kt600 based motherboards

[Boonesmi]

im not really even sure who azza is... hehe but they have updated the web site to show their kt600 offering
the azza KT600-ALX

 

[Boonesmi]

woot!!!
newegg has the asus a7v600!!!

 

[DevilsAdvocate]

Originally posted by: Boonesmi
woot!!! newegg has the asus a7v600!!!

... and it is now out of stock

 

[Boonesmi]

back in stock at newegg

 

[pillage2001]

I'm surprise that Asus is releasing a board at 100 bucks.

 

[Boonesmi]

they had over 50 left when i last posted

hehe now they only have 1 board left instock

 

[AnAndAustin]

Well at least it gives the consumers more options ... SiS748 for the budget non-o/c'er, nForce2 for those who want the 'best' and the KT600 which slips inbetween (though IMHO PCI/AGP locking isn't significant). UK shows prices are SIS=£45, VIA=£54 NV=£62. I suppose single channel DDR takes some of the headache and cost out of purchasing your RAM

 

[Boonesmi]

mwave.com has the epox 8KRA2+ in stock

and the asus board at newegg has dropped to $92 shipped

 

[Boonesmi]

new board from aopen
http://english.aopen.com.tw/products/mb/AK77-600Max.htm

comes with all the goodies including sata and firewire

 

[Boonesmi]

newegg just got in a bunch of kt600 based boards (just type "kt600" in the search window)

among them is the epox and soltek boards

the soltek board uses via's own audio codec... so it will really be able to shine with via's new via vinyl built in the new southbridge

 

[Remedy]

Has anyone here purchased a KT600 yet?

 

[Boonesmi]

ive been using the asus a7v600 (ive been very happy with it)

and ill probably be building 3 or 4 systems using the msi kt6 delta in the next couple weeks

 

[Boonesmi]

edited original post to add the fic and jetway boards

 

[nick1985]

why??? the nforce 2 is faster....

 

[Aenslead]

Hmm... interesting.

One of the first things I noticed is... that save those derivated from former chipset designs (GA-7VT600 1394, A7V600), are rather... slim, which is a nice feature I guess...

However, it kinda makes you wonder... if that southbridge is so feature filled, why don't companies take advantage of it and equip it all in their boards? Costs for phy layers should not be above a dollar or two per feature.

I think I'll give a shot at Gigabyte's GA-7VT600-L which I currently have in my office's warehouse. Can't possibly hurt, can it?

 

[Boonesmi]

most of the boards that dont use the built in sata are just the kt400/a board with the new chips (since the kt600 chipset is pin compatable with the kt400a)

which is why gigabyte was able to get the GA-7VT600-L to market so quick... but the GA-7VT600 1394 is a totally new board design/layout


but your right... it doenst make much sense to leave off the sata, since the extra cost of manufacture should be very very little (but the cost of designing a new board would be the only reason i could imagine to not implement it)

 

[Aenslead]

hmm...

well, those lazy boys at Gigabyte simply grabbed the previous design and poured it into the KT600 one

Strikingly similar....

http://www.giga-byte.com/Motherboard/FileList/ProductImage/photo_7vaxp_a_ultra_10_big.jpg
and
http://www.giga-byte.com/Motherboard/FileList/ProductImage/photo_7vt600_1394_10_big.jpg

contrary to the case of the GA-7VT600-L
http://www.giga-byte.com/Motherboard/FileList/ProductImage/photo_7vt600_l_20_big.jpg

ASUS goes for the same...

http://www.asus.com/products/mb/socketa/a7v8x/a7v8x_l.jpg
and
http://www.asus.com/products/mb/socketa/a7v600/a7v600_l.jpg

Those lazy engineers.
Sheesh!

 

[Boonesmi]

hehe either lazy, or very smart

 

[Boonesmi]

check out these two boards... talk about identical

albatron kx600 (kt600) link
albatron kx400-8xv (kt400) link

 

[1313]

If the KT600 doesn't have AGP/PCI lock then I'll stick with nForce2.

 

[Aenslead]

See? What I tell you?

Lazy, them.

and 1313, yes, if overclocking is your concern, you will get further with nForce II thanks to those features.

 

[1313]

Originally posted by: Aenslead
hmm...

well, those lazy boys at Gigabyte simply grabbed the previous design and poured it into the KT600 one

Strikingly similar....

http://www.giga-byte.com/Motherboard/FileList/ProductImage/photo_7vaxp_a_ultra_10_big.jpg
and
http://www.giga-byte.com/Motherboard/FileList/ProductImage/photo_7vt600_1394_10_big.jpg

contrary to the case of the GA-7VT600-L
http://www.giga-byte.com/Motherboard/FileList/ProductImage/photo_7vt600_l_20_big.jpg

ASUS goes for the same...

http://www.asus.com/products/mb/socketa/a7v8x/a7v8x_l.jpg
and
http://www.asus.com/products/mb/socketa/a7v600/a7v600_l.jpg

Those lazy engineers.
Sheesh!

I think that is why everyone who bought a Gigabyte GA-7VRXP was so frustrated with Gigabyte it was pretty much an older KT266 design...and Gigabyte really didn't update enough for the better KT333 chipset. I learned to hate Gigabyte, and to become a bit skeptical of VIA chipsets, because that board was so frustrating!

Ironically I just built a PC for a friend in need with a cast off Iwill KK266 MB....and that board is very stable!

 

[Remedy]

Originally posted by: nick1985
why??? the nforce 2 is faster....

Go away. Please.

 

[Aenslead]

1313: VIA chipsets/motherboards arent that bad... they are just... well... speciall.

Some would even dare to say its for non-enthusiasts. I would have to agree...

However, not all of us are enthusiasts, and there are people who have had some good experience with VIA chipsets, or simply already know how to deal with them and get an almost-perfect-entry-level-system.

Also, Gigabyte has a VERY high reputation of producing high quality products. Even if lazy work on the outside, I am most certain they have fixed many of the bugs that plauged initialy the KTXXX chipsets... including that horrible high-latency PCI bug... and that board design basicly covers all aspects of a highly integrated motherboard. If you look closely, there are many screened areas, including those for connecting card readers, which I have not seen at all in other brand's mobos. the GA-7VXXXX series is has a gigantic PCB to house all these features, which can be equiped with any option that exists up to date.

 

[Hauk]

Well said Anslead. So Noforce 2 is faster than KT600 by a couple benchies. Big deal. I've had solid, stable systems out of Via for years. There is a good chunk of people who O/C modestly. And for them, VIA has always presented a viable option.

We're not going to see Via go away so easily. I do give Nvidia credit however; they know how to stay ahead, and crush competition. They're getting rusty though...