Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. February 2, 2001-Hard|OCP had a first look at the new KT7A-RAID. They begin the review, "Without a doubt, the ABIT KT7 sporting the KT133 chipset was our board of the year. Now the KT133A chipset is coming - complete with a faster 133MHz CPU bus. It may just prove to be the savior to those who were thinking about upgrading, but not looking forward to dishing out the money for newer DDR Ram." On the KT7A-RAID, Hard|OCP say, "The ABIT KT7A has once again surpassed my expectations. It is certainly fit to follow in the footsteps of the KT7. And, of course, allowing us to OC our Tbirds and Durons on a 133MHz bus is a great bonus! There is no doubt that this board is loaded. It has valuable features when it comes to storage, the SoftMenuIII is easy to navigate and keeps us from worrying about any jumpers, and the board seems to be as stable as ABIT has ever made." It is clearly evident that Hard|OCP love this board.
Why do they show such affection for the KT7A-RAID? To begin, the KT7A-RAID is future-ready. As Hard|OCP explain, "The KT7A is also equipped with active cooling for the KT133A chipset. We did test and find that chipset cooling could, and did, make some stability differences in our testing of the KT133. This board also has standard 3-Phase Power for supporting CPUs above the 1.5GHz mark with the needed power they may require." Beyond ensuring being able to upgrade to future CPUs, why is this unique cooling system required? "Surely if you are reading this, you are looking for a board that is going to give you some killer stability when Ocing. You will, however, need some superior cooling to reach those high OC levels." The KT7A-RAID gives you this superior cooling. |
