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Date |
: Jun 24th, 2002 |
| Category |
: Motherboards |
| Manufacturer |
: EPoX |
| Author |
: Jin-Wei Tioh |
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A few months ago, VIA released their highly anticipated successor to the popular KT266A chipset, the KT333. The KT333 basically boasts official support for DDR333 memory and ATA-133. While the performance benefits offered are not too significant (an average of 3%), the KT333 will supplant the KT266A as the standard shipping chipset due to its pin compatibility of unchanged cost.
EPoX is the first manufacturer to drop a KT333 motherboard into our hands. They have been catering towards and popular with the extreme overclocking crowd for some time now. Today, we take a look at the 8K3A+, the big brother of the popular 8KHA+. Can it measure up to the 8KHA+'s success? Here's a brief technical overview :
| EPoX
8K3A+ Specifications |
| CPU
Type |
Socket-A
/ Socket-462 |
| Chipset |
KT333
CE (VT8367 North Bridge, VT8233A South Bridge) |
| Form
Factor |
ATX |
| FSB
Speeds |
100
- 255 MHz (1MHz increments)
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| CPU
Core Voltages |
Auto
Detect
1.100 - 1.850 V (0.025 V increments)
1.850 - 2.200 V (0.050 V increments)
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| DIMM
Voltages |
2.500 -
3.200 V (0.10 V increments)
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| I/O
Voltages |
3.3
V |
| Memory
Banks |
3
184-pin DIMM Slots |
| Expansion
Slots |
1
AGP Slot
6 PCI Slots (3 Full Length)
0 ISA Slots
0 AMR Slots |
| Integrated
Features |
Onboard Audio
(Realtek ALC650 AC'97 CODEC)
HighPoint HPT372 RAID
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| BIOS
Type |
Award
Modular BIOS 6.00PG |
| BIOS
Revision |
2415 |
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