Abit KX7-333R (VIA KT333) Mainboard
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Against the dazzling AT7 this product looks quite modest. But
exactly the fact that the former is so unusual the company released one more KT333
based board because such models sell much better than delicatessen. The PCB of
the KX7-333R hasn't changed as compared with the KT266A based solutions.
Accessories:
- Package: a standard design;
- Documentation: a user manual in English;
- Cables: 2 ATA66/100/133 and 1 FDD;
- Bracket with two USB ports;
- Diskette with drivers for IDE RAID;
- CD with software including:
- drivers;
- user manual in PDF;
- 3Deep E-Color;
- Norton Antivirus 2002;
- Adobe Acrobat Reader;
- Buzzsoft programs;
- InterVideo WinDVD;
- system monitoring utility;
- DirectX 8.1.
The layout has almost no flaws - the only inconvenience is
that the IDE RAID and FDD connectors are behind the PCI slots. It's not difficult
to reach jumpers and switches even when the board is already installed. Their
functions are shown on the textolite.
The 3-channel switching voltage regulator incorporates 2 capacitors
of 4700 uF and 5 of 2200 uF (excellent).
The following controllers are integrated:
- IDE RAID controller based on the HighPoint HPT372 chip able to connect up
to 4 devices via the ATA133 protocol and create RAID 0, 1 and 0+1.
An audio controller is lacking (even an AC'97 codec).
Non-unsoldered connectors: USB3 connector.
The system monitoring is supported by the Winbond W83697HF
chip. What is controlled:
- voltage of processor, +3.3, +5 and +12 V, AGP and memory buses, VBAT and
+5 V Standby;
- speed of 2 fans;
- temperatures of the processor (thermodiod in processor socket) and the board
(a built-in sensor).
There are 2 connectors for adjustable connection of fans and
3 for non-adjustable connection (one is for a fan on a heatsink of the chipset's
north bridge).
Brief characteristics of the board: memory slots - 4
DDR SDRAM; expansion slots - AGP/ 6 PCI; I/O ports - 2 COM/ LPT/ 2 PS/2/ 4 USB
1.1; dimensions - 305x245 mm.
Adjustment can be carried out with:
| jumpers and switches |
Jumper to clear up the CMOS |
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| BIOS based on the ver.6.00PG from Phoenix-Award |
Setup of memory timings |
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CAS Latency, Bank Interleave, Precharge to Active, Active to
Precharge, Active to CMD, DDR DQS Input Delay, DDR DQS Output Delay, MD Drive
Strength, CMD Drive Strength, Enhance DRAM Performance, DRAM Access, Queue Depth,
Command Rate, Feedback Delay |
| Setup of memory frequency |
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100, 133 and 166 MHz |
| Setup of AGP bus |
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| Setup of PCI bus |
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| Changeable scaler of AGP and PCI buses |
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FSB:AGP:PCI = 3:2:1, 4:2:1 and 5:2:1 |
| Manual assignment of interrupts |
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| Changeable FSB frequency |
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100-250 MHz in 1 MHz steps |
| Changeable CPU multiplier |
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x5-x13 |
| Changeable core voltage |
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1.1-1.85 V in 0.025V steps |
| Changeable memory voltage |
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2.55, 2.65, 2.75 and 2.85 V |
| Changeable chipset voltage |
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3.5 and 3.65 V |
| Changeable AGP bus voltage |
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We used the latest available version of the BIOS - 7M.
This is a standard Abit's product with rich overclocking possibilities,
moderate functionality and a lacking audio controller.
Test results:
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