Abit KT7A

Good processor support, Good solid build quality, Nice array of interface slots, the ISA slot is an old but more than welcome sight on a new board, 200/266FSB compatability is also a good thing, Easy to use BIOS featuring easy overclocking support, 3 RAM slots is a welcome sight, as most of the boards I looked at when buying mine only had 2. Bad Points: Standard BIOS is somewhat limited, but a flash is no problem, and sharing the ISA with the 5th PCI slot is a little annoying if your computer is a bit full like mine is, but no big problem really. General Comments: The Abit KT7A KT133A is an all round good motherboard. Reliable, well built, and from a ...  Read the complete review

I remember the good old days... you bought a motherboard, screwed it into a case, plugged in all your bits and pieces, flipped the switch, and bob's you're uncle... a new PC is up and running. Great stuff! Ahhh... if only it was still so easy! What we have here is a *real* double-edged sword... The Abit KT7A is a very nicely specced board, and packed full of tweakable features that make it something of an overclocker's holy grail.... and yet, at the same time, it's without a doubt one of the fussiest bits of kit I've ever built a system around! Nasty moment #1 came when I booted the board for the first time and nothing ...  Read the complete review

After my Abit KT-7 Raid motherboard's Bios became corrupted, it was a long 4 week wait for a replacment. Imagine my surprise and delightment when Abit replaced it with their newer model, the "KT-7A Raid". The "A" designates the new Via chipset which supports the new Athlon chips with a 266mhz front side bus. As I'm considering replacing my current Athlon 900 with an Athlon 1.3ghz, this new motherboard is perfect. Before my mobo broke, I considered exchanging it and taking a loss, having to pay more money to get the newer board - so the faulty board was a godsend. Why is the KT-7A so good, and why should you consider it? Abit ...  Read the complete review