Mega Test: 14 Boards with KT266A and nForce 420D
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Frank Völkel
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| Manufacturer | Abit | Chaintech | Azza | MSI | Asus | Asus | MSI |
| Product | KR7A | CT-7VJDA | 366A-AV | K7T266 Pro2 (MS-6380) | A7V266-E | A7N266-E | K7N420 Pro |
| Chipset Features | |||||||
| Chipset Name | VIA KT266A | VIA KT266A | VIA KT266A | VIA KT266A | VIA KT266A | Nvidia nForce 420D | Nvidia nForce 420D |
| Platform | Socket 462 | Socket 462 | Socket 462 | Socket 462 | Socket 462 | Socket 462 | Socket 462 |
| FSB clock (MHz) | 133.81 | 133.67 | 132.91 | 133.81 | 133.38 | 133.64 | 133.64 |
| CPU clock deviance from nominal (%) | 0,36% | 0,255% | -0,315% | 0,36% | 0,037% | 0,232% | 0,232% |
| Northbridge | VIA KT266A | VIA KT266A | VIA KT266A | VIA KT266A | VIA KT266A | nForce IGP-128 | nForce IGP-128 |
| Southbridge | VIA VT8233 | VIA VT8233 | VIA VT8233 | VIA VT8233 | VIA VT8233 | nForce MCP-D | nForce MCP-D |
| Northbridge fan | yes | no | no | no | yes | yes | no |
| Form factor | ATX | ATX | ATX | ATX | ATX | ATX | ATX |
| Memory | |||||||
| Max. memory | 4096 MB | 3072 MB | 3072 MB | 3072 MB | 3072 MB | 3072 | 3072 |
| SDRAM slots | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| DDR SDRAM slots | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Standard Components | |||||||
| Dimensions (L x W) | 30.5 cm x 23.5 cm | 30.5 cm x 24.3 cm | 30.5 cm x 22.0 cm | 30.5 cm x 23.5 cm | 30.5 cm x 24.5 cm | 30.5 cm x 24.5 cm | 30.4 cm x 22.5 cm |
| PCI slots | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| AGP | 4x | 4x | 4x | 4x | 4x (Pro) | 4x (Pro) | 4x |
| ACR / AMR / CNR | no/no/no | yes/no/yes | no/no/yes | no/no/yes | yes/no/no | yes/no/no | no/no/yes |
| Parallel ports | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Serial ports | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 (1x intern) |
| USB ports external/internal | 2/4 | 2/2 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 2/4 |
| Fan connectors | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Additional Components | |||||||
| Piezo speaker (onboard) | no | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Wake on LAN (WOL) | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Wake on Modem (WOM) | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Infrared (PIN/COM) | yes/yes | no/yes | yes/yes | yes/yes | yes/yes | yes/yes | no/yes |
| Chassis intrusion sensor | no | no | no | yes | no | no | no |
| Temp. sensor for indirect measurement | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Temp. sensor for thermal diode (direct measurement) | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Network 100 Mbit/s onboard | no | no | no | no | no | Realtek (RTL8100) | integrated (nForce) |
| Drive Interfaces | |||||||
| Standard IDE | |||||||
| Channels/Bandwidth | 4/ATA100 | 4/ATA100 | 4/ATA100 | 4/ATA100 | 4/ATA100 | 4/ATA100 | 4/ATA100 |
| Additional IDE | |||||||
| Controller | High Point | no | no | Promise | Promise | no | no |
| Channels/Bandwidth | 4/ATA100 or ATA133 | no | no | 4/ATA100 | 4/ATA100 | no | no |
| SCSI | |||||||
| Controller | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| SCSI connectores (68/50pin) | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Channels/Bandwidth | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Onboard Sound | |||||||
| Type (PCI/AC97) | no | PCI chip | AC97 | AC97 | PCI chip | PCI chip | PCI chip |
| Sound chip | no | C3DX | VIA VT1611A | ALC201A | C3DX | Nvidia | Nvidia |
| External jacks (out/in/mic) | no | 1/1/1 | 1/1/1 | 1/1/1 | 1/1/1 | 4/1/1 | 1/1/1 |
| Internal jacks (in/out/cd) | no | 1/0/1 | 1/0/0 | 1/1/1 | 1/1/1 | 1/1/1 | 1/1/1 |
| Overclocking | |||||||
| Type | BIOS | BIOS | BIOS | BIOS | BIOS/DPI | BIOS/DPI | BIOS |
| Multiplier / steps (X) | 6.0 - 15.0 / 0.5 | 5.0 - 12.5 / 0.5 | no | 6.0 - 15.0 / 0.5 | 5.0 - 13.0 / 0.5 | 5.0 - 12.5 / 0.5 | Auto |
| FSB - Frequency / steps (MHz) | 100; 166 | 100; 133 - 166 / 1 | 100; 133 - 166 / 1 | 100; 133 | 100 - 227 / 1 | 100 - 158 / 2 | 100 - 157 / 2 |
| Voltage settings | |||||||
| CPU: range / steps | 1.500 - 1.850 | 1.750 - 1.850/ 0.025 | no | 1.725 - 1.850 / 0.025 | 1.675 - 1.850 / 0.05 | 1.075 - 1.850 / 0.05 | 1.700 - 1.850 / 0.05 |
| Memory: range / steps | 2.5 - 2.7 / 0.1 | no | no | 2.5 - 2.7 / 0.1 | no | 2.5 - 2.7 / 0.5 | no |
| Chipset: range / steps | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Further Details | |||||||
| Bios | Award | Award | Award | AMI | Award | Award | Award |
| Version | n/a | n/a | 366X-AS | V3.1B5 | 1004b | 1000 BETA 179T | V1.0B1 |
| Date | 12/27/2001 | 10/17/2001 | 9/26/2001 | 11/5/2001 | 11/15/2001 | 11/13/2001 | 10/18/2001 |
| Board revision | n/a | n/a | 1.2. | 2 | 1-Jul | 1.01. | 1 |
| Clock generator | ICS 94228 BF | CYP 62912 | RTM560-266R | CYP 629531 | ICS 94228 BF | UEVF0138 | Row 61 - Cell 7 |
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