In navolging van Epox heeft ook Asus een socket A mobo met de VIA KT133 chipset aangekondigd. Het plankje onderscheidt zich door de aanwezigheid van een additionele ATA100 controller van Promise:
KEY FEATURES1GHz AMD Socket A Athlon and Duron Processor Support
ASUSTeK Computer Inc. announced last week the release of the ASUS A7V. This latest VIA KZ133-based motherboard from ASUS supports the AMD Socket A Athlon (Code name: Thunderbird) and Duron (Code name: SpitFire) processors and provides one of the best ATX form factor solutions. Athlon processors are designed to provide "leading-edge performance for cutting edge applications" for power and advanced users while Duron processors are specially designed to provide low cost but optimized alternatives to existing processors for value conscious business and home users. In addition to the support of standard SDRAM, the A7V supports NEC's 64Mb Virtual Channel Memory (VCM) Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory, a new generation of memory that provides up to 50% faster SDRAM speed with reduced power consumption.
- VC133/PC133 Memory Support
- AGP Pro / AGP 4X Support
- 4 USB-Port Support
- AMR Support
- Ultra-Fast 200MHz Front Side Bus
- High-Speed UltraDMA/100 Data Transfer Interface
Thanks Niels Tijssen voor de tip.