I spent 2. Via ruined it all for me. It made me sick to think the purchase was a complete waste. Only until a year later did I finally figure out the culprit via denied all of it. It literally made me sick to think I had wasted 2. Of course review sites blindly touted the via boards around like a kid eating paste.
I learned 2 things 1. I will only buy one of their a64 boards. I have also began to trust some review sites. I am a bitter man, never screw with my money. I know NF2 boards have some problems but at least places like this put down the paste and addressed the problem so we all could know. Yeh enthusiast to me was always a person with a higher than average knowledge of the hardware and who built his own machines, not necessarily one who spent craploads on high-end hardware.
Are you nuts? But is it? Well, bear in mind that A64 chipsets are vastly less complicated than athlon or P4 chipsets to design. The memory controller has been taken out of the loop which is a BIG chunk of complexity,…. I hate to admit being, in the past, a VIA beta tester. True: I might miss out on some hardware. I think I will leave the VIA beta testing to others. Most people only want to hook up 1 hard drive and 1 optical drive.
Two opticals if they want their DVD and burner separate. We need more SATA ports to hook them to, first. As is, only half of my hard disks are on SATA, since only the chipset native ports perform correctly in all situations. Abit are using Rubycon capacitors throughout on many of their mainboards nowadays.
Nforce2 boards have the same problem? Looks as though Asus might be the way to go. I must say KT looks like a nice economical solution with the SATA on southbridge and all, the slight performance increase in games on Nforce2 hardly seems worth it, especially since you need 2 identical modules, and be picky about choosing them for the dual-channel thing. Great job, Geoff.
It proves a point that some people refuse to acknowledge; VIA has learned what needs to be done. Are you listening Klopsik? VIA has gotten better and better over the last few years. My other system is a MSI board with a 2. VIA is a perfect example of watching, listening, and learning to find out where your product needs to improve.
This is what ATI did the last two years, and Nvidia needs to learn this as well. Hell, I still keep my fingers crossed the Matrox can learn this, if they want the enthusiast back. I am glad the MSI board performed well and got a good rating. I started off using Abit and Asus boards, but my last 4 or 5 systems have had MSI boards and they have kicked ass.
SATA rocks. Your friends are missing out. However, the KT is at least well-equipped for when Serial ATA does get big, which should be an important consideration for anyone looking to keep a board for more than the next six months.
Perhaps you should read my coverage of the P4 EE. Reality check. SATA feature isnt that hot yet. Via fixed those issues with the southbridge on.
Is it the case with KT as well? Anyone knows? Man, Diss, I gotta hand it to you, your photography just keeps getting better and better. I can just imagine what you could do with a panoramascope…. Which is impossible since no one NF2 board can have all the bases rounded like 6 NF2 boards can. Type search above and then hit Enter. Source: VIA. Our testing methods All tests were run three times, and the results were averaged, using the following test setups.
However, even without the PDC, there are still a staggering number of scores to scroll through. Peripheral speed Our USB 2. Let me explain. Chipsets Motherboards. Comments closed.
Anonymous 18 years ago XGI Volari is going to be taking the 2 spot quite soon. Krogoth 18 years ago I never stated that ATi was a perfect angel.
Since you have such a thick skull: Then you start blubbering about Nvidia is going to fail Nvidia screwed me Nvidia blah blah Nvidia blah.
I am sick of this attitude and your ignorance. What not??? That sums it up nicely. Anonymous 18 years ago Boring? To you perhaps. I happen to like tech.
Too long? Rakhmaninov3 18 years ago Relax, take some blood pressure medicine, and be happy. Excellent job, Diss. Anonymous 18 years ago I always thought they were pro AMD. But when it comes to ATI or Nvidia it gets disgustingly clear. Anonymous 18 years ago My thoughts exactly! Forge 18 years ago Two others, in fact, with a third and fourth alternative coming up soon. Anonymous 18 years ago You people all suck. Anonymous 18 years ago Hear, Hear! Anonymous 18 years ago I agree.
Anonymous 18 years ago You are the one that is nuts. It is NOT as strait cut compared to graphics card to graphics card. Anonymous 18 years ago DUH then you leave the nforce2 board out of it you missed my point. Anthroplasm 18 years ago Nice write up. Xylker 18 years ago Ehh, whatever. Ryu Connor 18 years ago q[. Anonymous 18 years ago Well, bear in mind that A64 chipsets are vastly less complicated than athlon or P4 chipsets to design. R2P2 18 years ago Most people only want to hook up 1 hard drive and 1 optical drive.
My Johnson 18 years ago Duuhhh! Completely forgot about that. I guess it is just more choice. Did he say anything about the EE? Did he say it was faster or better than the a64? My Johnson 18 years ago No CD digital in?
LicketySplit 18 years ago Good write Diss…. Forge 18 years ago Yeah! Ummm… You! AG over there!! Stoopid auto-reply. Dposcorp 18 years ago Great job, Geoff. Forge 18 years ago SATA rocks. My Johnson 18 years ago Via fixed those issues with the southbridge on. Anonymous 18 years ago Very nice, thorough review! Anonymous 18 years ago Man, Diss, I gotta hand it to you, your photography just keeps getting better and better. I can just imagine what you could do with a panoramascope… Your writing is squeaky clean this time, too.
Top-notch report, Diss! Anonymous 18 years ago BAH! Anonymous 18 years ago Wow, great roundup I enjoyed every minute of it.
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CPU temp, fan failure. CPU temp. Chassis intrusion. CAS, command rate, interleave. But as we have said in other reviews, we have yet to see the aaus board layout, and if we did, it would not likely meet the needs of some other end-users. Show less Show more. Sign up now Username Password Remember Me. Due to the limitations of the Athlon architecture, there is no inherent reason why a dual-channel chipset would be the performance leader on the AMD Athlon platform.
The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended. Ratings and Reviews Write a review. I stripped the computer saus to just the motherboard and memory. The motherboard continuted to give an x7v error beep pattern that did not correspond to any of those identified in the manual or on-line. In our testing, the KT is a solid, trouble-free chipset that is likely one of the best ever produced by VIA. It is in this climate that we take a look at a full-featured KT from one of the major players in the motherboard market.
Best Selling in Motherboards See all. Post Your Comment Please log in or sign up to comment. These features are certainly not native on the more expensive nForce2 Ultra motherboards. The KT boards are loaded with up-to-date features, and provide some added value compared to nForce2 motherboards.
While this is not part of the current AMD specification, it is important to those who use water-cooling or extremely large and heavy air-cooling solutions.
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