really ready for the market? Today we match up two motherboards based on the VIA KT400, the Soyo SY-KT400 Dragon Ultra and the Shuttle AK37GTR. Both boards come packed with a slew of features as well as colored PCBs, catering to the performance nuts, as well as being aesthetically pleasing to the modding crowd.



http://www.hothardware.com/hh_files/Motherboards/kt400_shootout.shtml