12 Socket 370 Motherboards using VIA's Apollo Pro 133A
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Patrick Schmid
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Feature Comparison
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| Company | Asus | Azza | Biostar | Elitegroup |
| Product | CUV4X-M | TX694 | M6VCG | P6VAP-A+ |
| Slot/Socket | Socket 370 | Socket 370 | Socket 370 | Socket 370 |
| Chipset | VIA 694X | VIA 694X | VIA 694X | VIA 694X |
| Board Type | MicroATX | ATX | ATX | ATX |
| Main Memory | ||||
| Max. Amount | 768 MByte | 1536 MByte | 768 MByte | 1536 MByte |
| Sockets | 3 DIMM | 3 DIMM | 3 DIMM | 3 DIMM |
| I/O | ||||
| PCI/ISA | 2/0 | 4/1 | 5/1 | 4/1 |
| AGP/AMR | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/0 |
| USB | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| IDE | 2 UDMA/66 | 2 UDMA/66 | 2 UDMA/66 | 2 UDMA/66 |
| Serial/Parallel | 2/1 | 2/1 | 2/1 | 2/1 |
| Fan Headers | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Modem | Via AMR | Via AMR | Via AMR | Via AMR |
| Sound | AC97 | AC97 | AC97 | Sound Pro |
| Clock Speed Settings | ||||
| Max. FSB | 150 MHz | 150 MHz | 150 MHz | 150 MHz |
| Vcore Alteration | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Configuration via | DIP or BIOS | DIP | Jumpers | Jumpers + BIOS |
| Evaluation | ||||
| Stability | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
| Features | Good | Good | Mediocre | Good |
| Performance | Excellent | Standard | Mediocre | Standard |
| Overclocking | Excellent | Standard | Standard | Excellent |
| Overall | Excellent | Good | Standard | Good |
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Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)
Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.
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