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Conclusion
For the most part, SOYO has changed very few things on their SY-K7VTA. The pre-production version that we received earlier looks almost identical to the new production version that we received just recently and are featuring in this review. Most of the changes come in the form of moving some very minor chips around, moving and removing some capacitors and adding my favourite feature: the dipswitches to adjust your processor multiplier settings. Overal, SOYO has an excellent product in the SY-K7VTA and the addition of the multiplier dipswitches put this product way up in the ranks of ASUS and ABIT KT133 counterparts.
This review is an update review of a previously-reviewed product and such, there will not be a formal Pros breakdown. There will, however, be a Changes to Product breakdown, a Cons breakdown (which addresses both original cons left un-attended and new cons that have arsisen after the product update) and an updated Overall Rating that takes into consideration all things mentioned in this update.
Worthy Changes
- Addition of processor multiplier dipswitch
- Slight shift of board layout (capacitors, minor microchips, etc.)
- Addition of thermal paste
- Performance greatly increased
Cons
- 2 x CPUFAN connectors still remain
- Extra USB connector still not included
- SOYO should consider putting out a version of the SY-K7VTA with VIA's newer VT82C686B south bridge for ATA-100 support
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