Introduction The XP333-R is IWill’s second mainboard using the ALi MAGiK 1 chipset. The big difference to the older KA266-R is, that IWill’s XP333-R already uses the revised C1 stepping of the ALi MAGiK 1 chipset. The PCB was completely redesigned and faster DDR333 memory is now officially supported -… Continue reading
Introduction The first AMD761-based motherboard we’ll review is the Abit KG7-RAID. Abit was one of the last of the major manufacturers to release a board featuring AMD’s own DDR chipset. But it seems the longer development was worth it, as it is generally regarded as the finest entry among AMD… Continue reading
Introduction Next up in our Socket A reviews, we have the Abit KT7A-RAID. It is based upon the VIA KT133A chipset and the revision of our sample is 1.1. Four revisions of the KT7A(-RAID) exist (1.0, 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3), of which only revision 1.3 is compatible with the Athlon… Continue reading
Introduction Today we’ll take a look on the (in)famous Elitegroup K7S5A. Initially, I didn’t want to review it as part of my Socket A roundup, since I associate a lot of bad memories with this board. Back in the day, I worked in a computer repair shop and we got… Continue reading
Introduction The first Socket A mainboard we will take a look upon, is the Asus A7V266-E. This board was relatively common among VIA KT266A based motherboards and generally highly regarded. There are 4 models of the A7V266 (in ATX format) out there, which differentiate as follows: A7V266 First Edition, based… Continue reading
