SocketA.com heeft als eerste een review gebakken van de Biostar M7VIB. Dit moederbord, gebaseerd op de VIA KT266, bevat 5xPCI, 1xAGP, 1xACR, 1xCNR, 4xDIMM en ATA-100 support. Verder heeft-ie een infrarood connector en ruimte voor een optioneel onboard 10/100 ethernet controller.
Qua prestaties presteert de M7VIB vrij redelijk, maar op het gebied van overklokbaarheid loopt hij wat achter. Multiplier-tweaking is namelijk niet mogelijk, wel aan aantal FSB-snelheden (150MHz was haalbaar) en CPU Vcore aanpassingen. Daar staan echter wel een relatief lage prijs en goede stabiliteit tegenover:
Cost:
The M7VIB has a few listings on Pricewatch. It is priced in the lower range for KT266 boards with it coming in just above the Shuttle AK31 in cost, and nearly identical to the Epox 8KHA.
Issues:
I would like to see Biostar include clock multiplier features to enhance its overclockability. It would also be nice to see more bus speed selections, especially in 1MHz increments. A full manual would be preferred to the quick guide, although I do understand that it is a cost saving measure to not include one.
The Good Stuff:
The M7VIB is one of the lower costs boards but still manages to have some great features like 4 DDR DIMMS and the unique combination of CNR and ACR slots. Performance is good you can see Biostar took great care to make this a stable board.
Conclusion:
Biostar has a nice KT266 based board in the M7VIB. If you are looking for a low cost DDR board, and in particular have an interest in ACR or CNR for expansion slots then the M7VIB offers both. If you are a hard core overclocker you will want to look elsewhere.
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