Via KT266 looks like a winner!

[IntelConvert]

From what I read, Via's KT266 chipset should easily outperform the AMD760 with its new "V-Link" bus that doubles the communication bandwidth between the north and south bridges!

http://www.cyrix.com/products/kt266.htm

Ace's Hardware reports that MSI has a KT266 board ready to be released as early as March!

 

[NucleusWDS]

That's right ... and that's what I'm waiting for

 

[senior guy]

Reported today on Ace's Hardware:

VIAKT266 spotted!
Posted By johan
Friday, February 9, 2001 - 1:51:19 AM
Just a few days ago, we reported that many motherboard mfrs prefer to wait for the VIAKT266 chipset.
Akiba online has published photo's of a slew VIAKT266 boards from ASUS, ABIT, BIOSTAR, FIC, Soltek, EPOX, Gigabyte and Chaintech!

 

[IntelConvert]

That Akiba Online site is all in Japanese! Bummer...:frown:

 

[jaeger66]

You can still see the pictures...I don't know but the layout on the Asus is as bad as I've ever seen. I mean, Asus boards are usually laid out poorly but this is a real mess. I know that if it's fast & stable who cares, but I'm kind of obsessive about the inside of my case.

 

[IntelConvert]

<<Asus boards are usually laid out poorly>>

What's poor about the layout of the A7V133?

 

[jaeger66]

Not much, it's pretty good actually but the KT7s are as close to perfect as I've seen(IMO).

 

[Anaconda]

Don't get a Chaintech! It couldn't even read my cpu! Just don't trust those guys! Save yourselves!

 

[IntelConvert]

Getting back to the subject of this thread, here is a first look at a KT266 board.

 

[jeffoxiam]

Can anyone give me a link to this akiba site?

 

[senior guy]

This is it. Hope you can read Japanese!