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| ASUS A7V133 (VIA KT133A Chipset) |
| DDR for Breakfast?
(Review by MS)
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top page |
specs |
features, quality, layout |
connectors, jumpers, dip switches |
BIOS |
setup, VIA vs. Promise I, stability, overclocking |
VIA vs. Promise II, Sysmark2000 |
Sisoft memory, Expendable
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Part II, SDRAM vs. DDR |
ContentCreation2001 |
Sysmark200 and some surprises |
Incoming, Expendable |
Quake3 Arena |
Conclusion
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At One Glance
ASUS A7V133
VIA KT133A chipset with 266+ MHz FSB (data rate)
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CPU interface
Socket 462 for AMD Athlon Thunderbird and Duron processors
Chipset
VIA KT-133A
VIA VT8363A AGP 4X and PC 133 memory controller (North Bridge)
VIA VT 82C686B (South Bridge)
Multiplier, FSB and voltage settings
Multiplier setting via dip switch (5x to 12x)
90, 95, 100-154 Mhz
selectable in 1 MHz increments through Soft BIOS.
Vcore, V I/O adjustable by jumper
Memory
3 x DIMM slots for a maximum of 512 MB per slot or 1.5 GB system RAM
Support for VCM
Memory timing adjustments
CAS-DL; tRCD; Precharge; DRAM Read Latch Delay, Bank interleaving
memory configuration by SPD
Expansion Slots
5 x 32 bit PCI slots
1 x AMR (Audio Modem Riser) slot
1 x AGP x 4 (AGP Pro) slot
BIOS
Award Medallion
Energy Star,
ACPI, Y2K compliant
PCI 2.2 APM 1.1 compliant
Hardware monitoring
ASUS ASIC for monitoring of integrated CPU diode temperature sensor, voltage and system temperature
Onboard Sound
VIA AC97 audio codec.
Multi I/O
2 x 2 channel busmastering UATA/100 EIDE channels,
2 x 2 channel UATA/100 RAID0 (Promise controller)
2 x serial ports (UART 16550)
1 x parallel port (EPP, ECP)
1 x Ir interface port
2 x USB backpanel ports
2 x USB 1.2 ports
1 x SMBus connector
1 x PS/2 mouse and keyboard
1 x Game controller and sound multi I/O block
Form Factor and dimensions
ATX
306 x 245mm
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