AMD Athlon Socket A Motherboards group test
(Abit, AOpen, AsusTek, FIC, Gigabyte, Microstar MSI)
Introduction
Abit - KT7A RAID
AOpen - AK73 Pro
AsusTek - A7V133
FIC - AZ11E
Gigabyte - GA-7ZX
Microstar MSI - MS-6341 K7 Master
Features table
Verdict
Features table
(27/02/2001)
| Model | Abit KT7A RAID | AOpen AK73 Pro | AsusTek A7V133 | FIC AZ11E | Gigabyte GA-7ZX | Microstar MSI MS-6341 K7 Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telephone number | 01438 741 999 | 0800 435 978 | 0800 700 7350 | 01395 233001 | 0870 700 7350 | 0870 700 7350 |
| Price (inc. VAT) | £135.00 | £102.00 | £105.00 | £92.00 | £112.00 | £94.00 |
| Form factor | ATX | ATX | ATX | ATX | ATX | ATX |
| Chipset | VIA KT133 | VIA KT133 | VIA KT133 | VIA KT133 | VIA KT133 | AMD 761 |
| Max RAM | 1.5GB | 1.5GB | 1.5GB | 1.5GB | 1.5GB | 4GB |
| RAM Type | PC-100, PC-133 | PC-100, PC-133 | PC-100, PC-133 | PC-100, PC-133 | PC-100, PC-133 | DDR |
| IDE protocol | UltraDMA/ ATA-100 | UltraDMA/ ATA-100 | UltraDMA/ ATA-100 | UltraDMA/ ATA-100 | UltraDMA/ ATA-66 | UltraDMA/ ATA-100 |
| Effective system bus speed (non-tweaked) | 266MHz | 200MHz | 266MHz | 266MHz | 266MHz | 266MHz |
| PCI slots | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 16-bit ISA slots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| AGP slot | AGP 4x | AGP 4x | AGP 4x | AGP 4x | AGP 4x | AGP 4x |
| Onboard sound | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Ports | 1 parallel, 2 serial, 2 USB (plus extra header), PS/2 keyboard and mouse | 1 parallel, 2 serial, 2 USB, PS/2 keyboard and mouse, audio and game | 1 parallel, 2 serial, 2 USB, PS/2 keyboard and mouse, audio and game | 1 parallel, 2 serial, 2 USB (plus extra header), PS/2 keyboard and mouse, audio and game | 1 parallel, 2 serial, 2 USB (plus extra header), PS/2 keyboard and mouse, audio and game | 1 parallel, 2 serial, 2 USB (plus extra header), PS/2 keyboard and mouse, audio and game |
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