SUMMARY: Motherboards, motherboards, motherboards... So many of them are being released on what almost seems like a daily basis these days. Both Intel and AMD processor platforms, at late, have gone through a load of chipset changes, one of the latest chipsets for the AMD Athlon is VIA's KT333, which brings us to today's review. Cameron "Sov" Johnson checks out the MSI KT3 Ultra ARU motherboard which is based on the KT333, bringing DDR-333 to the Athlon. Does it carry the usual tradition of MSI quality and overclockability? The answer is only a click away.
- Chipset VIA KT333 Chipset VIA KT333 Northbridge VIA VT8233A Southbridge V-Link Interconnect
- Bus Frequency 100/133MHz Internal 200/266MHz External Alpha EV6 Communication Bus
- Memory Frequency 100/133/166MHz DDR 200/266/333MHz effective
- Expansion Slots 1 AGP 2x,4x, Pro 5 PCI 1 CNR
- Onboard Features Promise ATA-133 RAID Controller NEC USB 2.0 Controller C-Media CMI8738-LX 6 Channel Audio Controller (with SPDIF)
- Expansion Ports 1 PS2 Keyboard Port 1 PS2 Mouse Port 4 USB 1.1 Ports (2 rear accessible, 2 via expansion bracket) 2 USB 2.0 Ports (via expansion bracket) 2 Serial Ports 1 Parallel Port 3 Audio Ports (Center and sub/ Line in [rear speakers] / Line Out / Mic) 1 Game Port (via expansion bracket)
- Special Features Multiplier adjustable by BIOS Vcore adjustable by BIOS VIO adjustable by BIOS MSI D-LED
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