ABIT DigiDice no CPU

Advantages: Upgradability and Overclocking
Disadvantages: PCI Slot used up by the extra USB ports, only a problem if you fill up all your slots

...If your looking for a socket A motherboard upgrade then look no further than the Abit KT7 range of motherboards. The Abit KT7 comes in four flavours, the KT7, KT7 Raid and the newer KT7A & KT7A Raid. The main reason for opting for the Abit is its flexibility, They are well built, easy to use and come with a comprehensive instruction manual. The Abit uses the VIA Apollo 133 chipset, supports PC100 & PC133 memory and Ultra DMA 100 technology. CPU's supported are the AMD Duron 600 - 850Mhz and AMD Athlon 700 - 1.2Ghz CPU's, so you can get started with a cheap Duron CPU then install a wicked top of the range Athlon when you can afford it without shelling out for a new motherboard. Future compatability is a must in the fast moving world of computing. The other great asset of the Abit is the Award BIOS it's extensivly configurable which makes... Read review

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Advantages: see below...
Disadvantages: Doesn't have an UDMA 66 controller, only UDMA 33

...You need facts, You've got them: -All advantages of the CPU Soft Menu III -External CPU clock up to 2200 Mhz (With the latest BIOS update) -6 PCI and 1 ISA slot- who needs more... -Maximum CPU overclocking capabilities -Full support for PII/PIII/Celeron -Very kindful user guide -Award Plug and Play BIOS version 6.0 -Write-Protect Anti-Virus function by AWARD BIOS -Year 2k compatible So, it's one of the best motherboards in it's class. If you are REAL overclocker - it's Your motherboard. If tou have any technical related questions, just write to me: crater@netmail.kg... Read review

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Advantages: Easy to overclock, good manual
Disadvantages: ATA/66 Controller is *ver*y* buggy

...Specs: AGP Slot(s): 1 Brand: Abit CPU Interface: Slot 1 CPU(s) Supported: Celeron • Pentium 2 • Pentium 3 Chipset: Intel 440BX Form Factor: ATX ISA Slot(s): 2 Memory (in KB): 3 x 168-pin DIMM (up to 768MB) PCI Slot(s): 5 USB Ports: 2 I've had the ABIT BE6 motherboard for over a year and it's worked great with the Pentium III 450 MHz CPU overclocked to 558 MHz (front side bus at 124 MHz). Recently, I've upgraded the CPU to Pentium III / 800 MHz (front side bus at 115MHz) and I've encountered many problems with the onboard HPT366 ATA/66 hard disk controller and my IBM 20G Deskstar ATA/66 hard disk. I've never had any problems until I upgraded to the P3/800 CPU. This required downloading and installing the new ABIT BIOS (TH) and the new HPT366 drivers. My troubles began then. The system would work... Read review

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