Zowel PC Scoop als UncaMilty (?) hebben een review geschreven van de Abit KA7, het overbekende Athlon moederbord met VIA KX133 chipset. De review van PC Scoop is niet heel erg positief over dit moederbord, vooral vanwege de slechte overclock-mogelijkheden van de Athlon (door middel van het verhogen van de FSB) en het niet kunnen upgraden naar Socket A processoren.
Overall, I was a little disappointed to not be able to run in the 800+ range, but the Athlons are just not great overclockers because of many design reasons, with the 200 MHz FSB being one of them. However, the ABIT SoftMenu III is super-excellent in allowing you to get the most out your particular setup. The 1 MHz bus increment is unique for an Athlon motherboard. Only a few weeks ago, I was drooling over a KA7. Now my opinion of the motherboard is much more critical because of the flawed Via drivers and the learning of the non-upgradeability of the KA7. There lies hope with time however. Hopefully, Via will improve the drivers and ABIT will make a stable slocket. However, it is probably smart to wait rather than gamble on the KA7 at this time. The KA7 has some excellent features; it just has two Achilles-heels, one being Via and the other being AMD. You should probably wait for the Socket A version of the KA7 and updated drivers, and then you can be confident in your investment for a long time.[break]UncaMilty was iets positiever, maar zij hadden veel moeite om het bord stabiel aan het werk te krijgen:[/break]There is much to like about the Abit KA7. The expansion options alone make this motherboard worth the purchase price, and the impressive number of tweak-able settings in the BIOS make it a clear winner for the hobbyist. But while I've found it to be completely stable, even at 854MHz, I cannot ignore the amount of tinkering that was required to get it to a working state, even with the CPU running at its default settings. The KA7 is, in my opinion, a BIOS revision or two away from being as close to perfect as you could ask. Thus I'm of mixed feelings about the board. Without a doubt, I consider it worth the effort necessary to get it working right. But until the issues outlined above are dealt with (and the other numerous issues dealt with by the KA7 FAQ), I can only recommend this board to those who are willing to spend the time and considerable effort required. Be ready for anything with the Abit KA7. And once you've got it humming, be ready for some terrific-- and very stable-- performance...
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dat dit een slecht, onstabiel moederbord is....