Introduction Soyo released some very interesting boards in the early 2000s with their line of D.R.A.G.O.N. motherboards. The DRAGON naming derives from its rich feature list: D – DDR R – RAID A – 6-channel Audio G – AGP Pro O – Overclocking N – Networking Continue reading
Introduction The 8KHAL+ was a very affordable KT266A board. Compared to EpoX’ flagship KT266A offering, the 8KHA+, it has only five PCI slots, lacks the POST code display and features only a 2-phase CPU VRM. Despite the fact, that the 8KHAL+ was a product that was clearly aimed towards the… Continue reading
Introduction If you were after a high-performance Socket A board in early 2002, you probably had the Abit KR7A(-RAID) on top of your list. Abit’s KT266A board is a true classic of its generation and among the best OC boards of that time. It was brought to market several weeks… Continue reading
Introduction With the first BIOS version dated to late September 2001 and the first reviews dated to early October 2001, the EpoX 8KHA+ was one of the very first KT266A boards available on the market. The PCB Layout remained unchanged compared to its predecessor 8KHA with the KT266 chipset. Only… Continue reading
Introduction So here we have the Shuttle Spacewalker AK32A, which is an evolution of the AK32 I already reviewed here. The only difference is the updated chipset, which is now the VIA KT266A, as opposed to the KT266, that is used on the Shuttle AK32. The thing that is really… 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
