Bij Neoseeker heeft men een blik geworpen op de verbeterde K7VTA van Soyo, de K7VTA-B. De south bridge heeft een update gehad en ook heeft het bord nu ondersteuning voor UDMA100 schijven meegekregen. Tevens heeft het bord nu de mogelijkheid om de multiplier aan te passen, iets wat de overclockers onder ons zeker zal aanspreken. Verder heeft het bord een standaard uitrusting met 1x ISA, 5x PCI, 1x AGP en 3 DIMM sloten. Ook is er on-board audio aanwezing in de vorm van de AC97 CODEC.
De K7VTA-B wordt vergeleken met gelijksoortige borden van EPoX, FIC en Gigabyte. De Soyo komt tegenover deze borden als winnaar uit de strijd op basis van stabiliteit en de iets betere performance.
The Soyo K7VTA-B is an updated version of the K7VTA which was released back in November 2000. The major differences are the newer 82C686B south bridge (up from the 82C686A) and better overclocking support (namely in the way of an added clock multiplier setting). Since both boards make use of the aging VIA KT133 chipset, Soyo has also released the K7VTA Pro which uses the updated KT133A. Here is a terse comparison table between the three.Overall the Soyo K7VTA-B performed slightly better on most of the tests performed.
When you are out to save money, you have to expect that certain sacrifices need to be made. The K7VTA-B may be light in the box contents and fancy features, but as far as performance and stability is concerned it comes out on par with most other socket A solutions.
If you are looking to save money, but still want a motherboard with decent overclocking capabilities, be sure to consider the Soyo K7VTA-B. It’s a solid choice on my watch.
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